Tabla, 13 February 2009

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  • 20 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUMY MICA(P) 171/09/2008 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 2009 J* SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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  • INDIA
    • 871 1  -  Rahul Gandhi emerges as the man to watch in the Indian elections It’s your turn, son... or so the body language between Mrs Gandhi and Rahul seems to say PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg YOUNG men are generally in a hurry. Not this man. Congress general secretary Rahul
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    • 398 2 AMID all the protests condemning the raid on a Mangalore pub and the attack on women by culture cops, one voice has been louder than the others. India’s minister of state for women and child development Renuka Chowdhury (above) is not
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    • 511 3 Get into the Valentine’s Day mood with this couple’s love story that spans life under a tree for 25 years Indo-Asian News Service THEY married against the wishes of their families and were thrown out of their homes. Left without a roof over their heads, the
      Indo-Asian News Service; stay... tree. PHOTO: IANS  -  511 words
    • 629 3  -  DELHI DURBAR Ravi Velloor THE election silly season has begun in earnest in New Delhi. Men and women are thronging party offices lobbying senior leaders for an appointment. Key functionaries are accosted outside homes, offices, even toilets as people plead, cajole or threaten so as
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    • 77 6 ACTOR Aamir Khan (above) turned teacher at the Indian Institute of Management at hmedabad on Feb 7. He lectured around 80 sec-ond-year post- graduate diploma students who were taking an elective course on Introduction To Contempo- rary Film Industry. The second-year students of the PG diploma course
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    • regional roundup
      • 75 6 Cabinet meets in village THE Bihar state cabinet met in a historic first at a village about 140km from the state capital. The two-hour meeting was held in a huge pandal at Birbighi village. The meeting chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar was attended by ministers, bureaucrats and an
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      • 128 6 Airport user fee from March THE government has approved an additional fee of Rs200 on all domestic passengers and Rs1,300 per head on those bound overseas from the Delhi airport as access development charges to its developer. The Delhi International Airport, which has the Bangalore-based infrastructure major GMR and
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      • 67 6 Three more ‘holy’ towns THE state cabinet met on Feb 10 and announced that Maihar, Chitrakut and Salkanpur will now become “Pavitra Nagaris”. It allows the government to prohibit the sale of liquor, meat and eggs there, reported The Indian Express. Already six towns Ujjain, Amarkantak, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar,
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    • 629 7 Afghan woman tracks down Indian Army doctor who, she claims, married her in Kabul Twenty-year-old sabra Ahmadzai had just finished her final high school exams in Afghanistan when she took a loan from a bank and flew to Delhi on the last day of November.
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    • 58 7 saKbotbai pRess V:- GstaBUsbco in 2005- Seaman/ euUAeutic/ cuisine; coupled/ wHA excellent/ sewjic e/.. SukAutkai c <§xpne&s/ Is/ ike/ complete/ dining/ et&penience/. Singapore Changi Airport, Terminal 2 Viewing Mall South Level 3 Tel: 6545 2238 Email: enquiry@ahs.com.sg Branch of: Sukhothai, 47 Boat Quay Recepient of: Food Entertainment Award 1995 2005
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 589 8  -  Rugby coach’s spiked kavadi weighed 35kg and took three weeks to make TAMILAVEL tabla@sph.com.sg Tamilavel is a correspondent with Tamil Murasu HIS was believed to have been one of the largest and tallest spiked kavadis at this year’s Thaipusam festival on Feb 8. Yet,
      year. PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU  -  589 words
    • 127 9 DEEPAVALI will fall on Oct 17, a Saturday, instead of on Sunday, Nov 15, as announced earlier. The November date was announced last year, and was subject to confirmation when the Indian almanac became available. In a statement, the Manpower Ministry said the Hindu Endowments Board had
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    • singapore news
      • 194 9 AFTER more than six years at the helm of Temasek Holdings, Ms Ho Ching is stepping down as chief executive officer. Mr Charles W. Goodyear, 51, an American, will be appointed CEO-designate on March 1 and take over officially on Oct 1, after a seven-month
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      • 161 9 HOUSEHOLDS’ electricity bills are likely to fall again in the second quarter of this year, in line with the decrease in global fuel oil prices, said Mr S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry. Tariffs have already dropped 25 per cent in
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      • 103 9 IN the first case of its kind here, a married mother of two young children in her early 30s has pleaded guilty to having sex with an underaged boy. During an overseas trip, the teacher and her young charge, then 14 and in Primary
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    • 427 10 It will do so when the US shows signs of recovery, says Philip Yeo at Sicci dialogue HOW long will the current economic tsunami last? That was one of the many questions fired at Mr Philip Yeo, chairman of Spring Singapore during the Singapore Indian Chamber
      question PHOTOS: SICCI  -  427 words
    • 470 11  -  We kick off a monthly column featuring the various Indian associations in Singapore Maharashtra Mandal of Singapore GAURI GUPTA THE heady smell of jasmine mingles with sandalwood incense, the colourful Paithani saris of the women provide a rainbow effect and the robust chants of Ganpati
      community. PHOTO: MAHARASHTRA MANDAL OF SINGAPORE  -  470 words
    • 219 13 Rs2.55 lakhs Monthly instalment paid by Hitesh Bhagat, son of slain matka king Suresh Bhagat, for his Lamborghini Murcielago. He has since defaulted on his Rs 1.13 crore loan and ICICI Bank has seized the car 200Missing wooden cutouts of cows. Some 600 were put up islandwide last
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    • 338 13 “I think Mugdha Godse is a fabulous actress. She did a fantastic job in Fashion and I think she and Neil will make a great pair.” Director Madhur Bhandarkar who will be casting them in his next film Jail "Singaporeans need not despair or be depressed. We
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    • 323 9 HIRANANDANI euac£ r? INVEST NOW FOR KING-SIZE RETURNS 5 nr 0 I? n irr m 7 Communities supported by best in class infrastructure built to international standards Hiranandani Palace Gardens in both Chennai and Navi Mumbai benefit from strategic locations, first class infrastructure and capable team of professionals. They are
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    • 130 10 I c ,o,i St 6 Iff &<> Gita Jayanti 2009. led by Marwari Mitra Mandat in association with Hindu Endowment Board cordially invites you to this once-a-yearyajna: Gita Havan On Sunday, Feb 15th, 2009-02-09 from 7am to 1pm Venue: Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple Grounds Guest of honour: Dr Balaji Sadasivan,
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 991 12  -  tabla! talk with with Pradeep Paul pradeep@sph.com.sg AT THE age of seven, Ramesh Divyanathan used to sit outside his grandmother’s home in Bukit Timah and watch the cars drive by. He did this so often, he could identify every make and model. But rainy days were his favourite.
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      321 14  -  Some are romantic, some playful, some fiery. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we go smack in the middle of some legendary lip-locks in Bollywood TANVEER BOOKWALA Bollywood News Service John Abraham–Bipasha Basu (Jism) This is the best film kiss ever committed to celluloid. Jism tells the tale of a
      Bollywood News Service  -  321 words
    • 409 14 EVEN as Slumdog Millionaire scooped up seven British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) awards, its heroine Frieda Pinto (right) is becoming the blue-eyed girl of the international fashion fraternity. London’s Mirror called her the belle of the Bafta.
      PHOTO: IANS  -  409 words
    • 446 15  -  Raj Kundra talks about his and girlfriend Shilpa Shetty’s new venture JIGAR SHAH Bollywood News Service RAJ Kundra, 30, may have hit the headlines after his name was linked with Shilpa Shetty’s, but there is much more to the London-based businessman. The amiable man (right, with
      Bollywood News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  446 words
    • 194 15 KOLLYWOOD’S box office runneth over this month. About 15 movies are lined up for release in theatres this month, reported The Times Of India. Kicking off the deluge is Naan Kadavul which opened recently in Chennai. The others on the slate are Siva Manasula Sakthi, Ananda Thandavam,
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  • EDUCATION
    • Article, Illustration
      367 16  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play reporter and photographer (This page will be rotated among the schools. Next week, GIIS) SUMERA DANG, Class 7A THEY say that “art is born
      PHOTOS: DPS  -  367 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 169 16  -  YASHVI SHETH, Class 9 THE much awaited moment was here. At last! The fast forwarding time, The excitement of the mind, And the weather so fine. Dressed were the artists, Geared up well, Paints and colours splashing everywhere. Fabric painting was the game, Winning the task was
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      • 328 16  -  PRERNA KAMATH, Class 7A AT FIRST we were told that we were going to the Science Centre on Jan 29. We were a little surprised as we had been there many times before. We later came to know that we were
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  • FOOD
    • 505 17  -  Tasty Kerala food has homesick Keralites going back for more SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg I WON’T waste time with superlatives. The food at Swaadisht is, as the name suggests, tasty. Which is why homesick Keralites and Singa-pore-born Malayalees head for this family-run restaurant often. I took my
      Biryani. PHOTOS: TABLA  -  505 words
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  • RELAX
    • 74 18/19 KARNA THE ETERNAL WARRIOR The SMU Indian Cultural Society (ICS) presents Karna The Eternal Warrior, an abstract play which is a unique blend of the traditional Indian theatre style with modern theatre. Karna boasts an all-student cast and crew with two SMU students providing live
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    • 626 18/19 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Does love really make the world go round? Or is it something else? Lust, passion, hate, anger or some other intense feeling? Sit back and listen to the selection of tales for adults from around the world, told by Kamini Ramachandran
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    • 55 18/19 Singapore artist Manjeet Shergill returns to the Asian art scene with her first solo exhibition titled Eyetouch, which features decoration and disguise, faith and fantasy artworks. When: Till March 9,11am to 8pm Where: Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts, 25 Scotts Road Contact: 9734-4839
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    • Article, Illustration
      185 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. The bite of which insect causes yellow fever? a) Wasp b) Bee c) Mosquito 2. Auction and contract are different forms of which game? a) Dart b) Chess c) Bridge 3. The name of which animal means “armed man” in Spanish? a) Koala b) Giant panda
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 49 18/19 2pm VTV Navya Nair asks Prasanna to help stop her proposed marriage to an NRI, played by Prakash Raj. But her father insists she goes ahead with the marriage. Thanks to Prasanna who tells Prakash Raj that he is in love with Navya, the marriage is stopped.
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        • 89 18/19 9.30pmVASANTHAM Stranger) When Anila (Mamata Shankar) receives a letter from a man, who claims to be her long-lost uncle, her husband Sudhindra (Deepankar De) becomes suspicious. The man claiming to be Manomohan Mitra (Utpal Dutt) stays with the family. He says he is an anthropologist who has
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        • 37 18/19 Mn VTV Maha Nadigan is about an actor Sathya (Sathyaraj) who becomes a chief minister. Slowly the street-smart actor climbs the ladder of success and becomes a superstar but it’s done through his scheming ways.
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      • saturday
        • Article, Illustration
          37 18/19 llam VTV Bharath (Siva), a native of Thamaraikulam in Madurai, goes to Bangalore for further studies. He meets Renuka Menon (Pooja) in college and falls in love with her instantly. Will she accept his love?
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        • 123 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Sana Azim (Kangana Ranuat) is in the prime of her acting career. An out-of-work film-maker Aditya Garewal (Shiney Ahuja), is looking for an opportunity to get his lucky break and doesn’t mind using Sana until he falls in love with her. But soon Sana’s insanity shows
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      • sunday
        • 76 18/19 2pm VTV Kannan’s (Nanda) visit to the city has an eventful beginning. He rescues a girl (Monika) who is being teased by a boy. Her father (Alex) misunderstands Kannan’s motives and thrashes him. Kannan has head injuries and loses his memory. He is treated by Dr Lakshmi (Ranjitha) and
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        • 58 18/19 5.30pm VASANTHAM Two young kids, Krishna (Prasanna) and Ramya (Laila), fight in a marriage hall. Fate brings them together in Chennai after two decades and they again lock horns. Meanwhile a series of events forces Krishna’s close friend Aravindh (Karthik Kumar) to come to India from the
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        • Article, Illustration
          41 18/19 10.30pm CHANNEL This is the story of one man (Saif Ali Khan, right), his family and how they overcome obstacles that life puts in their way. It is a story of human spirit and how it ultimately prevails.
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      • monday
        • 66 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT This comedy revolves around the hilarious antics of an aspiring, impoverished Bollywood director Chakra Dhari (Rajpal Yadav). He convinces a Japanese NRI, Tiku Seth (Tiku Talsania) to finance his film by promising to rope in a famous actress. Tiku, who has come to India
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      • tuesday
        • 49 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT GAWAH Badshah Khan (Amitabh Bachchan), an Afghani Pathan, defeats the Pashas and Pashas and so keeps the pride of his family and marries the princess (Sri Devi). One cannot ask for a better film than one that combines action and emotions and fantastic cinematography.
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      • wednesday
        • Article, Illustration
          86 18/19 SONY ENT JEANS Vishu and Ramu (Prashanth, right with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), Indian twins, a pair of Indian twins, live in the US with their father Rajamani. When Madhumita (Aishwarya) and her brother go to the US to get medical treatment for their ailing grandmother, Vishu and Ramu end
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        • 92 18/19 2pm VTV Maruthu (Shaam) is a sailor and an orphan whose ship docks in a Tamil Nadu port. He meets a girl Nancy (Radhika) who runs a local dhaba along with her sister (Seema Biswas). Soon Maruthu is attracted to her, buts she is waiting for her long-lost love
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      • thursday
        • Article, Illustration
          84 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Gobal terrorists are planning to blow up thousands of innocent lives and the bomb has already started ticking. The world is held to ransom and ATC (anti-terrorist cell) has just seven days to come up with a plan. People involved in this mission are DIG Siddhant
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        • 83 18/19  -  2pm VTV Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur Selva (Vijay) lives in a colony and his father is lawyer Raghuvaran. Swathe, one of the girls in the colony, is in love with Selva. Meanwhile a minister’s daughter moves into the colony and becomes friendly with Selva. Raghuvaran
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    • 124 20 BILLU BARBER Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Asrani, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Shah Rukh Khan Bilas Rao Pardesi, his wife Bindiya and their two children live in a village where he works as a barber and is known as Billu. But his business is not doing well because
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    • 65 18/19 Listings on this page are free. Write to: tabla!, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Tower Block, Level 5, Singapore *****4; fax: 6319-8311 or e-mail: tabla@sph.com.sg at least two weeks ahead. Include the name of the event, organiser, venue, date and time, ticket prices and your name, address and contact number. Send
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 304 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 for the poor!” 5 Citizen arresters 10 On the armara 14 You may wear it out 15 Chekhov or Bruckner 16 Assume command 17 Bald eagle’s cousin 18 Lines of operation? 19 Statue part 20 A darn good guess? 23 Vandalise 24 Paris abductee 25 Its popularity
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    • 107 18/19 SUDOKU 8 5 5 7 3 6 2 8 5 9 3 4 1 2 8 3 8 The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 511 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries A good week ahead. Money will come your way and you will gain respect in your profession. There is also a possibility that you will buy a car. An addition to your family is likely. This is also a good period for your children. Taurus
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    • 112 20 SOLUTIONS quiz crossword 1. Mosquito 2. Bridge 3. Armadillo 4. Bay of Bengal 5. Donald Duck 6. Safar 7. Pune 8. Akbar 9. Coffee 10. Mole sudoku what am i? 2 3 4 8 6 5 1 9 5 7 1 9 4 8 7 3 6 8 2 7
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  • SPORTS
    • 424 21  -  He’s of Gujarati origin, and he made his debut for New Zealand against India ALKESH SHARMA Indo-Asian News Service THE New Zealand cricket team has fielded players with Indian heritage: Dipak Patel and Jeetan Patel. Now, the nation’s hockey team is doing likewise:
      Indo-Asian News Service; Cup. PHOTO: AFP  -  424 words
    • 398 21  -  HEMANT KENKRE CATCHES win matches; discipline pays... these are mantras young Singapore cricketers could well imbibe in their cricket curriculum. After all, it was sloppy fielding and lack of discipline that cost the Republic’s team dearly at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)
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    • 850 22  -  Okay, they made a mistake. But that doesn’t mean we shut the door on them forever star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg SO THERE will be no ICL this March and while it might be too early to write the obituary of a patient,
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    • 923 23  -  If Dhoni can infuse enough hunger into the Indian team, history could be made FREEWHEELING FREEWHEELING Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg Rohit Brijnath is a senior correspondent with The Straits Times ON MY way to Malaysia earlier this week, I bought a book at the airport which
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