Leadership and Management Training Programme for Principals and Headmasters of Dimapur Province is underway at Provincial House Dimapur.. Read More

As a sign of gratitude to all who associate and collaborate with the Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE), a concert on ''Mercy not Revenge'' was staged on August 6th and 7th at Father Paul Bernick Memorial Auditorium. It was a timely concert in keeping with Holy Father Pope Francis' declaration of Year of Mercy. The students under the able direction of of Fr. Gyan sandeep, the vice-principal and the counsellor put up a meaningful show with spicy mix of One act play, instrumentals, Dances and Solo presentation in keeping with the theme ''Mercy and not revenge'' . Read More

Father K. A. Thomas, sdb, founder-director of Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), Jorhat, Assam, was awarded the ''Jewel of India Gold Medal Award'' and a Certificate of Excellence, by the International Institute of Education and Management (IIEM), New Delhi. The award was presented by Dr. Bhishmanarayan Singh, former Governor of Assam, for his excellent community development services. The award ceremony was held during a seminar on ''Education and Socio Economic Development'' at the Indian Society of International Law, on 25th July, 2016. . Read More

Holy Cross Catholic Youth Movement, in Dimapur, Nagaland, organised the 2nd Annual Sports Meet in view of the upcoming Silver Jubilee of Holy Cross Youth Movement at the Holy Cross Hr. Sec. School Dimapur on 18th-19th July 2016. There were eighteen teams from six units that participated in the competitions from the Dimapur region. Salesian College of Higher Education team brought laurel to the college as it bagged the first and the second positions in the volleyball and basketball matches respectively. Father Gyan Sandeep Kujur, Vice-Principal of Salesian College, was the champion of men's single badminton. Bro. Rajendra and Bro. Zhopa Charles Khamo of Salesian College were declared as the best players in the volleyball and basketball matches respectively. . Read More

To celebrate together the gift of Faith, the Youth Deptartment of Salesian College organized Faith Fest at Diphupar-A, 4th Mile Dimapur on Sunday. Father Karthikapallil Thomas, the Director of Salesian College, Dimapur, Father Chittissery Joseph, the Secertary to the Provincial of Dimapur Province, and Bro. Sebastian Kamsuan, the Asst. Professor of Salesian College were the resource persons for the same. Father Chingjanpou James Kamei, the Principal of Don Bosco HR. SEC. School Maram, was the guest of honour. Participants for the Faith Fest comprise of youth from five villages namely, Diphupar -A, Diphupar -B, Burma-Camp, Chunchamlong (Lohorijan) and Zeliangrong Village (Dobhinala). . Read More

The 12th Provincial Chapter (Triennial Chapter) of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Province of Dimapur, comprising the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, came to a successful conclusion at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Dimapur.. Read More

Salesian Province of Dimapur hosted the Salesians of Don Bosco Province Secretaries meet in Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership in Dimapur from 4 - 5 November 2015. Around 8 secretaries were present for the meeting together with National Web Master Father Clephas Braganza. The programme started with the Prayer service with prayer dance and welcome dance by Auxilium girls, Dimapur.. Read More

The Province level Bicentenary celebration of Don Bosco's birth took off with a colourful ceremony at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur at 6.00 pm on 23 October 2015. The Chief Guest for the Inaugural Ceremony was Shri. H. Atokhe Aye, Administrator, Dimapur Municipal Council, Dimapur. Over thousand youths from the Upper Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur with their teachers, Fathers, brothers and Sisters took part in it.. Read More

Fr. Joshua Gangmei, Principal of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur-Nagaland has been awarded the Nagaland State Teachers' Award at Kohima, for his yeoman service in the education sector in Nagaland. . Read More

Youth Meet for ''Better Youth, Better World'' was held at Salesian College of Higher Education on 27 September to commemorate the Bi-centenary of the birth of Don Bosco. About 500 young people from 42 centres (hostels and villages) participated in the event. The Chief Guest at the Cultural function Dr. E. Thomas Kikon, Addl. Director, Dept of Geology and Mining Govt. of Nagaland urged the youth 'to be the change they want to see in others'. Appreciating the contribution of schools, hostels, colleges and churches, he said such institutions are the best means to disseminate human values. . Read More

One hundred and twenty street children in Dimapur city came together at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership in Dimapur for the seminar on Drug addiction organized by the Salesian Clerics of Salesian College. Dimapur. . Read More

DIMAPUR: On the 69th Independence Day celebrations held in Itanagar, the Chief Minister Shri Nabam Tuki announced the awarding of five gold medals, ten silver medals and thirteen commendation certificates for meritorious services rendered. Among the gold-medal recipients was Father Cyriac Pulinthanathumalayil, the founder-director of Don Bosco Youth Centre in Itanagar for ''outstanding contribution to skill development of youth''.. Read More

In a ritual that verbatim resembled a religious profession, or the initiation ceremony in an Assam's Satra, 24 young people committed themselves today to serve their community. These young people, called Takars, have undergone training in discipline, community service and spirituality for two years. Of these 13 belonged to the 12th batch of Karsang Takar, the school dropouts training centre of Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD). Since the ritual was not performed after a lapse of five years, another 11 young volunteers, belonging to earlier batches too joined the commitment group. . Read More

A three day food-music-culture fest that came to an emotional finale on 5th January 2014 at 10 pm, was the biggest event in the calendar of the Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), Jorhat. Christened as Ethnique, the fest drew the high and low to a once insignificant hamlet, Baghchung, adjoining Jorhat town from 4th to 5th January. . Read More

. JORHAT: A group of 22 young people belonging to the Bodo tribe, from Bongaigaon, visited Life Plus Ethnique Fest grounds, Baghchung from 17th to 20th November, 2013. The youth belong to Action Northeast Trust, founded by Dr. Sunil Kaul and Jennifer Liang. . Read More

Jorhat, Assam: Within the three days, 52 members of ''Young Misings Association'' (YMA) from Jorhat, Sivasagar and Golaghat districts of Assam, surprised the people of Jorhat with their social engagements as never seen before in the town. These lively youth were participating in a training programme for youth leaders of Mising tribe, conducted by Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), Jorhat, from 28th to 30th April, 2013. . Read More

The 11th Provincial Chapter of the Salesian Province of Dimapur was inaugurated on 16th April 2013 at 9 am at Salesian Provincial House, Dimapur. The dignitaries present were Most Rev. Menamparampil Thomas SDB, Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, Most Rev. Joseph Aind SDB, Bishop of Dibrugarh, Sr. Elizabeth George, FMA Provincial Guwahati, Sr. Ursula Indwar, MSMHC Provincial, Tinsukia, Sr. Sharlene Pulikal, SMI Provincial, Guwahati, Mr. Francis Solo, President, Don Bosco Alumni, Dimapur, Ms. Kaisa Kaikho, Provincial Coordinator (former), Salesian Cooperators.. Read More

19 November, Maram: The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Award (IGNSS) is conferred on Sr. Stella Thomas (Sr. Arpita Therese) belonging to the congregation of Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate(SMMI), for the best programme officer of NSS for the year 2011-2012. . Read More

It was a day of immense joy and happiness for Don Bosco College Maram, Manipur, as the news broke out that Sr. Arpita Theresa SMMI (Stella Thomas), an assistant professor and NSS Programme Officer of Unit I, along with the Unit have been nominated for Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Award for 2011-2012. . Read More

The 4th Northern Zonal Conference of the Salesian Cooperators was inaugurated on 22 October 2012 at 7.00 am at Don Bosco Provincial House, Dimapur. The conference will be concluded on 23 October 2012. The Northern Zone consists of the Provinces of New Delhi, Kolkatta, Silchar, Guwahati and Dimapur. There are 76 participants who have come from the various provinces. . Read More

The Annual Youth Meet 2012 of Kuda took place at Salesian College, Kuda Village (Dimapur) on 30th September drawing a large number of youngsters for fun, festivity, friendship and formation. The fiesta commenced at 9.15 A.M., inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Nestor Guria, Salesian Provincial, Dimapur. The theme of the Youth Fest this year was unique, being ''Youth for Ecology''.. Read More

The 7th August 2012, was a historical event in the Annals of the Francis de Sales Province of Salesians, Dimapur as Rev. Fr. Nestor Guria took up the reign as the 6th Provincial. He was installed during the Holy Eucharistic celebration by Most. Rev. Fr. Kanaga Maria Arokiam, the Salesian Regional superior of South Asia. . Read More

Fr Nestor Guria has been appointed as the sixth Provincial of the Province of St Francis De Sales, Dimapur, by Fr. Pascual Chavez, Rector Major of the Society of St. Francis De Sales. . Read More

Life Plus - Jorhat, came alive on April 21, 2012, as 146 young people from eight districts of Assam and three districts of Arunachal Pradesh gathered for the 6th Annual Young Mising Association Summit. Dr. L. K. Hazarika-Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat was the Chief Guest for the inauguration. . Read More

Fr. Scaria Nedumala, who passed away on March 15, at Imphal, was laid to rest at the Salesian Cemetery at Salesian College, Dimapur, on March 17, 2012. A large gathering of priests, religious, lay faithful, Family members, relatives and friends bid him a tearful farewell. . Read More

Fr. Scaria Nedumala, former Provincial of Dimapur Province passed away at Imphal at 3.40 am, on March 15,following a cardiac arrest. He was 73.. Read More

A three-day workshop ''Living, Learning and Leading in the Digital Age: Training in Pastoral Communications for Priests and Religious'' was held for participants from North East India, at Pastoral Centre, Tezpur from March 6-10, 2012. . Read More

Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong, in collaboration with HCL Info Systems organized a day-long workshop on the utility and necessity of using modern teaching aids in schools and colleges. The workshop, held at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dibrugarh, was attended by over 75 Principals and Headmasters from the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in Upper Assam. Prof. Ashok Kumar Dutta Director of Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong, delivered the key-note address. Mr. Gopala Krishnan, General Manager of HCL Learning conducted the workshop highlighting the importance and usefulness of 'digischool'. . Read More

On February 06, 2012, the eight new Priests of Dimapur Province - the highest so far in recent years - were felicitated at Rua Home, Jorhat, the aspirantate of the Province. The ones felicitated were Frs. Rang Anthony, Jose Thomas, Linson Louis, Jossy Mathew, Hans Igness, Hingba Michael, Rajeesh Devasia and Rajesh Tirkey as well as Frs. Saju Puthussery, Rubin Panthackal and Lijo Kalambadan of Bnagalore Province. Fr. Anthony James of Bangalore Province, having missionary experience at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, could not attend the programme.. Read More

It was a moment of grace, blessing and celebration for the Marams of Manipur, as Deacon Hingba Michael from New Maram and Deacon Anthony Rang from Maram Khullen, the biggest and ancestral village of the Marams, were ordained priests of God by Archbihsop Dominic Lumon of Imphal on January 29, 2012 at St. John Bosco Parish, Maram.. Read More

The first and the only Salesian of Dimapur Province for 2011-2012, from Assam, was ordained a priest of God, on January 15, at Catholic Church, Margherita, by Rt. Rev. Joseph Aind, SDB, DD, Bishop of Dibrugarh. . Read More

The festival that kicked off at 5.00 pm on January 06, 2012, at Life Plus, Jorhat, was unique in every way. It was termed Ethnique12, a cultural tourism festival, focusing on the life and culture of the Mising tribal community. This was the first edition of Jorhat's Own Annual Tourism festival, inaugurated by the Superintendent of Police, Dr. Sanjukta Parasor, IPS, of Jorhat. . Read More

On December 03, the statue of Don Bosco was unveiled and installed at Walford, Dimapur, by Shri. T.R. Zeliang, Hon'ble Minister for Planning & Co-ordination, Evaluation, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Nagaland, to commemorate the visit of the Relic of Don Bosco to Dimapur Province. An august assembly of 400, consisting state and district dignitaries, priests and religious, DB Alumni, students and special invitees witnessed and participated on the occasion. It was blessed by Rev. Fr. James Poonthuruthil, Salesian Provincial, Dimapur. . Read More

The Don Bosco Alumni Dimapur Provincial Federation, held its third Annual Day on December 03, 2011 at Don Bosco Provincial House, Dimapur, in the presence of Noel Maddhichetty, National Delegate of Don Bosco Alumni, Shri. Rajiv Tikmani, National President of Don Bosco Alumni and Shri, Rajesh Gupta, World Confederal Member and former President of DB Alumni India.. Read More

Fr. Klement Vaclav, Councillor for the Missions visited the Province of Dimapur from November 16-21, 2011. His focus was the Arunachal Missions, since in his earlier visit it was not materialized. On his arrival, 16 November, he was first taken to Don Bosco School, Borduria, where he was accorded a warm welcome by the boarding children, co-operators and the parishioners. Early in the morning of 17 November, Fr. Joseph Thottappallil, drove Fr. Vaclav and those accompanying him viz., Fr. Jose Pallely, Fr. Mathew Tharakan and Fr. Anto Tharakan to Ottongkhowa, where a school is under construction. Though the road seemed rough, wild and dusty, they were gladdened by the smiling welcome they received from the children as well as the people. After the Breakfast and a little felicitation, the visitor had a look at the construction going on. Presently the school is being looked after the Disciple Sisters and teachers under the guidance of Fr. Joseph Thottappallil. . Read More

A week long workshop was organized on Journalism for Social Action at Salesian College of Higher Education, Dimapur, for the 44 outgoing students of the college, with the aim of bringing awareness of the impact of media in society and how media can be an effective and powerful tool for bringing about reform and development in the society. . Read More

Dr. K. M. Bujarbaruah, honourable Vice Chancellor of Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, together with Smti Krishna Gohain, the Registrar, visited the Institute for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD) campus on 13th November, 2011. They were accompanied by Dr. Konwar from North East Institute of Science And Technology (NEIST), Jorhat. The purpose of the visit was to acquaint themselves with the activities of I-CARD. . Read More

The 13th annual socio-cultural seminar for Misings started off at Life Plus, Jorhat, on October 28, 2011, at 6.00 pm. The annual seminar is an effort at internal transformation by the Institution for Culture And Rural development (I-CARD) based at Jorhat. . Read More

Rua Home, Jorhat, the aspirantate of the Province of Dimapur, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its establishment on October 29, 2011.. Read More

St. Thomas Parish, Sadiya, one of the first parishes among the Misings, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its establishment on 22 - 23 October with over 1000 faithful gathered for the celebration. The Misings, once known as 'Miris', the second largest tribe in Assam, are of Mongoloid origin. Originally from North-west China, they came down to Arunachal Pradesh centuries ago and occupied the mountain ranges lying between the Subansiri and the Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh - . Read More