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  Living life with a pet We live with parents, kids, spouses—pretty normal, right? But imagine, amidst all of that, there’s one more member: a pet, sharing the same space and love. For us, that’s Daichi, an Indian Spitz who’s been part of our family since he was just a few weeks old. Some may say he’s a time-sucker, always demanding attention. But is he really? Honestly, we all love spending time with him. Every morning at 5 AM, just as I’m about to wake up, Daichi leaps onto the bed. The mosquito net turns into his private jungle gym! With the reflexes of a ninja, my wife usually gets up first to unwind the net—clearing the battlefield for Daichu’s antics. Strangely, Daichi knows I’m the one to disturb—not my wife. So he hops to my side and starts nibbling my fingers gently, urging me to get up and take him for his long-awaited morning walk. Sleeping with Daichi on the bed is nearly impossible. And if he sneezes while facing you directly… well, imagine the aftermath! Eventually,...

Choti choti batyen of NKSTPP - II

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  Choti choti batyen of NKSTPP - II ATM is dispensing cash In NKSTPP !!! The ATMs are mostly for dispensing cash. You insert your card, do the authentication and the machine ejects cash, provided you have it in your bank account. Nothing news at all !   However, yesterday evening my wife after getting a nondescript call from her friend’s circle, silently went out and came back with a winning smile declaring that this time she has successfully withdrew cash from the ATM !       While in other areas if an ATM is not dispensing cash, it becomes a news but here in NKSTPP the ATM is dispensing cash is a sensational news ! So far two ATM counters – Union bank & BOI both are open many days but the banks are not taking care of refilling cash in these machines. Of course on many occasions, it was the local strikes which prevented them entering the township but despite that, many times they just skipped this remote area willfully! However, the short of c...

Choti choti batyen of NKSTPP - I

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  Choti choti batyen of NKSTPP                    NKSTPP – North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project, which is a small village near Tandwa, Jharkhand. Few tea stalls, fewer cloth stores, few medicine shop, few utensil shops and a Police thana is what comprises of Tandwa city. Since the progress of the plant halted due to many land acquisition issues compounded by politically opportunistic hegemony, the city Tandwa too remained miniscule over the last 22 years. However, the new management is now geared up with top level governmental support to commission the first 660 MW unit of NKSTPP. It has been seen time and again that once the cheap & reliable NTPC power starts flowing, the nearby areas grow beyond imagination. See it at Singrauli, Korba, Vindhyachal or at Ramagundam. Everywhere it’s the same story repeated many times. Evolution from Temporary Townships to Enabling Townships to ...