SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL COUNCILLOR VISITS CHOTANAGPUR AREA OF NEW DELHI PROVINCE

New Delhi, 2020 Oct 24 Rev. Fr. Biju Michael, the Regional Councillor for South Asia, arrived in Ranchi on 12th October, 2020 and visited all the communities in Chotanagpur starting with Don Bosco Kokar in Ranchi and concluding in Don Bosco Jharsuguda. All the Salesian communities in Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, and Odisha went out of their way to show their love and hospitality and welcomed the Regional Councillor with the traditional washing of hands, giving him the shawl of honour and bouquet of flowers accompanied by cultural songs and dances.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

YESU TU HEI MERA MALIK - HINDI DEVOTIONAL RELEASED BY INN YOUTH MINISTRY DEPARTMENT
New Delhi, 2020 Oct 23 'Yesu Tu Hei Mera Malik' is a Christian devotional song composed by Fr. Ashok Kujur Chere SDB. The duet along with Mariata Surin has delighted the listeners and has become viral among young people.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

Bangalore Province Releases Child Safeguarding Policies
Bangalore, 2020 Oct 18 The Planning and Development Organisation (PDO; BREADS Bangalore) of the Province of Bangalore, to provide clarity through relevant policies to accomplish its goals, has drafted and released the Child Safeguarding Policies (CSPs) as supportive references for child-related sectors in the Province. The CSPs are for various sectors in the Province like childcare institutions, social work centres, schools, colleges, skill training centres, parishes, aspirantates, pre-novitiate, novitiate, philosophates, and the theologate.  Read More »
Bastin Nellissery

Radio Salesian to broadcast Lepcha language program
Kolkata, 2020 Oct 18 Darjeeling, 18 October 2020: Radio Salesian 90.8 FM will start broadcasting one hour radio program in Lepcha language from Saturday 24 October 2020. The program is prepared by three Lepcha radio journalists who have just undergone one month of intense training with Radio Salesian.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

First death anniversary of Archbishop Dominic Jala
Shillong, 2020 Oct 14 Shillong 10th October: It has been one year since the tragic demise of Archbishop Dominic Jala and Catholics across the city observed the solemn occasion by paying tribute to the late Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong. A Holy Mass presided by the Archbishop of Guwahati Archbishop John Moolachira and concelebrated by five other bishops, priests, religious and few invited guests was held at the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Laitumkhrah. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma together with other ministers also attended the Holy Mass. After the Holy Mass a short program to commemorate the day was held in which two books on the Archbishop were released. This was followed by the visit to the tomb of the Archbishop.  Read More »
Michael Makri

BLESSING AND INAUGURATION OF DON BOSCO CENTRE, KANPUR
New Delhi, 2020 Oct 12 On 10th October, 2020, the Salesian Province of New Delhi inaugurated the new Don Bosco Centre at Maharajpur Nagar in Kanpur, the commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh. The centre will facilitate training of poor boys and girls and organize activities such as Personality Building, Social & Self Awareness programmes, Critical & Creative Thinking, Skill Development, Group Building, Basic Health Care and Psycho Social support.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

Don Bosco Prema Seva Sadan Home at Hayathnagar, Hyderabad celebrates International Girl Child Day 2020
Hyderabad, 2020 Oct 11 Don Bosco Prem Seva Sadan (DBPSS), Hayathnagar, Hyderabad, 11 October 2020: The International Girl child Day was celebrated at Hayathnagar. There were about 40 girls gathered from DBPSS Home and Don Bsoco Human Resource Development Centre (DBHRDC), Gagilapuram. The guests of honour were, Fr Thaithireddy Vijaya Bhaskar SDB - Salesian Provincial, Hyderabad, Fr Bellamkonda Sudhakar SDB - Executive Director BSK, Mrs Syamala Devi - CWC Chairperson, Hyderabad, Fr Thomas Remala SDB - Director, DBNJ Homes, Hyderabad, Fr Thomas Koshy SDB - Ex National Coordinator YaR forum, New Delhi; Fr Sarath Parri SDB - Province Vocation Promoter and Srs Princy and Sarada, In-charge of DBPSS.  Read More »
YERRAMANENI Baly

TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: EDUCATION CONCLAVE BY DBYA EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL DIMENSION - SOUTH ASIA
New Delhi, 2020 Oct 08 The 5th edition of'' Be The Change Education Conclave'', a series of online Education Conclaves being organized by the DBYA Educational and Cultural Dimension, South Asia, had the privilege of having Dr. Abdulla Rasheed Ahmed, Minister of State for Education and the Head of the National Institute of Education, Maldives as the Keynote Speaker. He made his presentation on the topic, ''Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century''.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

INH Province begins the Second Phase of Food & Nutrition Supplies on World Day of Migration and Refugees
Hyderabad, 2020 Sep 27 Bosco Seva Kendra (BSK), Don Bosco Provincial House, Bandlaguda Jagir, 27 September 2020: The Salesian Province of Hyderabad through BSK, Planning and Development Office, has begun the second phase of Food & Nutrition Supplies to mark the World Day of Migration and Refugees through Salesian Houses in the State of Telangana. The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is celebrated today with the title ''Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee'', Pope Francis urges us this year to discover the reality of internally displaced people more deeply. BSK planned to distribute food and nutrition supplies through all the Salesian Communities across the Province during its second phase. On this World Day of Migration and Refugees, the Salesian communities at Don Bosco Mission, Wyra, Don Bosco Junior College, Chandur, Don Bosco Philosophate, Karunapuram, Don Bosco Human Resource Development Centre (DBHRDC), Gagillapur, St Theresa's Church, Sanathnagar, Don Bosco School, Motinagar, St Francis Xavier's Church, Borabanda, Sacred Heart Novitiate, Manoharabad, Bosco Institute of Research and Development for Youth (BIRDY) and Don Bosco Provincial House, Bandlaguda Jagir have distributed Food, Nutrition and Health kits to 2210 families.  Read More »
YERRAMANENI Baly