{"id":7636,"date":"2025-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/news\/don-bosco-school-rongjeng-hosts-drug-abuse-awareness-programme\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:37:45","slug":"don-bosco-school-rongjeng-hosts-drug-abuse-awareness-programme","status":"publish","type":"province_news","link":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/news\/don-bosco-school-rongjeng-hosts-drug-abuse-awareness-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Bosco School, Rongjeng Hosts Drug Abuse Awareness Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-wrap read-single social-after-title\">\n<header class=\"entry-header pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"read-details\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-details af-cat-widget-carousel\">\n<div class=\"figure-categories read-categories figure-categories-bg categories-inside-image\">\n<ul class=\"cat-links\">\n<li class=\"meta-category\">\n<p>                                 Main News<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Don Bosco School, Rongjeng Hosts Drug Abuse Awareness Programme<\/h1>\n<div class=\"aft-post-excerpt-and-meta color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta author-links\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-author byline\"><br \/>\n                                            <i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p>              Admin-ING<br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-date\"><br \/>\n                    <i class=\"far fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n                    June 25, 2025                <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aft-comment-view-share\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- end slider-section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-img pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail full-width-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767659871_1767659871-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-morenews-featured size-morenews-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\">        <\/div>\n<p>                                                                                    <span class=\"aft-image-caption\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Resource Persons and  students at the Awareness Programme on \u201cDrug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking\u201d held at Don Bosco School, Rongjeng.                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-content read-details\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In a concerted effort to educate young minds about the dangers of substance abuse, Don Bosco School, Rongjeng, hosted an <strong>Awareness Programme on \u201cDrug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking\u201d<\/strong> on Wednesday, 25th June 2025. The event was organized by the <strong>District Administration<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>Meghalaya Police<\/strong>, marking the observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.<\/h3>\n<p>Rev. Fr. Pojit Marak SDB, Principal of the school, warmly welcomed the gathering and expressed gratitude to the District Administration and the Meghalaya Police for their proactive initiative in creating awareness among the students. He emphasized the importance of such programmes in shaping a drug-free future for the youth of the region.<\/p>\n<p>The event witnessed the presence of key police personnel and medical professionals, who engaged the students with informative and thought-provoking sessions. The dignitaries included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shri Walsrang G Momin, Officer-in-Charge of Rongjeng Police Station<\/li>\n<li>Shri Subhir A Sangma, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch), Williamnagar<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Tochri Sangma, Medical Officer<\/li>\n<li>Shri Selwin Sangma, Inspector of Police, Williamnagar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each speaker highlighted various facets of drug abuse\u2014from its legal consequences to its devastating impact on health and family life. Students were urged to stay vigilant, make informed choices, and become ambassadors of a drug-free society.<\/p>\n<p>The awareness programme served as a strong reminder of the collaborative role that educational institutions, law enforcement, and the healthcare system must play in curbing the menace of drug abuse among youth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767659872_1767659872-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6133\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767659872_1767659872-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6134\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767659873_1767659873-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6135\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767659873_1767659873-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6136\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-item-metadata entry-meta author-links\">\n                                    <\/div>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Continue Reading\">\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Continue Reading<\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Previous:<\/span> Awareness Progamme at Rongjeng<\/div>\n<div class=\"nav-next\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Next:<\/span> Salesians Gather in Dimapur to Strengthen SYM Activities and Youth Engagement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a concerted effort to educate young minds about the dangers of substance abuse, Don Bosco School,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12568,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-7636","province_news","type-province_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Don_Bosco_School__Rongjeng_Hosts_Drug_Abuse_Awareness_Programme_1767659876-2.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news\/7636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/province_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}