By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 17, 2019: Three young Catholics from India are traveling to Rome on June 17 to attend International Youth Forum. They are among some 250 young people from all over the world expected to attend the follow up meeting to evaluate the implementation ofContinue Reading
Kalimpong, June 9, 2019: A Job Oriented Training Institute which has pioneered a Teacher Training Diploma Course in Elementary Education (private) has attracted brighter students to flock to its innovative program. Salesian Br. Lawrence Mondol, Principal of Don Bosco Technical School in Kalimpong situated outside the tourist hill town atContinue Reading
By Harry Cockburn Manila, May 29, 2019: A new Filipino law requires all high school and college students to plant at least 10 trees each before they can graduate. The law formalizes a tradition of planting trees upon graduation, which is also hoped to simultaneously combat global climate change. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 29, 2019: With school admissions always being seen as a tough task for parents, a start-up founded by a 16-year-old girl is promising “guaranteed admission” for children in the Delhi-NCR region and has added more than 50 schools to its network. Staria, which started operations in JanuaryContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, May 25, 2019: Deril D’Sa of Udupi diocese has been elected president of Young Catholic Students/Young Student Movement (YCS/YSM) in India. The election took place on May 23 during the 18th National Council of YCS/YSM at St. Joseph Vaz Renewal Centre, Old Goa. TheContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Darjeeling, May 18, 2019: The management of the Salesian College Sonada in Darjeeling has slashed admission fees by 50 percent in an effort to attract students of academic merit and lighten parents’ financial burden. “It is our continued effort to make higher education affordable for students whoseContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 16, 2019: Controversy continues to dog prestigious St Stephen’s College in the national capital. Principal John Varghese on May 16 put out a notice banning any form of protests on campus. It also states that no journalist can enter the campus without his say so. The banContinue Reading
Siaha, May 15, 2019: The chief inspiration for a teenage Nutlai Lalbiakkima to become a global boxing sensation and rank among India’s best hopes for a medal at the 2020 Olympics was not a champion boxer like Manny Pacquiao. It wasn’t a great Indian athlete like Sachin Tendulkar either. ItContinue Reading
Kolkata, May 9,2019: Singh, who came fourth nationally in the ISC examination, was on May 8 made a ‘deputy commissioner’ of Kolkata police for a day in appreciation of her achievement. Richa, a student of G.D. Birla Centre for Education who secured 99.25 per cent marks in the plus twoContinue Reading
Kohima, May 7, 2019: A choir comprising different Naga tribes and Churches would represent India at the Asia Baptist youth conference in the Philippines The Cantamus choir would represent Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) at the May 21 -24 conference in Baguio city of the Philippines. In this connection, CantamusContinue Reading
