CRO South Zone Seeks Karnataka Minister’s Assistance for Tibetan Sweater Sellers in Shivajinagar – Central Tibetan Administration

Subscribe!function(m,a,i,l,s,t,e,r){m[s]=m[s]||(function(){t=a.createElement(i);r=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];t.async=1;t.src=l;r.parentNode.insertBefore(t,r);return !0}())}(window,document,’script’,’https://tibet.net/wp-content/plugins/mailster/assets/js/button.min.js’,’MailsterSubscribe’);Subscribe!function(m,a,i,l,s,t,e,r){m[s]=m[s]||(function(){t=a.createElement(i);r=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];t.async=1;t.src=l;r.parentNode.insertBefore(t,r);return !0}())}(window,document,’script’,’https://tibet.net/wp-content/plugins/mailster/assets/js/button.min.js’,’MailsterSubscribe’);Bengaluru, 3 November 2026: Chief Representative Officer (CRO) of the South Zone, Jigmey Tsultrim, met Karnataka Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Shri Rizan Arshad, to seek his intervention in addressing the difficulties faced by Tibetan sweater sellers in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru.During the meeting, attended by members of the Tibetan sweater-selling community, Chief Representative apprised the Minister of the challenges faced by the sellers, who have reportedly been prevented by local police from setting up and operating their shops following the collapse of the compound wall at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital on 29 April 2026.Tsultrim appealed to the Minister to intervene and help resolve the issue, enabling the Tibetan sweater sellers to resume their seasonal business and sustain their livelihoods without further hindrance. He also highlighted that the community had been operating its seasonal sweater shops at the same location for more than three decades, with the business serving as their primary source of livelihood for many years.As a gesture of appreciation and on behalf of the Tibetan sweater-selling community, Tsultrim presented the Minister with a traditional Tibetan shirt and a white ceremonial scarf (khata).Responding to the appeal, Minister Shri Rizan Arshad assured the community members that the matter would be looked into at the earliest and that the necessary steps would be taken soon.The Tibetan Sweater Sellers’ Committee also conveyed its sincere gratitude to Shri Rajendra Kumar, a local resident known to the Tibetan sweater-selling community, for his valuable support in facilitating the meeting with the Minister.The meeting concluded with the Tibetan sweater sellers expressing hope that their concerns would be addressed promptly, following the Minister’s assurance.– Report filed by CRO, BangaloreFEATURED NEWSChinese Authorities Reportedly Carrying Out Demolition Drive at Historic Dza Sershul Monastery in Eastern TibetSTATEMENT: Devastating Earthquake in Drachen County, Nagchu, TibetHis Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long-Life Prayer Offering by Norbulingka Institute, TIPA, and Nepal Tibetan Lhamo AssociationRegarding the Arson Attack on the Office of Tibet, Pretoria, South AfricaLATEST STORIES Tibet at a GlanceTibetan National FlagGlobal Tibet MovementConstitutionLeadershipJudiciaryLegislatureExecutiveElection CommissionPublic Service CommissionAuditor GeneralReligion and CultureHomeFinanceEducationSecurityInformation & International RelationsHealthIssues Facing TibetSino Tibetan DialogueMiddle Way ApproachDolgyal-ShugdenSubscribe!function(m,a,i,l,s,t,e,r){m[s]=m[s]||(function(){t=a.createElement(i);r=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];t.async=1;t.src=l;r.parentNode.insertBefore(t,r);return !0}())}(window,document,’script’,’https://tibet.net/wp-content/plugins/mailster/assets/js/button.min.js’,’MailsterSubscribe’);© Central Tibetan Administration • Privacy Policy • Terms of Servicesource