By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 21, 2022: Women have condemned the act of an exam center ordering girl students appearing for a national level exam to remove their undergarments. “Outrageous…how indignant to disrobe women,” said Present Sister Dorothy Fernandes, reacting to the incident in Kollam, a town inContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Tezu, June 4, 2022: A group of young people from Tezu town in Arunachal Pradesh marked the World Bicycle Day by promoting the cause of peace and environment. The 10-memeber youth group, cycled from Krick and Bourry Memorial School in Tezu to Demwe in Lohit district andContinue Reading
Bangalore, May 28, 2022: The third National Youth Conference organized by the “Young Catholic Students Movement” and “Young Students Movement “(YCS/YSM) in Bangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka inspires participants to serve church and society. The theme of the convention is: “Young people for youthful life – personalContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, May 7, 2022: A book on career choices and success in life will benefit students and parents alike, say some educationists. The book, “100 Tips for Career Choices and Success in Life,” by Salesian Father Raj Mariasusai will encourage students to gain the habit of reading,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Shillong, April 17, 2022: More than 90 Catholic faculty members from 10 Don Bosco colleges in northeastern India spent four days reflecting on their role in higher education institutions. The ten participating Salesian colleges were Assam Don Bosco University Guwahati, Don Bosco Colleges of Maram, Bongaigaon, Golahat,Continue Reading
Rome, April 13, 2022: Salesian Missions, the U S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, has joined humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on April 12, the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and millions of streetContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, April 7, 2022: An NGO that tries to produce responsible citizens from youth has resumed after two years its training programs to develop enlightened leaders. “We started the training after the two-year-gap of Covid pandemic and lockdowns,” says Father Varghese Alengaden, founder director of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pilar, March 30, 2022: Young people from different religions studying in ten colleges of Goa recently came together to dialogue and build solidarity. The March 26-27 interfaith program titled “Yuva Sadbav” (youth goodwill) aimed at fostering interfaith relations and communal harmony, Father Lawrence Fernandes, the organizer,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Matigara, March 26, 2022: A campaign to promote people’s right to food and work has been conducting workshops to train young people to monitor the implementation of various government welfare programs at the grassroots level. The latest workshop was at Matigara in West Bengal’s Siliguri districtContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, March 23, 2022: Tension has prevailed in a Catholic school in Mangaluru, Karnataka, after it refused to let hijab-wearing students into classrooms. The decision of St. Raymond’s School in Vamanjore on the outskirts of Mangaluru was in accordance with the order of the state government asContinue Reading