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CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIGH-RISE BUILDING WATER TARIFF BY BWSSB

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Bangalore, Karnataka, 30″ Aug 2021 The BWSSB since July 2013 introduced new tariff for High Rise Buildings – defined in the BWSSB Act as Buildings Having More than Four Floors – attracting Rs. 22/- per thousand litters. The tariff is about 200% hike in the Table Rates prescribed in the Act. For instance, if one consumes 15000 litres per month under Table Rates the chargeable amount is Rs. 133/- whereas the High-Rise Building Tariff is Rs.330/-.

Contrary to definition for High Rise Building Tariff, BWSSB is wrongly interpreting and applying the said Tariff for Buildings which are having FOUR FLOORS ONLY and below that mark. There is also discrimination in application of the Rules. This is affecting the middle-class consumers. Though the billing is made for High Rise Buildings, water supply is made to the ground level and the consumers are making their own arrangements for lifting the water to individual flats and maintain delivery pipelines.

On a brief comparison to other cities there is no tariff separately for High Rise Buildings. There is free water in Delhi. As per information available, in Mumbai it is Rs.3.50 per thousand litres. Kerala and Chennai charge Rs. 50/- and Rs.80/- per flat per month.

BBMP in their budget of FY 2020-21 have announced free water up-to 10000 litres and allocated Rs.43 crores for making payment to BWSSB. The shocking factor is if one consumes 10001 litres per month under the Table Rates chargeable amount is around Rs. 100/- and under the High – Rise Building Tariff it is Rs.242/-.

In our case, we reside in 4 floors and 3 floors only. We are fighting this draconian rise in water charges for the past 8 years and just to get a response to our objections we had to move a Writ Petition before the Karnataka High Court seeking directions to the Officials to respond. The speaking order passed by the Official was untenable and subsequently the Board Officials had many rounds of discussions to solve the issue of definition of High Rise Building thereby making the Speaking Order redundant.

Consumers who reside in buildings with FOUR FLOORS or BELOW, join hands with us to seek justice. Let us boldly and loudly say:

” Table Rates ಬೇಕು- Highrise Building Tariff ಬೇಡ

– BDA FLATS OWNERS/ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATIONS KALLAHALLI

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1 ರಿಂದ 8 ನೇ ತರಗತಿಯವರಿಗೆ ಶಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವುದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ವಿವಿಧ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಈಡೇರಿಲು ಆಗ್ರಹ

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1 , ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶೇಷ ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಇರುವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸುವ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸದೊಂದಿಗೆ , ದಿನಾಂಕ 30-08-2021 ರಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ 11 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವರು ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಸಲಹಾ ಸಮಿತಿಯ ಸಭೆಯನ್ನು ಅನೇಕ ತಜ್ಞರ ಸಲಹೆಯಂತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ 9 ರಿಂದ 12 ನೇ ತರಗತಿಯವರಿಗೆ ಶಾಲೆಗಳು ಕಳೆದ ಒಂದು ವಾರದಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದು , ಯಾವುದೇ ಅನಾಹುತಗಳಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮತ್ತಿತರ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಾಗಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ . ಅದ್ದರಿಂದ ಕೂಡಲೇ 1 ರಿಂದ 8 ನೇ ತರಗತಿಯವರಿಗೂ ಶಾಲೆಗಳು ನಡೆಸಲು ಅನುಮತಿ ನೀಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ರುಪ್ಪ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ . 2. ಕೋವಿಡ್ ನಿಂದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳು ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ತಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವ ವಿಚಾರ . ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಬಾರಿ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ 2020-21ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಆರ್.ಟಿ.ಈ.ಹಣ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅದರಿಂದ ಕೂಡಲೇ ಹಣ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ವಿನಂತಿ .

3 . ಇಂದಿನ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಭರವಸೆಯಂತೆ 2000 ವರೆಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುದಾನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಒಪ್ಪಿದ್ದರು ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅದನ್ನು ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ 4 ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅನೇಕ ಬಿ.ಇ.ಓಗಳು ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಟಿ.ಸಿ.ಯನ್ನು ಅನಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ನಿಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದು , ತತ್ತಕ್ಷಣ ಅಂತವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು . ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲಾ ವಿಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಅಸ್ತಕ್ಷೇಪ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿದ್ದು ಕೂಡಲೇ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲಾ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರನ್ನು ಒಳಗಂಡಂತೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ ರಚಿಸಬೇಕು . 5. ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ದಿನಚಾರಣೆ ಅಂಗವಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಉತ್ತಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಯನ್ನು ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೂ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಬೇಕು . 6. ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ಪ್ಯಾಕೇಜ್ ಐದು ಸಾವಿರ ರೂಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇವಲ 172000 ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ ಉಳಿದ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ಹಣ ಯಾವಾಗ ಪಾವತಿ ಮಾಡುವುದು ತಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಿ .

– ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಹಾಲನೂರು ಲೇಪಾಕ್ಷ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು Rupsa ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ

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The first commercial batch of COVAXIN® made in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, is launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare of India.

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* With specialised bio safety containment facilities in Hyderabad, Malur, Ankleshwar, and Pune, Bharat Biotech steadily moves towards its aim of ~ 1 billion doses of annualised capacity.
* Product manufactured from Ankleshwar facilities will be available for supplies starting September 2021,

Hyderabad, Sunday, August 29, 2021: Bharat Biotech, a global leader in vaccine development and innovation, today announced the commercial launch of the first batch of COVAXIN® from its Chiron Behring Vaccines facility in Ankleshwar, Gujarat. Hon’ble Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the COVAXIN® batches. Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech and Mrs. Suchitra Ella, Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech were also present at the launch.

The company has already deployed multiple production lines at its Hyderabad, Malur, Bengaluru, and Pune campuses, and the addition of Chiron Behring, Ankleshwar will further augment its COVAXIN® production capacity. A new filing facility constructed during 2020 is now being utilized for the production of COVAXIN®. The COVAXIN® production had begun in early June, before which the team had executed engineering batches to study the equipment functionality at the facility. Chiron Behring Vaccines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Biotech.

Shri. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, said, “India is focused on slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the country, and the key to achieving this lies in the swift and efficient administration of vaccines. We want to ensure equitable access of the vaccine to every Indian citizen, and the expansion of COVAXIN® production facilities by Bharat Biotech will take us closer to this goal.”
Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech, said, “We want to ensure that Bharat Biotech can ably meet the demand for COVAXIN® such that individuals across the country, and the globe, have access to the vaccine and can secure their health and safety. Our goal to develop a vaccine with global safety and efficacy standards has now been achieved, we are now marching towards the goal of annualized capacity of ~ 1.0 billion doses.”
Mrs. Suchitra Ella, Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech, said, “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Shri. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, to our specialised manufacturing facility. I am happy to share that our efforts over the last one year have fructified, and we are now several steps closer to achieving our goal of providing COVAXIN® to all pockets of the country and overseas. The pandemic has impacted people across the globe, and it is only through collaborative efforts that we can hope to mitigate its spread and impact.”
Bharat Biotech is also exploring manufacturing partnerships with its partners in other countries, who have prior expertise with commercial scale manufacturing of inactivated viral vaccines under biosafety containment for further augmentation.   

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Bridal Evening ~ A soiree’ with ladies

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Giving birth to life, nurturing it, loving and off late in a lot of cases ‘SHE’ does everything and more.
But about her own life which is a vicious cycle of adversities and challenges….. here was an evening to celebrate and honorWomanhood , in the presence of ladies who are just not all of the above but also an example of overcoming and adapting and how!

The evening was graced by *Pragya Prasun Singh *, an acid attack survivor turned activist, of Atijeevan Foundation along with our Inspiring leader *Dr Suchitra Kaul Misra *, Chairperson – All Ladies League, Karnataka in the capacity of torch bearers of sisterhood and as our very *Honourable Chief Guest. *

The glittering ✨ list of celebrities’ as our Chief Guests and our Guests of Honor of our Karnataka state graced the occasion and blessed us with their empowering shares for our women folk.
MLA Shri Aravind Limbavali ji | Shri Gunaranjan Shetty ji | Shri Balachandran Pillai ji | DCP Srinath Joshi sir and our Celebrity Guest Shri Aryann Santhosh – were our Chief Guests for the beautiful day.

This High-Tea Event was termed so, as to celebrate the occasion as a mark of respect for WOMANHOOD and honor ourselves in this auspicious month of #Independence✊🇮🇳

Through this soiree’ , we aimed women to rediscover themselves and celebrate their ethnicity ; their traditions and their values that speak so much of our Indian society and its culture and not only feel the pride of being a “भारतीय नारी” but feel empowered by being the woman she is, whoever she is, however she is… and continue to give her best towards society !

This was also an amalgamation; bonding and example of so many states & religions as well coming together to showcase the strength of boundary-less behavior of our women and setting the trend of how much we believe in mutual respect for all our states; each other’s religious beliefs and that it is honored and much admired by all of us at the same time under one roof of this magnanimous country we live in ~ INDIA.🇮🇳

ALL 32 Women were clad and dolled-up in their Indian Traditional | Bridal Attiresand also relived their memories of their younger days !

The Chief Guests and Guest of Honor & our beautiful brides | ladies were warmly greeted in our traditional way by the drum beats of Dholukunita and Punjabi Dhols.
Later followed by the views of our Honourable guests on “womanhood and women- empowerment” which left us more empowered and more determined.

The event was curated & organized by Major Aditi Mohan & Ms. Mrinalini Baruah and celebrated
On : 28th Aug 2021
Time : 4 -7 pm
At : DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore

Jai Hind ! 🇮🇳🙏🏻🙇🏼‍♀️

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Before the festive season, Parle Products introduces three new Chatkeens snacks.

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Parle Products launches three new snacks under Chatkeens ahead of festive season

Parle Chatkeens’ Gujarati Mixture, Lite Chiwda and Farali Chiwda present an array of in-house snacking options ahead of festivities

Mumbai, 26 August, 2021: Parle Products, India’s leading biscuits, snacks and confectionery manufacturer, is expanding its snacks portfolio with the introduction of three products –  Lite Chiwda, Gujarati Mixture and Farali Chiwda, under Chatkeens’ brand. The launch of the snacks comes as the country prepares for the forthcoming season full of festivities with people wanting to munch on tasty and satiating snacks perfectly spiced for the Indian palates. 

The launch is aimed at capturing the drastically growing snacking market which continues to witness 12% growth rate. The Chatkeens snacks category at Parle Products is growing at 12% and is on track to significantly contribute to the company’s expansion. It boasts a diverse range of products which is an amalgamation of innovation and different tastes of India. The launch of the three new snacking range comes with an increased demand for a unique mix of superior quality ingredients and ethnic tasty snacking options.

 

For consumers looking for a light and tasty solution to their hunger cravings, Lite Chiwda presents a flavourful blend with light snacks for tasty & guilt free munching. The Gujarati Mixture comes as a one of a kind offering from the house of Parle, striking a perfect balance between spicy and sweet flavours. Launching just before the fasting season, Farali Chiwda is a satiating snack to carry consumers through the unexpected hunger pangs. Gujarati Mixture and Lite Chiwda will be launched in the Northern, Western and Central markets of India whereas Farali Chiwda would be retailed throughout India to cater to the needs of Indian consumers during fasting season.

Speaking on the launch, Krishnarao Buddha, Sr. Category Head, Parle Products, said, “With festivities around the corner, in-house snacking is on the rise and consumers are looking forward to exploring unique and tasty snacks. At Parle Products, we want to continue to grow that strong consumer ecosystem while catering to their every needs and hence, to make room on the shelf for snacks that delivers both on flavour and function, we are excited to announce the launch of the three new products- Gujarati Mixture, Lite Chiwda and Farali Chiwda.

We are hoping to cater to the rising consumer demand in traditional snacks that will provide a perfect balance between variety & taste while also staying relevant and on-trend with innovation during such trying times. Parle is an everyday brand and I believe that our consumers will find us whenever and wherever they look for quality products.”

With a reach spanning the remotest villages of India and major cities across the world, the House of Parle has become synonymous with trust, globally. 

Website: http://www.parleproducts.com/ 

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