Advantage home seekers as BuildNext sets roots in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru, February 23rd, 2023 – How would it be if you could have the experience of stepping into the house of your dreams even before it is actually built? 

India’s leading tech-enabled home building start-up, BuildNext recently opened doors in Bengaluru to offer you a home that is truly yours – a beautiful home that is fully functional and customized to suit your individual needs and preferences.

The latest center, located in one of the most popular locales at Sector 6, HSR Layout of the city, was inaugurated by one of their investors, Mr. Apurva Parekh – Executive Director, Pidilite. Commenting on the BuildNext’s Bengaluru center, Gopi Krishnan, Founder and CEO, BuildNext said, “With every center we strengthen our resolve to provide our customers with personalized homes that cater to their individual needs while offering an unmatched lifestyle. We believe that building a home is such an integral part of one’s life and no one should compromise for it. Moreover, our Building Performance Indices (BPI) ensures every design is energy efficient utilizing maximum available space thereby, making optimal use of natural lighting and ventilation.”

While talking about the foray of BuildNext in the city of Bengaluru, Apurva Pareksh, Executive Director, Pidilite, said, “Bengaluru is one of the largest and fastest growing housing markets in the country and has been at the forefront of India’s real estate recovery following the pandemic. BuildNext’s expansion will promote greater access to affordable and high-quality homes in Bengaluru, and provide home buyers a Virtual Reality driven extraordinary experience to walk through their home even before construction. We are proud to back them in their journey to build the top homebuilder brand in the country,” 

BuildNext employs a detailed and tailored approach to homebuilding that involves an extensive questionnaire to understand clients’ specific needs, and in the process, they deliver absolutely customized homes satisfying every customer needs. It doesn’t just end here, BuildNext homes come with a structural warranty and their in-house app provides customer support even long after the delivery of the homes. 

Finaz Naha, Co-Founder, and COO, BuildNext said, “from designing a potential home to understanding every single aspect of home building including the building materials and labour, we are the only firm in the country that does a thorough research and development behind building a home. Having established ourselves in the south states of Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, we are now expanding our presence to the neighboring state of Karnataka with commencement of operations in Bengaluru. We are also in the process of exploring cities like Chennai, Warangal, and Pune”.

The brand is dedicated to constructing high-quality homes with careful attention to detail, and their Bengaluru center represents a new standard in homebuilding. By utilizing Virtual Reality (VR), they offer customers an immersive experience when designing their ideal homes, while their continuously evolving platform guarantees that homes are built with maximum efficiency, regardless of the budget.

Started in 2015 by Finaz Naha and Gopi Krishnan, BuildNext is a startup that is involved in every stage of the homebuilding process, from conceptualizing and designing homes to sourcing building materials and ensuring that construction adheres to environmental standards. BuildNext also conducts thorough research and development to continually improve its building practices and techniques.

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ನಾಡೋಜ ಕೋ. ಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಅವರಜನ್ಮ ಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಮಾರೋಪ ಸಮಾರಂಭ

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ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ ಚಳವಳಿಯ ಮುಂದಾಳು, ೮೫ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದ ಬರಹಗಾರ, ನ್ಯಾಯವಾದಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿವೃತ್ತ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಕೋ.ಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಅವರು ೧೯೨೨ರ ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ ೨೭ರಂದು ಜನಿಸಿದವರು. ೨೦೧೩ರಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಜಯಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಅಖಿಲ ಭಾರತ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಅವರ ಜನ್ಮಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ೨೦೨೨ರ ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ ೨೭ರಿಂದ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೋಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಮಿತಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದಾದ್ಯಂತ ಆಚರಿಸಿದೆ. ಜನ್ಮಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವದ ಸಮಾರೋಪ ಸಮಾರಂಭವನ್ನು ಇದೇ ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ ೨೬ ರಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ೧೧ ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ರವೀಂದ್ರ ಕಲಾಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟ್‌ ನ ನಿವೃತ್ತ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಎ.ಗೋಪಾಲಗೌಡ ಅವರು ಸಮಾರಂಭಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿ ಕೋಚೆ ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರವು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ ಕೋಚೆ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಎರಡು ಸಂಪುಟಗಳನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್‌ ನಿವೃತ್ತ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಆಡಳಿತ ನ್ಯಾಯಮಂಡಲಿ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಎಸ್.ಸುಜಾತ ಅವರು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಕೊಡಸೆ ಅವರು ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿದ ಕೋಚೆ ಜನ್ಮಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಮಾರಂಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಡನೆಯಾದ ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವರದಿಗಳ ಸ್ಮರಣ ಗ್ರಂಥ ‘ಕೋಚೆ ನೂರರ ನೆನಪು’ ಕೃತಿಯನ್ನು ಹಿರಿಯ ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತೆ ಡಾ.ವಿಜಯಾ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮಾಜಿ ಸಭಾಪತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚಿತ್ರಕಲಾಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಎಲ್.ಶಂಕರ್ ಅವರು ಸಮಾರೋಪ ಭಾಷಣ ಮಾಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ನಾಡೋಜ ಕೋ.ಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಜನ್ಮಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಮಿತಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ನಾಡೋಜ ಗೊ.ರು.ಚನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಅವರ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆ ವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇಳಕಲ್ ಚಿತ್ತರಗಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಮಠದ ಪರಮಪೂಜ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀ ಮ.ನಿ.ಪ್ರ. ಗುರು ಮಹಾಂತಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು ಸಾನಿಧ್ಯ ವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದು ಸಮಾರಂಭದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅತಿಥಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮಹೇಶ್‌ ಕರ್ಜಗಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರದ ಆಡಳಿತಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಜಂಟಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಅಶೋಕ್ ಎನ್ ಚಲವಾದಿ, ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರದ ಆಡಳಿತಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಕೆ.ಬಿ.ಕಿರಣ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಮತ್ತು ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಡಾ.ಕೆ.ಸಿ.ಗುರುದೇವ್ ಅವರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿರಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸಮಾರಂಭದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಸಂಗೀತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಅನೂಪ್ ಸೀಳಿನ್ ಅವರಿಂದ ವಚನ ಗಾಯನ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ.

ನಾಡಿನ ಈಚೆ-ಆಚೆಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಬಲ್ಲವರಾಗಿದ್ದ, ದೇಶದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ ಮತ್ತು ರೈತ ಹೋರಾಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲ ಪಾತ್ರವಹಿಸಿದ್ದ ಮತ್ತು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕಣಜಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಚಾರಪೂರ್ಣ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದ ನಾಡೋಜ ಕೋ. ಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಅವರ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಈ ಜನ್ಮಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಮಾರೋಪ ಸಮಾರಂಭದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

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Economic Thought and Contributions of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

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It gives me an immense pleasure to inform you that AMBEDKAR ECONOMICS FOUNDATION (R) has organized an one day International Conference on “Economic Thought and Contributions of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar” is organized in collaboration with B,BASAVALINGAPPA INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Bangalore University, Bangalore on 25th February 2023 at 10.30 am on the eve of commemorating 100 years of the “The Problem of The Rupee” by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.

The book focused on the problem of rupee and its solution to the then period. While doing so, it examines a number of issues involved in the stability of the rupee, in terms of currency standard during the British India. The prevalent standard was Double Standard to a Silver Standard and converted to Gold Standard, Gold Exchange Standard. During its implementation, the major problem was its stability.

Even now, Indian rupee faces the instability due to volatility in the Global Market. The factors responsible for this situation are: supply squeeze of oil and oil products from OPEC and other Gulf Countries, prolonged war between Russia and Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. As a result, there has been a continuous slide in the value of Indian rupee. Its Solution lies with the RBIs Monetary Policy Committee. Several measures have been initiated to prevent further deterioration. As per recent prediction by the IMF, there would be a recession world over and India is no exception to this.

Looking at both from the angles of ‘Now and Then’, Indian Currency – the rupee and its problem of stability has remained significant even to this day. It was the thought of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar a century ago. Keeping this in view, on the occasion of International Conference, well-renowned Academicians in the discipline, Researchers and other well versed Scholars are invited to participate and deliberate on various economic perspectives of Babasaheb Dr B.R Ambedkar. The conference organizers look forward for your participation in the Conference.

International Conference on “Economic Thoughts and Contributions of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar” to be held on 25th February 2023 at 10.30am at Jnana jyothi Auditorium Bengaluru City University.Bengaluru. Conference will be inaugurated by Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri, Basavaraja S Bommai and other his cabinet colleagues will be present on the day.

Hence, we request all the respected members of media to publish this and give wide publicity for the success of program. And also, we are inviting entire team of all the respected media to come and participate in the same and make it a grand successful said Dr. Devanand, Founder president – AMBEDKAR Economics Foundation (R)

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6th TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE of ALL INDIA BANK RETIREE’S FEDERATION (R.)

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All India Bank Retirees’ Federation (AIBRF) is the oldest and the largest organization of Bank Retirees in the country. It comprises of retirees from all banks and cadres without any discrimination. Former Chairmen as well as retired sub-staff members are all members of the AIBRF. At present, the membership of AIBRF is 2,75,000 with 40 affiliated units.

The Sixth Triennial National Conference of the Federation is scheduled to be held at Palace Sheesh Mahal, Palace Grounds, Bangalore for three days from 25th Feb to 27th Feb 2023. The conference will be inaugurated by Sri. Thawar Chand Gehlot, Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka. Around 3000 Bank Retirees are expected to participate in the inaugural session.

Addressing the Press Persons, Shri. S.C. Jain, General Secretary of AIRBF, conveyed his thanks to the Finance Minister and Govt. Of India for increasing the exemption limit in Income Tax from Rs. 5 lakhs to Rs. 7 lakhs and for permitting investments by Senior Citizens in Senior Citizen Savings Scheme from Rs. 15 lakhs to Rs. 30 lakhs, in the recent budget. He also thanked the Central Government for increasing the ex-gratia payment to those retired from Banks before 1-1-1986 to Rs. 10,000/- per month.

At the same time, he regretted to note that the pension of the Bank Retirees has not been updated ever since it’s inception in 1995. As a result, those retired from banking services in the past are totally discriminated and their amount of pension is very low . The very concept that Pension is a social welfare measure, rendering social justice to those who in the heydays of their life ceaselessly toiled for the employer on an assurance that in the old age, they would not be left in the lurch and that it should have a relevance to the last pay drawn is defeated. For last more than 5 years, Bank Pensioners throughout the country being legitimately aggrieved have been requesting the Government of India to update their Pension like what has been done for Ex-Defense people on the lines of OROP. It may be noted that the Central Government Retirees numbering more than 60 lakh and all State Government Retirees are getting Pension Up dation with every increase in the wages of the serving employees. The retirees of Reserve Bank of India are also given up dation of their pension. Even though the Pension Scheme for Bank Retirees is evolved on the lines

of the Pension Scheme for Central Government and Reserve Bank Retirees, the Bank Retirees are unjustifiably discriminated by not giving them any increase in their Pension for more than 30 years. The Bank Retirees have met hundreds of MPs, several Central Ministers and various authorities pleading for Pension Up dation. The Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitaraman, understanding the genuine grievance of the Bank Retirees has assured that their legitimate representation would be considered. While the Finance Minister has been kind enough to consider increase in the amount of Family Pension, the up dation of Pension is still pending.

Mr. Jain stated that the present generation of bank retirees are those bank employees and officers who had worked ceaselessly during their service to build and develop the banking institutions in our country. He stated that they deserve Pension Up dation and the ensuing Conference will discuss the issue thread bear and would chalk out the ways and means to get their demand for Pension Up dation favorably settled.

One more serious issue, the Bank Retirees are facing is in the matter of Health Insurance. Contrary to the settlement in this connection, a discriminatory approach is adopted by the Indian Banks’ Association in this regard. The Bank Retirees are made to pay a very heavy amount of Health Insurance Premium which most of the Bank Retirees cannot afford. GST at the highest rate of 18% is charged on the Health Insurance Premium. He contended that as model employer, the bank managements are morally responsible to take care of the health of the bank retirees who had given the best of their life for building the banks in India.

He also lamented that an illogical approach is adopted by the Indian Banks’ Association in the matter of discussion with the representatives of bank retirees concerning their issues. The Central Government has a regular practice of discussing Pension and Retirement related issues with its Retirees’ Organizations. However, despite repeated requests and efforts from AIBRF, the Indian Banks’ Association is not holding discussions with the Bank Retirees’ Organizations concerning their issues. He maintained that this is totally illogical, defies comprehension of any prudent person and that it is totally unacceptable. Mr. Jain called upon the Indian Banks’ Association to review their approach and called upon the IBA to hold discussions with representatives of Retirees’ Organizations in the matter of Pension and related issues.

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Two-day National Conference in Hindi

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Bengaluru: Hindi Department, Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College, Bangalore organised a Two-day National level Conference on 20th & 21st February, 2023, in association with Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow, Sahitya Sadhak Sangh, Bangalore and Karnataka State University Colleges Hindi Teachers Association, Bangalore, on the topic “Hindi ke Vikas mein Karnataka ka Yogdaan.”

Dr. Soma Bandopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Baba Saheb Ambedkar University, Kolkatta and additional in-charge Diamond Harbour Womens’ University was the Chief Guest; Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh (retd. DGP), Karnataka Police was the Guest of Honour; Dr. Amita Dubey, Chief Editor, Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow was the Special Invitee; Dr. Ispaak Ali, Former Principal, Laal Bahadur Shastri College of Education, D.B.H.P.S, Bangalore was the Keynote Speaker and Shri. Rahul Dev, Senior Journalist and Lingust, Gurugraam, Haryana presided over the Inaugural function on 20th Feb, 2023. Shri. Gnanchand Marmagn, founder, Sahitya Sadhak Manch, Bangalore was the Co-ordinator; Dr. D.V. Revina Rebecca, Principal, BCWCC and Dr. Vinay Kumar Yadav, HoD, Hindi Department, were the organisers.

The first session titled “Karnatak mein Hindi ka prachar evam swayam sevi sansthayen” was chaired by Dr. Manohar Bharati, president, Mysore Hindi Prachar Parishad, Bangalore; Second session “Karnatak ke Lekhakon ka Hindi Sahitya mein yogdaan evam Patrakarita” was chaired by Dr. Manjunath S.M, President Karnataka State University Colleges Hindi Teachers’ Association, Bangalore; Kavi Sammelan was organised in the evening. Third session was held on 21st February on the topic “Karnataka ke shaikshanik vyavastha mein Hindi: Itihas evam samakaleen paristhiti” which was chaired by Dr. Ispaac Ali, Former Principal, Laal Bahadur Shastri College of Education, D.B.H.P.S, Bangalore and the Fourth session “Karnatak mein Hindi ki Shodh parampara evam Anuvad” by Dr. Rishabh Dev Sharma, Advisor (Hindi), Distant Education Direstorate, Moulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad.

The valedictory function was on 21st February, 2023. Dr. Prabhashankar ‘Premi’, Former HoD, Hindi Department, Bangalore University was invited as the Chief Guest. Dr. Amitha Dubey, Chief Editor, Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow was the Special Invitee. Dr. Rishabh dev Sharma, Advisor (Hindi), Distant Education Direstorate, Moulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, presided over the function. 

It was a Two-day conference wherein papers were presented over varied subjects relating to the title of the session. All the eminent people applauded the contribution of Karnataka and it’s Non- Hindi community towards the growth of Hindi Language and Literature in Karnataka. Dr. Suma Bandopadhyay highlighted on the fact that any language will grow only when there is an exchange of ideas from both the languages. Shri. Rahul Dev expressed his view that both Hindi and Kannada languages should grow together helping and by contributing towards one another growths, then only can harmony be established. Dr. Ispaac ali and Dr. Rishabh Dev Sharma spoke on the importance of Translation and the necessity of comparative study and the role of languages in moulding the future of young minds. Dr. Prabhashankar ‘Premi’ remembered all the great personalities who were responsible for the growth of Hindi in Karnataka and spoke on the difference of Rashtr Bhasha and Raaj Bhasha. In total, all the sessions were brain-storming. More than 200 participants from various Colleges across Karnataka participated in the Conference.

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