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Story by-Mahila Mandal Wing | Project Kakri Rakshabandhan is an occasion when sister ties a rakhi on wrist of her brother to symbolize her prayers for him and show appreciation for the protection and care he gives to her as brother. In first ever of its kind, the customary Rakshabandhan celebration was given a novel twist by Smt Anita Godse, President, Mahila Mandal Kakri. She called her team and shared the plan. And then began the journey- journey to Ranhore. This Rakshabandhan, we reached out to tribals living in village Ranhore. Our…

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As a son of a wagon loader in Coal India Limited, Dev has seen deprivation from close quarters.  Given the limited resources, Dev’s parents could only afford a Hindi medium school for their children. But no limitations, no deprivation could stop Dev from dreaming high. No matter through what medium, Dev enjoyed every aspect of education and widened his horizons beyond books and classes.  His class mates loved him, some hated him; but as the old adage goes no one could ignore him.  He soon became leader of his small…

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Story by- Nodal Officer(CC & PR), Project Kakri, NCL  When it comes to celebrating days of National importance, Project Kakri goes all confetti. And this time it was International Yog Day- 21st of June 2016. On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Smt.Mamta Pandey, President, Ekta Mahila Mandal, Project Kakri, NCL addressed the gathering and spoke on importance of Yoga. Most importantly, amidst the conspicuous dazzle surrounding Yoga these days, she reminded us to not be glared by it and remember what Yoga is not. Excerpts from her address– 1.…

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Story by- Project Kakri | NCL Construction of more than 200 toilets in schools across various districts of Madhya Pradesh… Regular washing and cleaning of workshop and mine to highest possible standards… Conducting ‘Swachhta Abhiyaan’ in office premises… Picking up broom to clean surroundings and colony… Endless efforts towards making Kakri a polythene-free zone… And now, closing ceremony of Clean India Fortnight… These may look like one-off events but actually they are not. Through its concerted efforts, project Kakri is swiftly treading towards the goal of achieving ‘Clean India’. And…

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Story by- Personnel Division | Project Kakri | NCL Happy to announce, Project Kakri bagged three prizes in Inter-Project Welfare Fortnight-cum–Competition. Date of inspection was 03.03.2016 and trophies were awarded in a mega event of Labour Day celebration. The event was studded by performance and presence of renowned singer Sukhwinder Singh. The categories with prizes are- Rest-shelter : 1st PrizeCanteen : 2nd PrizeDispensary- 3rd Prize. We express our heartfelt thanks to the jury panel.Moments like these encourage us and motivate us to touch new heights.. We thought of celebrating the victory…

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Story by-Mahila Mandal Wing | Project Kakri | NCL| Occasion- Participation of Smt.Mamta Pandey in Woman’s Day Celebration organised in Jhingurda “A woman with healthy mind and body not only empowers herself but also goes a long way in laying down  foundation for a society where everyone grows together and nurtures each other.”   Come woman’s day and everyone is talking about woman empowerment, woman career, woman rights contributing to the endless cycle of normative discussions. Nonetheless, these issues are important. And labelling them important is perhaps just repeating the…

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Story by- Project Kakri | NCL Kabaddi as a sport is often regarded as prerogative of India. But as the game paints its image on international canvas, the very element of ‘dhool-mitti’ associated with the game has witnessed a change. With events like World Kabbadi League, the game goes international and so is the playing surface. These days Kabbadi matches are being played on synthetic mats. And we are happy to share; Project Kakri boasts of being the first organisation in Uttar Pradesh and first project of Coal India Limited to…

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Story by: Ekta Mahila Samiti | Mahila Mandal Wing | Project Kakri | NCL. Vasudha Kalyani Mandbuddi Vidyalaya is fully residential school for differently abled children. We thought of contributing towards running expenses by offering some grocery and items of daily needs. Our list included flour, rice, pulses, salt, refined oil, spices, sugar, tea, biscuits, soaps, toothbrush, hair oil, dishwasher and other daily need items; all in all a provision to last for couple of months. It was a sunny day. We started for this school situated 15 kms away from…

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Story by- Project Kakri | NCL Newspaper these days are all abuzzed with news of soaring temperatures and heat waves round the country. At a time when getting out in sun is the last thing one wants to do, there are many who don’t have luxury of choice. For those and for many others, a free water kiosk (pyau) was arrayed . The kiosk helped passersby and commuters in beating the scorching sun and heat. The free water kiosk at Kakri bus stop was inaugurated by Smt.Mamta Pandey, President, Mahila…

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Story by-Mahila Mandal Wing | Project Kakri | NCL “Photos are return ticket to a moment otherwise gone” In the month of March, all projects are required to send a comprehensive report of CSR activities undertaken by Mahila Mandal wing. The report is sent to the central body of Mahila Mandal-The Kriti Mahila Mandal, NCL, Singrauli. This year after sending customary report to the authorities, we thought of preparing something which is ours for keeps. For this, we went all-pixel way. Loaded our records with almost every picture we could…

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