NEWS
Dr. Bastin Nellissery (INK)
Reinforcing its commitment to youth employability, Don Bosco Vazhikaatti, Trichy, organized a campus placement drive at St. Michael Polytechnic College, enabling final-year students to access direct recruitment opportunities from the automotive industry. The initiative was conducted in collaboration with ZF Rane Automotive India Pvt. Ltd., strengthening industry–institution linkages.
The Province of Shillong celebrated the feast of St. John Bosco with devotion and joy at Don Bosco Technical School(DBTS), Shillong, bringing together members of the Salesian Family from across the region. The celebration highlighted gratitude for Don Bosco’s legacy and renewed commitment to his charism of education, service, and loving care for the young.
AIDA–Don Bosco Job Placement Network (JPN), Dimapur, successfully organized a Walk-in Interview Programme on 29 January, in collaboration with the National Career Service Centre (NCSC) for Differently Abled, Dimapur, and the NCSC for the SC/ST Department, Kohima, Nagaland. The initiative provided a meaningful platform for job seekers to interact directly with employers across diverse industries, with a strong focus on inclusive employment.
A Placement Coordinators–cum–HR Summit was successfully organized at Don Bosco Private ITI, Kokar, Ranchi, under the aegis of the Don Bosco Job Placement Network (JPN), bringing together key stakeholders committed to creating safe, secure, and decent job opportunities for young people. The summit featured 35 delegates from leading industries and educational institutions.
The campus of Nitika Don Bosco resonated with colour, music and youthful energy as DB SERVE children came together to celebrate the feast of St. John Bosco, blending festive joy with strong value-based messages rooted in the Salesian tradition.
The Chennai Salesian Province celebrated Faith Fiesta (Maraikalvi Naal) 2025–26, a vibrant children’s convention organized by Deepagam, the Don Bosco Catechetical Center for Faith Formation and Value Education, at St. Bede’s Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. The day-long programme brought together nearly 1,000 children from the four regions of the Province—Tirupattur, Pondicherry, Vellore, and Chennai—for prayer, learning, creativity, and fellowship.
The three-day Homelink National Training Programme on “Sustainable Digital Innovation for Data-Driven Organizational Transformation” was organized by DB YaR Forum from January 19 to 21, bringing together Homelink Hub Directors, Hub Coordinators, and YaR Forum Delegates from across the country. The programme provided a national platform to reflect on how digital systems can enhance planning, accountability, and child-centred services across the Homelink Network.
Students of Don Bosco Infotech (DBIT) in Kilinochchi and Jaffna participated in a transformative one-day formation programme on Time Management and Goal Setting on January 22.
A large-scale job drive was successfully conducted at Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute, Kadapa, on January 28, in collaboration with the National Career Service (NCS) and the Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation(APSDC). The initiative aimed at creating meaningful employment opportunities for skilled youth across the region.
ECHOES 2026, a province-level youth formation initiative of the Salesian Youth Movement under the Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad, was successfully conducted at BIRDY Hyderabad from 25 to 27 January. The three-day programme brought together young participants from various Salesian presences across Telangana for an intensive leadership training, learning, and personal formation programme.
Don Bosco Karunapuram observed Salesian Brothers’ Day with a meaningful and faith-filled celebration on Monday, January 26, highlighting the significance of brotherhood within the Salesian Congregation. The programme brought together members of the Salesian community for reflection, interaction, and thanksgiving, reaffirming the vocation and mission of Salesian Brothers in the life of the Church.
The Salesian Province of St. John Paul II, Shillong, continues to give thanks to God for the abundant gift of priestly vocations, joyfully witnessed through a series of grace-filled ordinations that highlight the Church’s mission of forming shepherds after the Heart of Christ. These sacred moments also reflect the Salesian charism of loving, joyful, and missionary service, especially among the young and the poor.
Students of Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong, who qualified through the IndiaSkills State-Level Competition, Meghalaya, represented the state at the IndiaSkills Regional Competition 2025–26 (Northeast Zone) held from 19 to 22 January 2026 at Gauhati University, Guwahati, along with other selected students from Meghalaya. Five students from DBTS participated in the regional-level competition.
Vishwa Jyothi Don Bosco College, Karunapuram, celebrated its Annual College Day 2025–26 on 23rd January with a strong emphasis on environmental awareness, adopting the theme “Nature: God’s Gift, Our Responsibility.”
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