October 6, 2012, it was all silver bells for Savio Bhavan. The Prenovitiate and aspirantate community of Savio Bhavan, Azimganj celebrated its silver Jubilee with great solemnity and cheer.. Read More »

The Jubilee celebration of nine confreres of Calcutta Province was held on Tuesday, 2 October 2012 at Don Bosco Siliguri. The Solemn Eucharistic Celebration was presided over by Fr. Thomas Ellicherail, the Provincial and concelebrated by over 50 priests. The felicitation programme after the Eucharist was colorful and fine tuned, the performers representing various religious institutions.. Read More »

The 2nd National Educational Conference of Don Bosco Schools (NECDBS) India and General Assembly of Don Bosco Schools India Forum began at 4.00 PM on Friday, 28 September, 2012 at Don Bosco Park Circus, Kolkata. His Excellency Mr. M.K. Narayanan, the Governor of West Bengal, addressed 160 principals of Salesian Schools from the various Salesian provinces of India. Fr. Thomas Ellicherail Salesian Provincial of Kolkata delivered the keynote address.. Read More »

Guwahati, Sep 27: Addressing more than 100 representatives of the Bodo and Muslim communities gathered in St.Anthony's School hall at Gossaigaon, Assam on September 22nd, Archbishop Menamparampil pointed out that the challenge of the moment is to reduce the collective anger of communities. ''We should give ourselves over to a mission of anger-reduction'', he affirmed. The meeting was the fruit of the efforts of The Joint Peace Mission Team (Guwahati) and Inter Church Peace Mission (Bongaigaon), to build confidence among the conflict stricken people of the region. . Read More »

The South Asian Regional Superior Fr. Maria Arokiam Kanaga was at the World Meet for Peace and Harmony, organized by the Ramakrishna Mission in New Delhi, as one of its invited speakers, on 11th and 12th September. The meeting was held in comemmoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, renowned Indian Guru and Religious Reformer, who is also the founder of the international movement, the Ramakrishna Mission. . Read More »

On 20th September, 2012 the sixth batch students of BASE (Bosco Academy for Skills and Employment) Skill Training Programme began their training programme in St. Joseph Vocational Training Institute (VTI), Dumka. The inauguration ceremony was attended by 153 students, with Sri Sashidhar Mandal director of DRDA Dumka, gracing the occasion as the chief guest.. Read More »

Salesian College Received an 'A' Grade Reaccreditation Certificate on 17 September 2012 at a national award giving ceremony held at the National Accreditation and Assessment Council's Headquarters, Bangalore. Rev. Fr Dr George Thadathil SDB, Principal of Salesian College Sonada, received the award on behalf of the institution. The Director Dr Rangarajan and the UGC Chairman Dr Ved Prakash gave away the awards to over 500 recipients on the day, Salesian College Sonada and Siliguri being the lone Salesian institution among 25 Christian colleges honoured that day with the re-accreditation certificate.. Read More »

Most Rev. Thomas Menamparampil SDB, Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati delivered the Third Lo Groi Memorial Lecture on 7th September, 2012 at Salesian College, Sonada on the theme ''Gospel to the World'', to a large gathering of Salesians, Diocesans, Claretians, members of the Salesian Family and CRI. . Read More »

Don Bosco Prison Ministry Inaugurated its third Vocational Training Centre (VTC) on Septemebr 4, 2012 in West Bengal. This time the Vocational Training Centre was opened inside the Krishnanagar District jail, while the previous two were in Berhampore and Midnapore districts.. Read More »

Bosco Academy for Skills and Employment (BASE)second batch of 2012 was inaugurated at Nitika Don Bosco, Tengra, on 16 August with 73 new students. There was much joy and happiness in the air as the program was officially inaugurated in front of the smiling portrait of Don Bosco on his birthday.. Read More »