NEWS
Dr. Bastin Nellissery (INK)
Communication is not merely about producing content but about fostering communion, said Fr Fidel Maria, General Councillor for Social Communication of the Salesian Congregation, while addressing the South Asia BOSCOM General Body Meeting 2026 held at Siloam in the Shillong Province.
Don Bosco Philosophate Karunapuram organised the Inter-Seminary Rolling Trophy Volleyball Tournament 2026 on February 21, at its grounds, bringing together nine teams from various seminaries for a day-long competition.
Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra (BGVK) is facilitating a rural exposure programme for novices from Don Bosco, STI Nashik, in the tribal district of Nandurbar, offering them an immersive encounter with rural and tribal life. The initiative is designed to help young religious gain firsthand insight into the social, cultural, and educational realities of marginalised communities, fostering sensitivity, empathy, and grounded understanding through lived experience.
Licentiate students of the Divyadaan, Salesian Institute of Philosophy, organised a thought-provoking symposium on “Faith, Fear and the Future: From Secularism to Ethical Solidarity” on February 17, 2026, drawing faculty members and students into a critical engagement with contemporary socio-political realities.
In a significant step toward strengthening international vocational collaboration, the Don Bosco Centre for Learning (DBCL), Kurla, hosted the signing of a landmark trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 12, 2026. The agreement brings together the Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute (DBITI), Kurla, Germany’s Handwerkskammer (HWK) Region Stuttgart, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, marking a new chapter in development-oriented skilled migration and industry-aligned training.
The Radio Club of Salesian College Siliguri has officially launched Everrooted, an innovative ecological intelligence platform aimed at reshaping how individuals understand, experience, and act for the planet.
DHISHA Don Bosco, a career guidance and job placement centre of the Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad, organised the HR Summit 2026 on February 20, bringing together industry representatives and college placement officers to strengthen collaboration for enhancing employment opportunities for trained and underprivileged youth.
A two-day seminar–cum–workshop on Salesian Pedagogy was held on February 19–20 at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Odxel, Goa, bringing together 48 participants comprising priests, brothers, sisters, collaborators, and teachers from various Don Bosco institutions across the Province. The programme aimed to deepen participants’ understanding of Don Bosco’s educational vision and to strengthen their commitment to the Salesian mission in contemporary educational settings.
The ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA), through its Don Bosco Job Placement Network (JPN) in Dimapur, organised a Career Guidance Session on Competitive Exams on February 20 at the AIDA campus, offering young aspirants preparing for various national and state-level competitive examinations much-needed direction and motivation.



















