NEWS & HAPPENINGS INAUGURATION OF FISHTAIL RESIDENCY, POKHARA FISHTAIL RESIDENCY in Pokhara was officially inaugurated on Ashad 28, 2005. One of the bigger housing complexes in the lovely city, the residency is situated at an ideal location, Ghari Patan, which is close to the airport. Consisting of seventy two well designed J.K. WHITE CEMENT WORKS, a unit of J.K. Cements Ltd., organized an ‘Architect and Builders Meet’ on the 23 rd of‘ August 2005 at Hotel Yak & Yeti. The meet was well attended with over one hundred architects and builders present on the occasion. Arvind Kumar, Regional Manager, Patna Branch, spoke about the company’s history as well as its present day activities. D. Nagendra Kumar, DGM (Marketing), gave an enlightening talk on the company’s products with special emphasis on JK Wall Putty, a white cement based putty. Touted as ‘the perfect putty for exteriors and interiors’, the main use of the Wall Putty is to fill uneven surface of cement plaster and concrete wall and give a smooth and strong finish to the walls for future application of paints/distemper. The company claims superiority of its Wall Putty as compared to traditional putty along parameters such as binding property, durability and coverage area as well as consumption of distemper, appearance, water resistance, cost and consistency. Following the presentation, and sturdily built houses, Fishtail Residency has an excellent infrastructure. According to the promoters, Annapurna Developers Ltd., the housing complex is ‘A Heavenly Haven’ providing a convenient location, modern amenities, affordable costs and comfortable accommodations. All the houses have four bedrooms each and are three storied with a car port in front. One of the major attractions, besides of course the munificent view, is a terrace garden on the top floor. For those thinking of owning a home away from home in the scenic city of Pokhara, Fishtail Residency clearly provides a good choice. ARCHITECT AND BUILDERS’ MEET questions were invited from the floor, which were answered by the professionals of the company. J.K. Cements has been sponsoring the annual Architect of the Year Awards since 1990. The awards include Indian Architecture Award (IAA) under which there are six separate categories and the Indian State Architecture Awards (ISAA) with three categories. Under Focus Countries’ Architecture Awards (FCAA) are: Focus Countries’ Architect of the Year Award, Focus Countries’ Commendation Award and the Focus Countries’ Young Architect’s Award. The Great Master’s Award (GMA) or Chairman’s Award (CMA) is open to SYMPOSIUM ON VAASTU – VOL 7 Amidst well-known architects, engineers, professors and architectural students, a symposium on the 7 th issue of VAASTU was held on August 14, 2005. At the function held in Pulchowk Campus, guest speakers Prof. Sudarshan Tiwari, Prof. Jiba Raj Pokhrel, Campus Chief Suman Baidya and Uday S. Shrestha, Editor of SPACES put forward their views and opinions about the journal. VAASTU is published annually by the Association of Students of Architecture (ASA), IOE, and features architectural designs of IOE students besides articles from professionals. architects from India and neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. All the awards carry cash prizes, citations and trophies. Past award winners from Nepal include architects Tom Crees, Deepak Sherchan, Roshan Marahatta, and Sarosh Pradhan. J.K. Cements is a part of the giant JK Group, one of the largest conglomerates in India, with a diverse range of businesses and industries including the famous JK Tyres and Raymond Suitings. While the head office is in Kanpur, the J.K. White Cement Works production unit is situated in Gotan, Rajasthan. The company has a large network of customer technical service centres all over India. In Nepal, Daya Trading Concern, under MD Kanhaiya Mittal, distributes the company’s products and Nalin Prabhat, B.E (Chemical) is the company’s Regional Marketing Officer. S 18 SEP-OCT 2005 SPACES
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