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Announcement: The Department of Religion and Culture Requests the General Public to Refrain from Lhakar Dance Until the Completion of the 49 Days of Tibet Earthquake Calamity Mourning Period

Summary by Central Tibetan Administration
As directed by the Kashag Secretariat, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on 7 January 2025, causing significant destruction, particularly in Dingri. In solidarity with survivors and to honour those who lost their lives, Tibetans in exile have decided to suspend the Lhakar dance (Gorshey-Tibeta
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Announcement: The Department of Religion and Culture Requests the General Public to Refrain from Lhakar Dance Until the Completion of the 49 Days of Tibet Earthquake Calamity Mourning Period

As directed by the Kashag Secretariat, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on 7 January 2025, causing significant destruction, particularly in Dingri. In solidarity with survivors and to honour those who lost their lives, Tibetans in exile have decided to suspend the Lhakar dance (Gorshey-Tibeta

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India's Seismology Centre Reverts to 'Tibet' Days After Using Chinese Propaganda Term 'Xizang' After Advocacy Efforts

In a significant development, India’s National Center for Seismology (NCS) has corrected its terminology, reverting to “Tibet” instead of the Chinese-imposed term “Xizang” in its official earthquake reports and updates. This change follows sustained advocacy efforts by the Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG), operating under the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). Earlier this month, the NCS used “Xizang” more than 55 times in its reports f…

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India’s seismological centre reverts to ‘Tibet,’ removes ‘Xizang’ in official usage

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 28: In a pivotal move, India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the country’s primary agency for study on earthquakes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has reverted to using the term “Tibet” instead of “Xizang” in its earthquake reports and updates. The shift comes in the wake of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet’s Dingri in Shigatse Prefecture. Previously, “Xizang” the Chinese propagandaappea…

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Diplomatic Victory: India’s NSC Ditches “Xizang” from its Tibet Quake Report – Tibet

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 28 Jan: The National Seismological Centre(NSC) in New Delhi, India’s primary agency for monitoring and studying earthquakes has reverted to using "Tibet" instead of “Xizang” on their website after Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Groups (V-TAGs) members Tenzin Damdul and Tenzin Lhatso based in New Delhi met with the National Centre For Seismology(NCS) director Dr O.P Mishra last week to address the use of the Chinese colonial…

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Tibet Express broke the news in on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
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