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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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
