Dr. Ronald Colaco honoured with 'AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year 2022-23' award in Bangkok
Bangkok: Dr. Ronald Colaco, Prominent NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist, was honoured with the ‘AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year 2022-23’ award on February 21 by the AsiaOne Magazine, in association with ETNOW, ZEE TV and CNBC.
The award ceremony, held at Hotel Marriott Marquis in Bangkok on Tuesday, was attended by more than 20 ambassadors of various countries in Thailand.
Dr. Colaco joins the list of several other prominent achievers of Indian origin who have received this award, including Nobel Prize winning economist and philosopher Amartya Sen, CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, CEO of Pepsi Indra Nooyi, and chairperson of Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani.
Contributions 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 aid to several police stations in the state.
He has donated towards construction of top-class "Vakil Bhavan" (Lawyers' Chamber) in Bengaluru.
Similarly, he has contributed to providing basic amenities to various offices of Revenue Department, apart from contributing to the Panchayat Raj building, PWD, Zilla Panchayat, Corporations and construction of roads, among others.
Education sector:
Dr. Colaco has contributed to construction and renovation of various government schools. He has also provided basic amenities to over 30 government schools in the state.
Healthcare sector:
Dr. 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 donated generously to the places of worship of all religions, including the Muneeshwar Temple in Bhovipalya, Bengaluru, and to the Suryanarayana Temple in Mangaluru.
He has donated to the reconstruction of the 700-year-old Maddoramma Temple in Singarihalli, Bengaluru.
His donations also include contribution to construction of over 35 temples, mosques and churches across Karnataka.
Dr. Colaco has, on various occasions, helped people in construction of houses, and given aid to farmers.
He has also actively participated in establishing and construction of Konkani Arts Centre, Maand Sobhan Konkani and World Konkani Centre.
Individual assistance:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Colaco provided 20-item ration kits to over 18,000 families, apart from donating towards the Karnataka Government's COVID relief fund.
He also encourages individuals in the field of arts and sports and organizes mass marriage programs for the needy and poor.
He has provided aid to programs for the safety of women, construction of toilets, bus stops, crematoriums and to provide drinking water to people above religious lines.
He has played a key role in the establishment of the first Kannada Bhavan outside India, in Bahrain.
Civic honour in Mangaluru on 24th February
A grand civic honour will be conferred on Dr. Ronald Colaco for receiving the Certificate of Excellence from World Book of Records, London, on Friday, 24th February, at the Father Muller Convention Center near Pumpwell Junction in Mangaluru.
Dr. Ronald Colaco completed his initial studies from Bengaluru before moving abroad for employment. He worked at various 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 was awarded a professional doctorate from the European International University, was nominated for the Canara World Missionary and was also honoured by the Canada government. He recently received the 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.
J R Lobo, former MLA and chairman of the Civic Honour committee, said at a press meet on Tuesday that Dr. Colaco's services to the society have earned him several awards and recognition at national and international level.
“Hence we should all come together in honouring him with Civic Honor,” Lobo said.
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Fact Check: Los Angeles snakes’ import goes loose on airport tarmac? No, viral video is from Canada
Claim: The video of creatures wriggling on an airport’s tarmac shows snakes that Los Angeles was importing using Lufthansa Airlines.
Fact: The claim is false. The video shows eels wriggling at Vancouver International Airport in Canada.
Hyderabad: A video of snake-like creatures slithering on an airport’s tarmac allegedly after escaping from a cargo box has gone viral with the claim that Los Angeles, USA, imported snakes using Lufthansa Airlines.
The video was shared by a Facebook user with the caption, “Lufthansa Airlines imports snakes in Los Angeles (sic).” The text on the video clip makes the same statement in Telugu. (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The viral video is not related to Lufthansa Airlines or Los Angeles but is from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada.
A reverse image search of a keyframe from the video led us to an India TV article titled, ‘Internet abuzz over video showing eels wriggling on Canada airport’s tarmac,’ published on July 12, 2024.
The report contained what looked like screenshots of a video showing the same wriggly creatures on an airport’s tarmac, similar to the viral video in the claim.
According to the report, the video was captured at Vancouver International Airport where eels were found scattered on the tarmac.
The report stated: “Reports indicate these eels were part of a shipment transported by an Air Canada Cargo plane from Toronto to Vancouver. The footage reveals a damaged container on a still conveyor belt, from which eels measuring around half a meter emerged, falling onto the ground.”
The report said approximately twelve eels were seen wriggling on the tarmac.
The article also embedded an X post which showed the video of the incident from a different angle. The caption also mentioned the place as ‘Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada on 09 July’.
Here is the comparison of the video.
We also found a report about the incident by Daily Hive published on July 10, 2024. According to the report, the incident occurred on July 7, 2024. It also embedded the same video embedded in the India TV report post from X.
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— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) July 10, 2024
We also found similar reports of the same incident by NDTV, News18 (published on July 12) and YouTube video news reports by Global News and CBC British Columbia published on July 11, 2024.
Therefore, we conclude that the claim is false. The viral clip doesn’t show snakes and is unrelated to Lufthansa Airlines or Los Angeles.
(This story was originally published by newsmeter.in, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
