Dharamshala: Tibet’s former Kalon Tripa (prime minister), Sonam Topgyal, died on Sunday, December 30. It is believed that 71-year-old Topgyal, who served the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) for almost 50 years, and led the exiled Tibetan government between 1997 –  2001, passed away at his home, in Lower Dharamshala, after fighting a long battle with stomach cancer.

Dharamshala: Students from Bir marched almost 50 miles (80 kilometres) to express solidarity with Tibetan self-immolators. The 103 students from the Tibetan Children's Village Sujia school, joined by five staff members including the school's principal, Sonam Sichoe, and director, Ngodhup Wangdu, marched between Bir and the Dalai Lama's Main Temple in Dharamshala, on December 27 and 28.

Dharamshala: A workshop to help enable students to "develop a clear understanding of the issue of Tibet" began on December 25. During the nine-day event, the 124 participants from 21 schools across India and Nepal will be addressed by over 30 speakers including Tibet's political leader,

Delhi, India: - Tibetans in the Samyeling Tibetan Colony, Aruna Nagar, Delhi observed "Thank You India" and "Thank You Delhi" during a celebration of their golden jubilee which was graced by the presence of the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Delhi, India on 26 December 2012.

Dharamshala: - Both the Tibetan executive Cabinet (Kashag) and the Tibetan Parliament in Exile Tuesday, December 25, congratulated Mr Virbhadra Singh and Mr Narendra Damodardas Modi, long-time supporters of Tibetans and the issue of Tibet, on their election to the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

Dharamshala:- Yesterday, December 18^th, marked the beginning of the third series of the Tibet Women’s Association’s (TWA) Tibetan Women’s Advanced Leadership Training at the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi, India.