Don Bosco India

Don Bosco Liluah (INC) Declared: The Telegraph School of the Year

Don Bosco School, Liluah was declared the Telegraph school of the year on August 28, 2010 during the Telegraph school awards for excellence ceremony held at the science city auditorium.

Operation Infrastructure at Mirpara (INC)

Don Bosco Self Employment Research Institute (DBSERI) at Mirpara in West Bengal with its `Down-to-Earth Technologies` and State-of-the-Art Training of unskilled youth, has received much attention from the Government authorities.

Confreres of Oodlabari (INC) Receive a Significant Grace

Don Bosco Siliguri, 14th August, 2010. Three of our confreres returning from Don Bosco Siliguri, after the monthly recollection, last night were caught up in pouring down rain and land slide in the hill sector after the Coronation bridge just before reaching Mongpoh on the way to Oodlabari.

Archbishop Lucas Sircar, sdb Founds another Congregation

A new religious congregation for men is to strive for the development of young people in villages of eastern state, says the archbishop of Calcutta.

Salesian Youth Spirituality Live-in-Experience at Nitika, Kolkata

17 Youth animators from the Provinces of Kolkata, Dimapur, Guwahati and Mumbai concluded the five day Salesian Youth Spirituality live-in experience at Don Bosco Nitika on August 8, 2010.

Translation Seminar at Salesian College, Sonada

The Department of English, Salesian College, Sonada in collaboration with the Department of English, Darjeeling Government College organized a two-day UGC sponsored national level seminar on ``The Literary and Linguistic Terrain of Translation`` at Salesian College, Sonada on 30 - 31 July 2010. Eminent scholars and resource persons such as Prof. Anisur Rehman, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Prof. Ameena Kazi Ansari, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and others from different parts of India took part in the seminar and presented the papers.

Youth Animators Begin SYS Live-in Experience

Twenty one youth animators hailing from the provinces of Dimapur, Guwahati, New Delhi and Kolkata commenced a five day Salesian Youth Spirituality live-in experience at Nitika, Kolkata scheduled to conclude on August 8, 2010.

Hospitality Project Inaugurated at Nitika Don Bosco

BASE-MoRD projects were inaugurated at Nitika Don Bosco, Kolkata at 11.00 am on July 26, 2010 in the presence of distinguished guests, Salesians, friends and well wishers. The projects are coordinated by Don Bosco Development Society, Kolkata (DBDOC) with the assistance of Bosco Academy for Skills and Employment (BASE) and Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). Nitika Don Bosco is hosting hospitality training courses in collaboration with Taj Bengal under the direction of Fr. George Myppan, SDB.

DB Tech Launches Plans to Employ Two Million Rural Youth

PARK CIRCUS - Anita Misra at 19 is already a home-maker since her father`s death. She left B.A. honours (Bengali) studies at Vivekananda College Thakurpukur to look after her asthma ridden mother and siblings. Each week Monday to Saturday she leaves her village home at 6.30 am in Maheshthala Block of South 24 Parganas district walking on dirt road for some 30 minutes to catch an auto rickshaw that takes her to Joka. From Joka she boards a bus to Majerhaat Rail station to board a train to Park Circus. On a fortunate day, Anita takes only two and half hours to reach Don Bosco Technical Institute at Park Circus to start lessons at 9.30 am.

MoRD PROJECTS INAUGURATED AT DON BOSCO KRISHNAGAR

MoRD projectS were inaugurated on 15th July, 2010 at Krishnanagar, in the presence of numerous guests of honour, Priests, Religious and students.