The Spiritual Retreat animated by Father George Stephen S.J. at Don Bosco Provincial House, Okhla certainly made the 49 participants a bit more awakened. The talks were illuminating, expository and interpretative. . Read More

The premises of Don Bosco, Kuarmunda came alive with the celebration of Bosco Milan 2019 from 9th to 12th October 2019 based on the theme 'Good Christians and Upright Citizens'. . Read More

Vocational Dimension Coordinators meet of South Asian Region was held at Don Bosco Provincial House, Chennai, from 27th & 28th September, 2019. Around 15 Salesians gathered together to reflect on the theme ''Vocational Accompaniment of the Young'' and were provoked to move ahead enthusiastically in working for the young to help them to make choices in their life. . Read More

CHILDLINE is a 24 hour toll-free tele-helpline (1098) for street children in distress. BOSCO Delhi through Don Bosco Ashalayam operates CHILDLINE in South West district of Delhi. They work tirelessly 24 x 7 and 365 days and ensure the rights of the children in need and give them special care and protection. . Read More

Women Empowerment is one of the prime components for BOSCO Delhi. Due to poverty, illiteracy, the culture of tribal families, superiority of menfolk, broken families, early marriage, etc., it has been a constant challenge for the women to participate in any kind of developmental activities.. Read More

Every life that has been lived in fidelity to God is a victory. That's what the Salesian Province of New Delhi celebrated in the evening of 22nd August, 2019. . Read More

The meeting of the Rectors & Leaders of the Salesian Province of Delhi was held from 20th to 22nd August, 2019 at Don Bosco Provincial House, Okhla, Delhi. The Provincial and his Councillors, Coordinators of various commissions, Rectors & leaders attended the meeting.. Read More

Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New Delhi hosted its annual creative extravaganza, Bosco Fiesta on the occasion of saint Don Bosco's birth anniversary on 16th & 17th of August, 2019. . Read More

Institute-Industry Partnership Day was held at Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBIT), Okhla, New Delhi on 13th August 2019. The trainees were excited to welcome the members and were eager to listen to the experienced industry partners.. Read More

The Social Experience Dimension of the Youth Ministry Department of Salesian Province of New Delhi organized a day long workshop titled 'GENESIS 2019' on 11th August, 2019 at Don Bosco Youth and Educational Services, Bariatu, Ranchi.. Read More

A meeting of the Education and Culture commission was held on 26th and 27th July at Don Bosco SPCI House, New Delhi in which 21 participants from all the Salesian Provinces of India and Fr. Maria Charles, South Asian Coordinator for Education and Culture attended. It was a wonderful experience of coming together and sharing the developments and the success stories of various provinces. It helped each one to learn from the other in order to leap ahead. . Read More

Medical Care for the street and vulnerable children in New Delhi is a community development project managed by BOSCO, Delhi in collaboration with Don Bosco Mondo, Germany.. Read More

Sharpening the axe is essential to the work of the Wood cutter. The teachers of Don Bosco School, Ghanaur, Punjab had four days of English coaching programme conducted by Father Aneesh Chacko and one day of Teacher Effectiveness Development Programme (TED 2019) by Fr. Babu Varghese. The English coaching programme was held from 1-4 July,2019 and TED 2019 was held on 5th July,2019. All the 15 teachers enthusiastically participated in both the programmes held in the school campus. . Read More

In an increasing complex and competitive world, administrators of Salesian Institutions have to develop basic skills in accounting, administration and financial management. The administrators of the Salesian Province of New Delhi were made aware of day to day administration, accounting, statutory requirements and governance structure. . Read More

Child Friendly City Initiative, Chandigarh - a Don Bosco initiative, in collaboration with the Anti-human Trafficking unit organized a signature campaign on 24th July, 2019 in Chandigarh to promote child rights in the city. . Read More

The Salesian Family collaborators launched the first ''Gender Sensitivity Education ''( GSE) - Training of Trainers, programme on August 11-13 at DBYES-Don Bosco Youth and Educational Services, Bariatu, Ranchi.. Read More

During the National YaR (Youth at Risk) convention on ''CARE OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES'' and General Body of YaR Forum, held at Don Bosco Navajeevan Bala Bhavan, Vijayawada, from March 1-3, 2014,the participants pledged to focus on the inclusive care of the children with Behavioural difficulties. During the convention announcement was also made about the nomination of Fr. Koshy Thomas SDB as the Secretary of DBSAF-YaR.. Read More

The National YaR convention on ''CARE OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES'' and General Body of YaR Forum was held on March 1-3, 2014. It was hosted by Don Bosco Navajeevan Bala Bhavan, Vijayawada to mark the occasion of the completion of twenty five years of yeoman service rendered to the young at risk. It was the first intervention for the young at risk in Andhra Pradesh. In all 170 Delegates from YaR centers of Salesians, Salesian Family, other religious and representatives of GOs and NGOs participated in the convention.. Read More

On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family, 35 delegates belonging to different Salesian family branches of SDB, FMA, SMA, SMI, MSMHC, Don Bosco Alumni, Salesian Cooperators and ADMA from different provinces participated in the first regional meeting of this kind. The meeting of Salesian Family Delegates and representatives of the South Asian region was held on 7-9 February 2014, at Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad. . Read More

The South Zone Conference of the Salesian Cooperators celebrated the Salesian Spirituality Days, on 25-26, January, 2014, at Don Bosco - Manikandam, Trichy. . Read More

The Don Bosco Alumni National Federation Council held their annual meeting at the Salesian Provincial House, Bangalore between October 28 to 30th, 2013. A National Website of Don Bosco Alumni in India was launched during the meeting.. Read More

The Past Pupils of Don Bosco Aspirantates in Pachalam (Kochi) and Tirupattur (N. Arcot) from the 1950s up to 1978, had a special reunion on 9th & 10th April at Pachalam. It was an occasion of joy, bringing together members from Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Australia and USA and various parts of Kerala.. Read More

- On 17th November 2012 at 8.00 am in Rajgangpur Catholic Church of Rourkela diocese about two thousand faithful with other religious and priests witnessed the priestly ordination of Deacon Linus Francis Xavier Lakra SDB. It was termed by the ordaining Archbishop John Barwa ''the first gift God for us in the Year of Faith''.. Read More

In fulfillment of his desire, Salesian Priest, Fr. Dino Colussi was laid to rest next to his elder brother Fr. Guido at Don Bosco Kokar, Ranchi, in Jharkhand state of India, on 30th August 2012. The requiem mass at 1.30 was presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo Archbishop of Ranchi. He was flanked by His Lordship, Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, Bishop of Krishnagar Diocese in Bengal, and Rev. Fr. Michael Peedikayil, Provincial of the Salesian Province of New Delhi. The Mass was concelebrated by over 40 Salesian priests and attended by about five hundred faithful. On the same day the Requiem Mass was offered at his native village of Casarsa in North Italy, by his dear ones and friends.. Read More

Rev. Fr. Dino Colussi, aged 83, a veteran missionary in India since 1951 passed away this evening at 5.20 pm in the Holy Family Hospital, Okhla, New Delhi. His funeral will take place on 30th August, 1.30 P.M., at Don Bosco Kokar, Ranchi.. Read More

The 10 provincial delegates for Academic Schools and a commission member from every Salesian province in India came together from 3rd December 2011 to 4th December 2011, at the Provincial House, Okhla, New Delhi. The meeting was organized by Fr. Maria Charles, the Director DBYA- INDIA. . Read More

Fr. Joe conducted a one day programme for the CMI Fathers and Principals of Schools and Colleges at Preshita Provincialate, Coimbatore from 9.30 am to 4.oo pm on ''CMI Culture in Schools and Colleges''. The programme was conducted on 9th October 2011. 15 participants attended the programme.. Read More

''Love is a beautiful thing, it enriches the soul and makes a heart sing....!'' ''That's why we all have decided in today's meeting at Chetnalaya in Mukundpur (New Delhi), that we're going to bring the change in the society which is possible only with ''Love''. Hence we all support this project called PY-YAR''. This encouragement of Chetnalaya staff members and their energetic response shows that Don Bosco Animation and Research Kendra, Delhi, can successfully create a society where there's no discrimination of rich and poor, dark and fair in colour, caste and religion etc., but there shall be Justice, Love and Equality which is the motive of our project called PY-YAR (Privileged Youth to Young at Risk)movement. This meeting was conducted on the date 17th October 2011, at the village Mukundpur. . Read More

The thirtieth of July was a day which the sisters, teachers, parents and students of Holy Child Auxilium , R K Puram, New Delhi will never forget. It was the day the Sacred relic of their founder and patron, Don Bosco had visited them. The Relic is on a world tour of almost 130 countries to mark the the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Salesians of Don Bosco and prepare for Don Bosco's bicentennial birth anniversary (2015). . Read More

The Relic of Don Bosco arrived on Friday 29 July 2011 at the gates of Holy Child School, New Delhi, as part of the world wide pilgrimage to mark the 150th anniversary of the Salesian Order. The motorcade, accompanying the specially designed and built truck carrying the Holy Relic, reached Poorvi Marg from the Don Bosco Provincial House at Okhla at 7:40 am. Elaborate arrangement had been made by the Delhi police to direct and manage the traffic in the area. Both sides of the road were lined with HCA students waving ecstatically multihued flags while the air reverberated with their greetings ''Long Live Don Bosco!'' and ''We love you Don Bosco!''. Read More

About seven thousand faithful had a highly spiritual experience of the Eucharistic celebration in the presence of the sacred relic of Don Bosco celebrated prayerfully by His Eminence, Cardinal Telephore P. Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi archdiocese. Speaking during the homily he underscored the vocation to holiness given by God to every human being. He said, ''We are all called to be like Christ just as Don Bosco was.'' Through his Spirit-filled homily and well articulated prayers, he led the Christian community on 17th Sunday of the year into an intense celebration of the Lord's resurrection which the relic signifies.. Read More

About two kilometers before Kunkuri a small township, in Jashpur district of Chattisgarh, the clergy, faithful and people in large big numbers greeted Don Bosco. Women folk and children sang and danced continuously along the road till the Casket reached the Cathedral as the sky kept showering upon them gentle rain. Umbrellas after umbrellas followed the van carrying the Relic. Meanwhile, the bystanders of the township watched in amazement and wonder. The crowd was so big that the casket was lowered with great difficulty. The cathedral was bursting with the large number of faithful. . Read More

The relics of Don Bosco will reach Delhi Province, Kuarmunda in Orissa on 20th July. Don Bosco will be welcomed and honoured in all the states where members work till 2nd August 2011 and will move on to Baroda in Mumbai Province.. Read More

Mr Rajiv Tikmany of Kolkata has been elected President of the Indian National Federation of Don Bosco Alumni during the three-day meeting of the National Council of the Association which concluded on 18 June at Don Bosco, Panjim, Goa. He replaces Mr Rajesh Gupta who held this office for the past nine years. Other newly elected office bearers are Prof. C. V. Francis of Cochin (Vice-President), Dr Stephen Kamson of Dimapur (Secretary), Mr Edward Noronha of Goa (Treasurer). Ms Erenbeni Kihon of Dimapur will have special charge of the women alumni, Mr Ambrose Marak of Guwahati, Dr Ashish Gupta of New Delhi and Mr Cedric Carvalho of Goa were elected councillors.. Read More

The Salesian Province of New Delhi bid adieu to one of her illustrious sons, Fr. George Xalxo, sdb (60), who went to his eternal reward on May 6, 2011. He was bedridden for almost two and half years after having a second stroke on 20th August 2008. On 6th May morning he was found to have difficulty in breathing and vomiting and was taken for treatment and showed improvement. He was given the anointing of the sick but following a relapse, he passed away at 3.15 pm on the feast day of St. Dominic Savio.. Read More

The sixth annual assembly of the Southern Zonal Conference of the Association of Salesian Cooperators was held at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad, on 20 March. The twenty-five participants included the World Councillor Mr K. V. Francis, the national delegates Fr K J. Louis SDB and Sr Phyllis Fernandes FMA, and the leaders of the Cooperators from the six provinces of the zone, namely, Mumbai, Panjim, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Tiruchy. . Read More

Tura, 13 March 2011-03-15 Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ms Agatha K Sangma inaugurated the Bosco Academy for Skills & Employment (BASE) project on 13 March at Don Bosco School, Tura. The project envisages training and employment for 7800 youth from Meghalaya and Nagaland. . Read More

Don Bosco Provincial House, New Delhi, paved a red carpet welcome for 17 participants from different parts of the country. Of these seven are sisters belonging to Daughters of Mary Help Christians and Sisters of Mary Immaculate, the remaining 10 are Salesians from the Delhi province. Rev. Fr. Parappully Jose SDB (Director of Sumedha Centre for Psychology & Spirituality, Jeolikote, Uttarakhand) is the resource person. The seminar is scheduled for 4 full days from 18th Feb to 21st February. . Read More

Don Bosco English Medium School Kokar, Ranchi conducted a seminar from 15th to 17th February; the theme of the seminar was ''Adolescence.'' Rev. Sr. Dr. Perpetua SAS was the resource person for the seminar. Rev. Fr. Hilarius Kullu SDB, the Rector, inaugurated the seminar in the presence of Fr. Principal and the other fathers and staff. About the theme of the seminar Dr. Perpetua said, ''It is very apt and very essential for all the teens of the present society. If the adolescent stage is taken care of, then they will have a smooth adulthood in the future.'' . Read More

The Annual Salesian Family day for the Northern region was celebrated in the Salesian Provincial House, Okhla, Delhi on 23rd January 2011. Keeping with the tradition of the day the Strenna 2011 ''Come and See'' was presented and studied by the members of the Salesian Family numbering about 55 in all. The groups that were represented were SDBs, FMAs, Salesian Cooperators, SMIs, MSMHCs, and Disciples. The SDBs present were Fr. Michael Peedikayil, Provincial, Fr. Shilanand Kerketta, Vice-Provincial, Fr. Jose Mathew, Provincial Economer, Rectors and confreres from the communities in Delhi and from northern states.. Read More

The 11th National Boscoree concluded in Dimapur, Nagaland on 2nd January 2011. Rev. Fr. James Poomthuruthil Sdb (The Provincial of St. Francis De Sales Province, Dimapur) was present along with the other dignitaries Rev. Fr. Dominic Sequeira Sdb,( Youth Pastoral team member of Rome) Rev. Fr. Maria Charles Sdb, (Youth Delegate of South Asia), The vice provincial of the province, along with other fathers, sisters scout captains, guide captains, scouts, guides etc. In the presence of the provincial the camp chief Rev. Fr. P.X Francis Lowered the Boscoree Flag and handed it over to the provincial.. Read More

Don Bosco ITC, Kokar, Ranchi, organized a campus interview for a company named INDICON LOGISTIC Ltd, Ranchi. There were 61 candidates from different parts of Jharkhand. The interview was held from 10.30 AM to 5.00 PM. The interview team consisted of four officials from the INDICON. They plan to give chance for as many worthy candidates as possible. . Read More