Mangalore: With Scholarships, Children of Police Personnel Get Impetus to Study
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, Jan 8: "The police do so much for us, you provide security and maintain law and order in the city. It is our duty to appreciate your work," said Nigel Colaco, while speaking at a programme held at the office of the city police commissioner on Saturday January 7 to distribute annual scholarships to policemen's children.
The programme was conducted by NRI entreprenuer Ronald Colaco and family to celebrate Christmas and New Year joy with police officers of the district.
Following in his philanthropic father Ronald Colaco's footsteps, Nigel Colaco on his own account has initiated the scholarship programme, wherein he would be assisting deserving children of police personnel to pursue further studies.
Nigel added, "We will continue to contribute a sum of Rs 11 lac as scholarships to policemen's children to encourage them to pursue higher studies. It will be given to the meritorious children of police personnel who have passed SSLC and PUC." He wished that this would help the students to study hard and strive for better results.
Seemanth Kumar Singh, in his presidential address thanked the Colaco family for their generosity and for sharing the joy of Christmas with the police. He asked them to continue the good work in the coming years too.
"Though the family had asked to celebrate Christmas season with the policemen of the district, the busy schedule did not let us. Even though it’s been delayed, the officers are happy to share the occasion with the family here," he said.
"Let the good work of this family motivate others to help the society," he added.
Jean and Nigel Colaco personally distributed cakes to the children, the family of the policemen, and to those present at the occasion.
DCP Dharmaiah welcomed the gathering. DCP Mutturaya and Para Shetty were present on the dais. Venkatesh Prasad proposed the vote of thanks. Harischandra Bikapandy compered the event.