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
Mangaluru: Prominent NRI Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Ronald Colaco will be felicitated on Friday, February 24, at the Father Muller Convention Center here in the city for receiving the Certificate of Excellence from the World Book of Records London.
The civic honor will be bestowed on behalf of the citizens of Mangaluru for his recent feat of receiving a certificate of excellence from the World Book of Records London in recognition of his social and charitable works.
The felicitation committee led by President JR Lobo, former Mangaluru MLA released a press statement regarding the ceremony adding that the ceremony will be presided by Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Arch Bishop of Bangalore Diocese while Padma Vibhushana Dr. D Veerendra Heggade will be present as the Chief Guest of the event.
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.
“Dr. Ronald Colaco is the proud son of the soil of Karnataka, the Pride of Mangalore. He is a man who dons many hats with equal ease. Despite tasting success in business at a young age he continued his close association with his motherland through his philanthropic activities. It is a matter of great pride for all Kannadigas that our own Ronald Colaco has excelled in business, philanthropy, and humanitarian activities over three decades,” the press statement added.
“His Philanthropic and charitable activities transcend all barriers of religion, language, caste, creed, and gender. Institutions and individuals have benefitted alike from his social and charitable acts.” It further added.
Apart from President JR Lobo, the felicitation committee also has UT Iftikhar Ali, Ivan D’Souza, Rohan Monteiro, Louis J Pinto, Suresh Ballal, Walter Nandalike, and Dr. Kerry Vincent Dias as the vice presidents of the committee while Austin Peres is the General Secretary and Denis D’Silva is the convenor of the ceremony.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
