MHA revokes FCRA license of Tibet HouseThe Union home ministry revoked the FCRA licence of 'Tibet House - The Cultural Centre of HH Dalai Lama' for violating provisions. This act...
16 Jan, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
Dalai Lama's successor has to be approved by Beijing: China's white paper on TibetThe Dalai Lama is 85 years old now and the issue of his successor has gained prominence in the last couple of years due to his advanced age.
21 May, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
Three weeks after SFF commando's death, a family mourns and so does a villageThe 53-year-old was a commando of the Special Frontier Force, an elite unit comprising mostly Tibetan refugees which was raised in 1962 fol...
23 Sep, 2020, 04.15 PM IST
Xi's policy directions on Tibet misguided & unrealistic: Lobsang SangayResponding to Xi Jinping’s claim of building ‘an impregnable fortress’ in Tibet, Dr Sangay explained that “to foster stability in Tibet, Ch...
01 Sep, 2020, 10.49 PM IST
Donald Trump administration proposes zero aid to Tibetans, reverses US policyThe State Department, which sent the detailed proposal to the Congress as part of Trump's maiden annual budget, described the move as one o...
26 May, 2017, 01.29 PM IST
- Humans settled in Tibet at least 7,400 years ago: Study
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Humans likely established permanent settlements on the high-altitude Tibetan plateau at least 7,400 years ago, muc...
06 Jan, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
KFC to open its first restaurant in TibetKFC signed a contract with a shopping mall in downtown Lhasa, capital of the region, to open the first restaurant in Tibet by the end of Ja...
09 Dec, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
Tibet is now in its golden age, benefiting from policy of regional ethnic autonomy: ChinaChina today claimed that the remote Himalayan region is "now in its golden age," benefiting from its policy of regional ethnic autonomy.
06 Sep, 2015, 04.30 PM IST
China passes bill to protect Dalai Lama's Potala PalaceThe statute has clear articles on the administration, planning and protection of the structure to preserve its integrity and surroundings o...
31 Jul, 2015, 09.02 PM IST
Tibet's H1 tourism revenue surges 30 per cent in first half of 2015With 5.3 million tourists in the first half of this year, Tibet's tourism revenue has increased by 30 per cent amounting over US$ 800 milli...
21 Jul, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
32 foreign tourists await evacuation from quake-hit areas of TibetThirty two foreign tourists, stuck in a quake-hit Tibetan town along the Nepal border, are awaiting evacuation, a local tourism official sa...
29 Apr, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
5 dead, 13 injured as earthquake jolts TibetThe quake was felt in the cities of Lhasa and Shigatse. Houses were damaged in Nyelam County and telecommunication services were interrupte...
25 Apr, 2015, 06.09 PM IST
Glaciers in Tibet retreating at alarming rateChina's glaciers particularly those in Tibet have retreated by about 7,600sqkm - nearly 18 per cent - in the last 65 years and even the thi...
23 Apr, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
Global warming reaches Tibet; extreme weather on plateauGlobal warming has reached the snow-capped Himalayas in Tibet region as the Tibetan plateau is registering rising temperatures and extreme ...
23 Mar, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
- Warming of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau bad news for India
With the glaciers on the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau receding at an alarming rate, North India could face the prospect of drought and water leve...
18 Aug, 2009, 06.53 PM IST
- Chinese aluminium giant sets up mining unit in Tibet
China's top aluminium producer, Chinalco, has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Tibet to explore and smelt mineral resources on the rooft...
05 Sep, 2008, 11.51 AM IST
- Trade with India boost Tibet economy
The resumption of border trade between China and India has contributed to Tibet's economic development, says a senior official.
06 Mar, 2007, 01.30 PM IST