Mangaluru: Civic Honor for Dr. Ronald Colaco on Feb 24
He will be felicitated for receiving Certificate of Excellence from World Book of Records London
Former Mangalore MLA JR Lobo on Tuesday lauded the services of NRI entrepreneur and social activist Ronald Colaco terming his achievements and feats as a matter of pride for Karnataka and Dakshina Kannada.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Civic Honor that will be conferred to Dr. Ronald Colaco for receiving Certificate of Excellence from World Book of Records, London, JR Lobo said Dr. Ronald's services to the society has earned him several awards and recognition at national and international level.
Dr. Ronald Colaco will be felicitated at the Father Muller Convention Center here near Pumpwell Junction in the city.
The felicitation committee for is led by President JR Lobo, and will be presided by Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Arch Bishop of Bangalore Diocese.
Padma Vibhushana Dr. D Veerendra Heggade will be present as the Chief Guest of the event, JR Lobo informed during the press conference.
Most Rev. Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop, Mangalore Diocese, Swami Jitakamanandaji Maharaj, President Ramakrishna Math, Mangalore, Dr. Yenepoya Abdul Kunhi, Chancellor, Yenepoya University, Most Rev. Dr. Geralad Isaac Lobo, Bishop Udupi Diocese, Rt Rev. Hemachandra Kumar, Bishop, CSI Karnataka Southern Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Lawrence Mukkuzhy, Bishop Belthangady Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Francis Serrao, Bishop Shimoga Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Henry D’Souza, Bishop Bellary Diocese, UT Khader, Mangalore MLA, Dr. N Binaya Hegde, President, NITTE Education Trust, Chancellor, NITTE Deemed University, Dr. M Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alvas Education Foundation, Dr. Shantaram Shetty, Chairman, Tejaswini Hospital, Rajayogini BK Vishweshwari, In-Charge Brahma Kumari Centre, Mangalore, Maladi Ajith Kumar Rai, President Buntara Yane Nadavara Mathr Sangha, and Rajshkar Kotian, President Rastriya Billawara Maha Mandala will be present as the guests of honor during the event, Lobo further added.
Contribution of Dr. Ronald Colaco across various fields:
Government sector:
Dr. Ronald Colaco has been contributing to the welfare of police department and has provided funds for the construction of two police stations. He also provides aide to several police stations in the state.
He has also donated towards construction of top-class "Vakil Bhavan" (Lawyers' Chamber) in Bengaluru.
Similarly he has also contributed in providing basic amenities to the various offices of Revenue Department, apart from contributing to the Panchayat Raj building , PWD, Zilla Panchayat, Corporations, road constructions among others.
Education sector:
Dr. Ronald Colaco has also contributed in construction and renovation of various government schools. He has also provided basic amenities to over 30 government schools in the state.
Healthcare sector:
Dr. Ronald Colaco also actively takes part in various healthcare programmes as donor.
Religious sector:
Despite being a spiritual Christian himself, Dr. Ronald Colaco's social services were never inspired or shadowed by religious lines.
He has generously donated to the places of worship of all religions including donations to Bengaluru-Bhovipalya's Muneeshwar Temple.
He had also donated to the reconstruction of 700-year-old Singarihalli-Bengaluru Maddoramma Temple. He also generously donated to the Suryanarayana Temple in Mangaluru.
His donations also include contribution in construction of over 35 Temples, Mosques and Churches across Karnataka.
Dr. Ronald Colaco has on various occasions helped people in construction of houses, and aides to farmers.
He also actively participated in establishing and construction of Konkani Arts Centre, Maand Sobhan Konkani, World Konkani Centre.
Individual assistance:
During the COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Ronald Colaco provide 20-item ration kit to over 18 thousand families apart from donating towards the Karnataka Government's COVID relief fund.
He also encourage individual in the field of arts and sports and also organises mass marriage programs for the needy and poor.
He has time and again provided aide to programs for safety of women, construction of toilets, bus stops, crematoriums and providing drinking water to people above religious lines.
Dr. Ronald Colaco completed his initial studies from Bengaluru before moving abroad for employment. He worked at varios top-level companies before beginning his entrepreneurship and business.
He has always maintained that he had made a commitment at a very young age to dedicate a part of his earnings for social services and to this day sticks by it.
He played a key role in establishing of first Kannada Bhavan that was established outside India in Bahrain.
He was awarded Professional Doctorate from European International University, and was also nominated for Canara World Missionary and was honored by Canada Government.
He recently received Certificate of Excellence from World Book of Records, London for his social services, and is involved in several charitable works along with his wife Jeen Colaco, hence we should all come together in honouring him with Civic Honor, JR Lobo said in the press conference.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
