12th Verzotto Memorial Lecture at Salesian College Sonada

Kolkata, 2021 Sep 23 Salesian College Sonada hosted online the 12th Verzotto Memorial Lecture on Business Journalism by Joseph Rai on 22 September, here at Kallingal Auditorium. Verzotto memorial lecture is an annual event in honour of Father Joseph Verzotto, a Salesian priest and a great philosopher who taught ethics, metaphysics, psychology, epistemology and Indian philosophy at Salesian College apart from being the college librarian, counsellor, postman, fundraiser, and a philanthropist. He was also a biographer, literary essayist, film critique, translator and religious instructor. He died in Kolkata in 2009 at the age of 82.  Read More »
Arvind Barnabas KHALKHO

Don Bosco Institute Launches First Centre of Excellence in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal, 2021 Sep 22 Schneider Electric Foundation - the social commitment arm of Schneider Electric and Don Bosco Institute, Nepal, committed to the poor young people in the Kathmandu valley, has launched a Centre of Excellence at Lalitpur, Nepal. Honourable Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Nepal, Pampha Bhusal, inaugurated the centre with French Ambassador-designate Gilles Bourbao present. With State-of-the-art equipment and facilities, the centre will provide vocational training and skill development to around 1000 youth over the next five years in home and building installation, basic automation, home automation, safe and secure building operations, industrial installations controls and drives.  Read More »
Father Pulickal Augusty

Salesian News Asia-Pacific YouTube Version Launched
Kolkata, 2021 Sep 21 Salesian News Asia Pacific, which started as a podcast during the first wave of Covid-19 on May 24, 2020, has launched its first YouTube version on September 19, 2021, marking its 70th uninterrupted episode.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Angel Fernandez Fernandez, Father of our Rector Major Passes Away
Rome, 2021 Sep 15 (ANS - Rome) - At 7 am today, 15 September, Angel Fernandez Fernandez, the father of our Rector Major, Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, breathed his last after a long illness. Born in Luanco, Asturias, Spain, on 12 June 1932, he passed away after 89 years of life and 61 years of marriage by the side of his mother Isabel Artime.  Read More »
ANS- Rome

Bosco Shramika Mitra, Don Bosco Navajeevan Organise Free Vaccination Drive
Hyderabad, 2021 Sep 13 In the wake of the alarming pandemic, a free vaccination drive is materialised for the poor on September 11-12, 2021. The vaccines were administered at three places in Hyderabad: AGI Glass Factory - Motinagar, St Theresa's Church - Sanathnagar, and Don Bosco Human Resource Development Centre - Gagillapur.  Read More »
Yerramaneni Baly

Past Pupil Wins Kerala State Women's Commission Media Award
Angadikadavu, 2021 Sep 11 The Kerala State Women's Commission 2020 Media Award for the Best Feature on Women is won by Sreekala MS, an alumnus of the Department of Journalism, Don Bosco College Angadikadavu. Sreekala completed her Master of Communication and Journalism course in 2016. She is currently working as a subeditor in Mathruboomi Newspaper, Thrissur, Kerala.  Read More »
Bastin Nellissery

Siliguri Rotaract and Lions Club Honour Salesian College
Kolkata, 2021 Sep 09 Marking Teachers' Day on Sunday September 5, a group of four Chartered Accountant Siliguri Rotaract members visited Salesian College Principal Father George Thadathil and offered him a bouquet of flowers and a certificate of appreciation.  Read More »
Yadesh Prasad

A Gift to Facilitate Sporting Spirit in Young Minds
Chennai, 2021 Sep 07 Accomplishing the words of Vern Gambetta, a conditioning coach, who said, 'Create an environment where champions are inevitable', The HCL Foundation has gifted a Hi-Tech Multi-purpose Sports Bus to Don Bosco Anbu Illam Social Service Society. The supporting act of HCL will reach the talents in the slum communities of Chennai and encourage and motivate the marginalized and underprivileged young minds in sports.  Read More »
Fr. James Raj sdb

Don Bosco Kurla Hosts Maharashtra State Skill Competition 2021
Mumbai, 2021 Sep 07 Don Bosco Kurla hosted the Maharashtra State Skill Competition 2021 from September 3 to 5, 2021. The competitions were held to select candidates from India for the 46th WorldSkills Competition from October 12-17, 2022, in Shanghai, China. The event has provided a platform for the youth of the state to showcase their skills. Nearly 20,090 youngsters in the age group of 17-25 years registered for the event.  Read More »
Fr. McEnroe Lopes SDB