Academia-Industry partnership empowers tea women

Kolkata, 2021 Feb 21 Sonada, 21 February 2021: In a first time effort in the hills, academia-industry partnership initiative to empower tea garden women was launched on 21 February 2021. Salesian College Sonada established in 1938 and the Tea Promoters India who own plantations in Darjeeling, Dooars, Assam and Kerala have launched a pilot project entitled: Women Empowerment in Tea Communities Workshop, to be spread out on five Sundays from 21 February to 21 March 2021.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Don Bosco YaR FORUM SHOW CASES ITS TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION AT THE UNITED NATIONS
New Delhi, 2021 Feb 10 ''Digital technology at the service of ending homelessness'' is the topic under which Miss. Maheshwari Balan presented the model of DB YaR Forum at the United Nations on 9 February 2021. This program was conducted as a side event at the 59th session of the commission for social Development.  Read More »
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DBBM, Cradle of Salesian Formation Celebrates Golden Jubilee
Bangalore, 2021 Feb 04 Don Bosco Bhavan Mannuthy, the cradle of Salesian formation for the Province of Bangalore, celebrated its Golden Jubilee of Foundation on January 30, 2021. Fr Joyce Thonikuzhiyil, Provincial, with Fr Jose Koyickal, Vice-provincial and the provincial designate, and Salesians, presided over the thanksgiving Holy Eucharist. Fifty lamps representing the fifty years were placed at the altar at the beginning of the Mass, reminding the fifty graceful and rays-filled years of Don Bosco Bhavan. The Jubilee candle lit for the past 364 days was lit once again by Fr John PK, Rector, in gratitude to God for the blessings.  Read More »
Bastin Nellissery

Khelo Rugby's Jungle Crows home sees largest celebration
Kolkata, 2021 Jan 31 SILIGURI, 31 January 2021: A tea garden catholic community saw the largest ever gathering of priests, religious and faithful for a religious celebration, when a pastor's jubilee was organized in the tea garden village of Sarsawatipur in Jalpaiguri district. The celebration was held to mark the silver jubilee of Father Subir Mondol's religious vows.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Don Bosco Anbu Illam, Salem reunites a former bonded child labourer with parents after 11 years
Chennai, 2020 Dec 10 Tears of joy rolled down the eyes of the mother Vijaya and father Thangaraja 48 as they took back their son Meganathan 22 whom they left with a locally powerful debtor along with his younger brother when they were barely ten and nine years of age. The emotional reunion took place in Don Bosco Anbu Illam (DBAI), Salem on Wednesday, formally in the presence of Ms. Uma Maheswari, District Child Protection Officer, Mr. Dass, Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, and Fr. Dr.Casimir Raj Director, DBAI, Salem.  Read More »
ROSARIO Ernest

Don Bosco Street children Home inaugurates 'Forum for Migrants' at Vijayawada
Hyderabad, 2020 Nov 22 Navajeevan Bala Bhavan (NJBB), Vijayawada, 22 November 2020: Navajeevan Bala Bhavan held the privilege of launching the Forum for Migrants in Vijayawada urban. The inauguration was held in the esteemed presence of Shri. A. Md. Imtiaz, Collector and District Magistrate, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.  Read More »
YERRAMANENI Baly

Lo Groi Memorial Lecture Highlights Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Kolkata, 2020 Nov 12 Sonada, 7 November 2020: The department of Political Science, Sociology and BSW in collaboration with Salesian College Sonada IQAC, organised Lo Groi Memorial lecture on 'Refugee Crisis in Asia with special reference to Rohingya Refugees' on 7th November 2020 through the online platform Google Meet.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Salesian News South Asia Podcast hits 25th Episode
Kolkata, 2020 Nov 07 Darjeeling: 7th November 2020. Radio Salesian team has successfully completed 25 episodes of Salesian News South Asia weekly podcast, 7th November 2020. The show is broadcast on Monday at 9.00 am on Radio Salesian 90.8 FM as well as on web radio App 'Listen2MyRadio'.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Salesian college selected to study higher education in post Covid times
Kolkata, 2020 Oct 27 Darjeeling: Salesian College Sonada/Siliguri was among ten Christian colleges around the world selected for a study on Digital Policy framing in post covid world, 26 October 2020. New York based ''United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia'' Office which has some 600 affiliate colleges and universities facilitated the study.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM