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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Hemant Soren to take oath as 14th CM of Jharkhand on Thursday
Ranchi (PTI): Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here on Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Soren at 4 pm.
This will be the 49-year-old JMM leader's fourth stint as chief minister.
Soren retained the Barhait seat, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes in the recent assembly polls. The JMM-led alliance stormed to victory, securing 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA managed 24 seats.
Posters for the event can be seen across the city, while security has been strengthened and traffic regulations put in place.
Schools in Ranchi city are shut on Thursday in view of the swearing in of the Hemant Soren government.
Jharkhand in-charge and Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said Soren is likely to take oath alone, and expansion of the cabinet will be held after a vote of confidence in the assembly.
Other senior political leaders likely to be in attendance are NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, a JMM leader said.
CPI(ML)L general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav are also likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
"It’s heartening to have such esteemed leaders join us for this important occasion," said Soren, who along with senior officials paid a visit to the Morabadi ground on Wednesday evening to take stock of the arrangements.
