Spread the Light: Don Bosco Trains Citizen Journalists

Mumbai, 2017 Jul 20 Tej-Prasarini - Don Bosco Communications, the media wing of the Mumbai Salesians of Don Bosco organised a two-day intensive seminar-cum-workshop for its media correspondents on July 18-19 at the sprawling Don Bosco Educational Campus at Matunga, Mumbai. Coordinated by Father Joaquim Fernandes, Regional Director of BOSCOM South Asia and Executive Director of Tej-Prasarini, over 60 participants availed of this opportunity to be trained in the rudiments of smart and sensible communicating.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Ninth Memorial Castelli Ever Football Tournament held
Chennai, 2017 Jul 19 The Community of Don Bosco Aspirantate, Tirupattur hosted its 9th Memorial Castelli Football Tournament on 16th July 2017 for all the Salesian Formation Houses in the Province of Chennai. It was held in remembrance of Father Angelo Castelli Sdb of happy memory - an Italian Missionary who spent his entire life in the Salesian province of Chennai. He was the Architect of Don Bosco Tirupattur and spent his entire life in Chennai.  Read More »
MATTHEWS Dominic

Job placement initiative for youth at Tiruchy
Tiruchy, 2017 Jul 19 `Don Bosco Vazhikaatti,` a centre for career guidance, training and job placement, in the Province of Annai Velankanni - Tiruchy, organized a four days job placement drive for the young people.  Read More »
Lawrence Britto Ashok

Mumbai Salesians Admin-Accountants Meet
Mumbai, 2017 Jul 17 A 3-day Admin-Accountants seminar-cum-workshop was organised at the Don Bosco Provincial House Matunga from 13-15 July, 2017. The educative-informative-interactive workshop was attended by over 105 participants comprising clergy and lay administrative personnel. Father Manuel Murzello, the Mumbai Salesian Economer was the coordinating director.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Tata Hitachi Partners with St Joseph`s ITI Kurla
Mumbai, 2017 Jul 17 : Kurla-based St Joseph`s Industrial Training Institute (SJITI), by joining forces with Tata Hitachi, has become the first institution in India that will offer a Dealer Service Induction Training programme after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the institute and Tata Hitachi on July 15, a day fittingly marked to celebrate World Youth Skills Day.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Salesian Higher Education Asia representative visits vandalized college
Mumbai, 2017 Jul 14 Sultan Battery - Two days after Don Bosco College at Sultan Bathery in north Kerala was attacked, IUS (Salesian Institutions of Higher Education) Asia Coordinator for Education Dr George Thadathil visited the college to express his solidarity on behalf of the entire Salesian Colleges and University institutions in Asia which number about 60 institutions.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Toyota partnerships with Don Bosco to train Youth in Skill Training
Chennai, 2017 Jul 11 Chennai - Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. announced the launch of its distinctive training model T-TEP (BP) at Don Bosco Technical Campus in Chennai, an initiative aimed at creating a pool of talented and skilled professionals for the automobile industry. This is Toyota`s fourth institutional tie-up to enhance skill scales in the state of Tamil Nadu.  Read More »
MATTHEWS Dominic

Youth Capacity Building Programme
Tiruchy, 2017 Jul 10 ILAMAI, the Salesian youth Movement of the province of Tiruchy gathered all its office bearers and the leaders for two days of animation, Seminar and for the Annual General Body Meeting. The programme was held on 8th and 9th July 2017 at Don Bosco Media Centre, Tiruchy. There were 56 youth leaders accompanied by Salesians, participated in the meeting.  Read More »
Lawrence Britto Ashok

RMG - Synod of Bishops 2018. Salesians listening to young people
Mumbai, 2017 Jul 07 (ANS - Rome) - Synod 2018: Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment shall be a great blessing to the Church and to the young. In preparation for the Synod, a questionnaire is being sent to all the dioceses along with a preparatory document. Statistics, evaluation of the situation and sharing activities as suggested by the document will certainly act as a spring board for Salesian reflection and action for the future.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

13th National Boscoree Officially Launched
Mumbai, 2017 Jul 07 NASHIK: Around 350 Scouts and Guides from various Salesian schools of the Mumbai Province, along with Salesian priests, sisters and brothers from the communities in Nashik, participated in the official launch of the 13th National Boscoree, an all India gathering of Scouts and Guides from Salesian schools, on 3 July at Don Bosco High School, Nashik.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes