Don Bosco School, Silchar organized a silent peace rally on 17 December, to show solidarity and sympathy to the parents of Army Public School, Peshawar, Pakistan who lost their school going innocent children on 16 December due to the cold blooded massacre carried out by terrorists.. Read More

The tiny picturesque village of Allanki, Karwar-Karnataka was in a celebration mood on 17 December 2014 . The road was decorated. People were welcoming the guests. The Church of Holy Spirit overlooking the village was resounding with divine music waiting for the 'chosen one' to arrive - deacon Patrick Dias SDB, soon to be ordained a Salesian Priest by Bishop Derek Fernandes, the bishop of Karwar.. Read More

The YaR (Young at Risk) National Forum of the Salesians in South Asia, headed by Fr. Thomas Koshy sdb, has started on a beautiful journey of research with the young at risk as participants in a research programme. It will have the scope of studying how YaR centres can be run with the active involvement of the children themselves. The directors of 10 YaR centres from five South Indian Salesian provinces met together from 11-13 December at Chiguru, Vijayawada, to chalk out this programme of Participatory Action Research (PAR) in their centres to begin with. . Read More

The blessing and laying of foundation stone ceremony of new wing of Don Bosco Technical School Maligaon, Guwahti was held on Monday, 8 December 2014. The Arch Bishop of Guwahati Most Rev. John Moolachira officiated the blessing ceremony and Salesian Provincial of Guwahati Fr. V.M Thomas laid the foundation stone of the new building. The programme was attended by over 300 people including several of priests and religious from Guwahati town, as well as hostel students, and prominent citizens from the neighbourhood. . Read More

The Rector Major, Rev. Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime, has appointed Rev. Fr. Mathew Thonikuzhiyil (Joyce Francis) SDB as the New Provincial of the Salesian Province of Bangalore. . Read More

'Bal Mela' is a mega event for the children of the slums and orphanages. The Province of Panjim, from the year of its elevation, has been committed to celebrate with them on 19 December every year from 2007. This year 'Bal Mela' will go into its 8th edition in which more than 1,250 children are expected to participate.. Read More

The memorial Mass of Fr John Lens, who passed away on 28 November at Manoharabad in the Salesian Province of Hyderabad, was celebrated on 11 December at Don Bosco Philosophate, Karunapuram. In his introductory speech, the Vice-Provincial Fr Thathireddy Vijayabhaskar recalled Fr Lens' words uttered during an interview with him, a couple of years ago: ''I worked hard and I worked for the poor!'' With the strong conviction that we were praying to him, rather than for him, the 150 members of the Salesian family gathered for the occasion, spent the morning in Eucharistic thanksgiving and prayer. . Read More

The blessing and foundation stone laying ceremony of Don Bosco College was held at the proposed campus at 6th mile on Diphu-Manja road on Monday, 8 December. The hour-long programme was attended by a good number of priests, religious and lay people from around Diphu region as well as a few fathers from Guwahati and Dimapur.. Read More

The second Youth forum on Human Rights took place on 7 December at Don Bosco International School, Matunga. The theme of the event was 'Human Rights: Knowing it, Living it.'' This forum aimed at highlighting some of the very basic Human Rights that are important in terms of awareness, mobilization and taking action. Over 70 young adults from all walks of life took part in it. . Read More

Don Bosco Care Home, Nilavarapatti (Salem, Tamil Nadu) participated in a sports event organized at Bangalore on 29-30 November, to mark the World AIDS day and won 11 medals in different sports and arts competitions as well as a runners-up trophy in football.. Read More

Assam Don Bosco University's schools of technology and social sciences, the ADBU faculty, staff and students are training unemployed youths of the area in batches of ten in electrical house wiring, inverter making and installation.. Read More

Don Bosco Publications - Mumbai launched a New Book, ''To My Lovely Lady with Love'' by Fr. Elias Dias, sdb with a Foreword by Bishop Agnelo Gracias- Auxiliary Bishop of Mumbai, on December 3, 2014.. Read More

In this year of the Eucharist in the archdiocese of Mumbai, Tej-Prasarini, Don Bosco Communications Mumbai, will be releasing a book ''Eucharist In Parables'' by Fr. Justin Sequeira, SSS.. Read More

The Golden Jubilee of St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Puthuppally, a Salesian Parish belonging to the Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Thiruvalla, was celebrated on 29 November. The Chief Minister of Kerala Sri Oommen Chandy, the Archbishop of Thiruvalla Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Koorilos, and the Salesian Provincial Fr. Thomas Anchukandam graced the occasion.. Read More

Guwahati Salesian Fr M.C. George, a legendary man of multifarious talent was elected to the post of Secretary of Don Bosco Schools in India by a popular vote at the recent national meet of Don Bosco School principals held in Mumbai. He will assume office in January 2015 with hands-on-experience gleaned from 25 years of experience as principal of prestigious schools in Assam and Tripura.. Read More

A one day training programme was organized jointly by Don Bosco Research Centre, Mumbai (DBRC) and Sree Narayana Guru (SNG) B.Ed College, Chembur on 29 November for the principals and teachers of Municipal Schools in M ward of the city in 'Identification and prevention of substance abuse among school children'. It was a sequel to the series of 'Teachers training programmes in identification and prevention of substance abuse among school children in Mumbai' initiated by DBRC. . Read More

The funeral service of Rev. Fr John Lens was held on 1 December at Don Bosco Philosophate, Karunapuram. Bidding him farewell were nearly 400 people: Salesians from every community of the Province, confreres from outside the Province, a large number of Priests and Sisters who knew him, and a large contingent of former Salesians and past pupils, all of whom felt dearly loved and greatly inspired by Fr Lens. He was the last foreign missionary in the Salesian Province of Hyderabad.. Read More

Employees of Accenture and Deloitte took a day off from their white-collar job to soil their hands with and for the children of Don Bosco rehabilitation home at Ramanthapur on 15 November 15. Some of them were so enchanted by the vitality of these children that they pledged to be regular weekend volunteers.. Read More

. SILIGURI: Nazareth Bhavan, the Salesian Novitiate of Kolkata province in Siliguri organized a daylong seminar on the Salesian Brother on 29 November, where both the novices and Salesian brothers presented papers on the vocation, identity and apostolate of the Lay Salesian and held serious discussions to the benefit of the participants. . Read More

On 28-29 November 142 children - 57 girls and 83 boys, all members of human rights clubs - had a two day interaction with Juvenile Justice Functionaries of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh. Participating with interest and commitment in the celebration of Children's Right to be heard Programme were 15 members of Juvenile Justice Boards, Child Welfare Committees, Special Juvenile Police Units and the District Child Protection Units. Children representing 63 human rights clubs from 55 schools had many heart-warming stories to narrate of their attempts to be ''Citizens Today'' and not of tomorrow as they are traditionally told to be.. Read More