Dharamshala — <<My Life: Born in Free Tibet, Served in Exile>>, a book by former Tibetan Minister Tashi Wangdi launched in Dharamshala, recounts his happy childhood in independent Tibet, China's illegal occupation of Tibet and his escape into exile, as well as his 40 years of service in the six departments of the Central Tibetan Administration and visits to various countries with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins his two-day teaching on the <<Key to the Middle Way>> for Tibetan students from Tibetan schools and Tibetan youth from universities. His Holiness said, ‘Tibetans are quite intelligent and have a natural sense of right and wrong, but you schoolchildren would do well to develop these four types of wisdom and the ability to think logically. So you must not just recite mantras, you must also learn to analyse things’.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama conferred the Mahakala blessing at the request of Kalu Rinpoche to around 8500 people gathered in the Main Tibetan Temple on Saturday. His Holiness said, "I meditate on bodhichitta every day from the moment I wake up and I observe the Bodhisattva precepts. To achieve our own goals and the welfare of others, we need bodhichitta. To fulfil our short term and long term aims, we need bodhichitta. To accumulate merit and wisdom, we need bodhichitta."

Dharamshala — On the 29th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama from Tibet, Tibetan women protested against the Chinese Communist government for abducting the 11th Panchen Lama at the age of six and called on the Chinese government to let the world know where the 11th Panchen Lama is and to free him immediately.

Dharamshala — Two Grade 12 Tibetan students from Tibetan Children's Village School, Gopalpur will receive the CTA Education Department's Excellence Award 2024 for their outstanding results, with 95.2% and 95% respectively, and 13 Tibetan secondary schools with an overall pass percentage of 99.69%, in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), 2024.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama took part in the Mani Dhungdrub, the recitation of Om mani padmé hum, in the main Tibetan temple on Saturday and said: "Reciting the six-syllable mantra (Om Mani Padmé Hum) is very useful, but the most important thing is to reflect on the altruistic awakening mind of bodhichitta and try to gain an understanding of emptiness. This is what will really please Avalokiteshvara."