Tabla, 4 March 2011

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 026/03/2010 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    1121 1  -  Indian brides ditching traditional heavy make-up for modern, lighter look AHNUSHKA KAUR RIAR tabla@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to Indian weddings, anyone who has walked down the petal-ed aisle will know that your look and attire comes in for intense scrutiny. From the make-up, hair and accessories, the
    PHOTOS: KAVINDRAN THARMALINGAM. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ED GOH  -  1,121 words
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    • 142 1 THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY FOREIGN FLAVOUR IN SINGAPORE PROPERTY PAGE 4 GET YOUR COPY OF AT 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS, INCLUDING SHELL STATIONS WHILE STOCKS LAST THE TIE THAT IGNITED THE WORLD CUP PAGES 21, 22 23 NEW KIDS ON THE B-BLOCK PAGES 14 15 GOOD SKINCARE GREAT MAKE-UP: PAGE
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  • INDIA
    • 716 2 / 3  -  Investment opportunities grow but some taxes loom PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg NOT many in India have been crying themselves hoarse over the Budget proposals unveiled by India’s finance minister Pranab Mukherjee (right) on Feb 28. Even the opposition parties’ voice seem to be muted. But
      PHOTO: IANS  -  716 words
    • 385 2 / 3 CLOSE to 400 tabla! readers wanted them... but it was Mrs Rita Mitragotri who walked away with the pair of tickets to the A.R. Rahman concert in Singapore. With 390 correct entries to the A.R. Rahman reader contest landing in tabla! ’s inbox
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  • Page 2 / 3 Advertisements
    • 90 2 / 3 f L rs M You 're our world Airlines I www.srilankan.aero Fantastic family getaways from just $448 onwards. For travel out of Singapore Travel period from 25th February to 25th May 2011 For more information contact your nearest travel agent or email SriLankan Airlines at singapore@srilankan.aero.The above fares include applicable
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    • 100 2 / 3 INDIAN WOK INDIAN CHINESE CUISINE WINE TO 1 4 i—; S? ft p Looking for Great food late in the night Look no further. From 16th Feb Indian Wok, Syed Alwi Road is open for dinner from 6PM 3AM. Closed on Tuesdays. Enjoy late night fine dining for the first
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 1233 4  -  As more foreigners invest in Singapore’s private residential property, Indians are a growing percentage KARAMJIT SINGH karamjit@credo.com.sg This article was contributed by Credo Real Estate. Karamjit Singh is the managing director of the company. FOREIGNERS have been part of Singapore’s private residential property market for as long as
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  • MOTORING
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      642 6  -  Meet three siblings from the Lexus stable: The RX270, RX350 and RX450h drive PRADEEP PAUL pradeep@sph.com.sg THE first time I drove the Lexus SUV, it felt like a small car. But that was in Houston and every other vehicle on the road was bigger you’ve heard the
      PHOTOS: LEXUS  -  642 words
    • 299 6 WHEN Volkswagen Group Singapore introduced us to the Polo BlueMotion (below) late last year, it claimed the car was a world champion with titles like Car of the Year 2010 and World Green Car 2010. The Polo BlueMotion consumed just 3.3 litres of fuel per 100km
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 292 7  -  Schemes and opportunities are in place to encourage youths to use it TAMILAVEL tamilv@sph.com.sg Tamilavel is a Correspondent with Tamil Murasu BEING able to speak Tamil well is good enough. Students do not have to be taught pure Tamil in order to increase their interest in
      PHOTO: TAMIL MURASU  -  292 words
    • 113 7 THREE years ago, her sister who was dying of cancer entrusted the care of her seven-year-old son Jagdish to Madam Bhajan Kuar. And since then Madam Kaur, known to family and friends as Aunty Biba, has been looking after the boy who suffers from
      PHOTO: AWWA  -  113 words
    • 141 10 Good skincare great make-up NO MATTER how good your make-up artiste may be, all the skill in the world can’t help you if you don’t get your skin in tip top condition. Aesthetic practitioner Dr Komathy Rajaratnam (right) of the The Lifestyle Clinic says: “If the complexion has problems such
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    • 325 10 Indo-Asian News Service GONE is the rebelliousness of the 1980s and the 1990s, when the young and carefree in India defied parents to follow their heart. In place is a thread of reason and unanimity with family over choice of lifemates, says the CEO of
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  325 words
    • 230 13 DEPUTY Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng had previously cited a “strong citizen core” as a criterion of a sustainable population profile for Singapore. But what is this core? It means more than half of the population should be citizens, said Mr Wong. And should Singapore’s
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    • singapore news
      • 146 13 IN HIS speech wrapping up Parliament’s debate on the 2011 Budget, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam focused on the economic welfare of the ordinary Singaporean both immediate and for the long term. He spoke on four broad areas: Raising productivity, ensuring social mobility, tackling inflation and
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      • 140 13 WITH consumers getting worried about rising food prices, a 13-man panel has been formed to keep an eye on suppliers and help prevent undue profiteering. The Retail Price Watch Group, launched on Feb 25, is chaired by Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan
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      • 117 13 THE number of visitors to Singapore in January may be lower than that in last December but it is still the highest recorded for the month. International visitor arrivals grew by 16.2 per cent to reach 1,055,000, said the Singapore Tourism Board. Last December there
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    • 223 17 $90,000 Spent on erecting flood barricades by the 400 households at The Tessarina condo which was badly affected by flooding last year 30New restaurants that McDonald’s Indian franchisee plans to set up in the southern and western parts of the country this year 42,500 Lego bricks used to
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    • 328 17 “The reason we have been able to do well in India is because we have been able to meet the needs of Indian consumers with products customised to meet their needs.” Samsung Electronics president CEO (South-west Asia) J.S. Shin. Samsung is looking at notching up sales of
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  • EDUCATION
    • 716 11  -  Parents and teachers should allow children to express their creativity without a sense of fear G. BALASUBRAMANIAN tabla@sph.com.sg G. Balasubramanian is the former director (academics) of the Central Board of Secondary Education, India, and is currently the chief academic officer of Global Indian International School, Singapore.
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    • Article, Illustration
      417 12 ANISHA SUSAN, Class 12A WHEN word got around our school that there was going to be a play in February 2011 as part of the annual GIIS Creative Stage, I was as usual ecstatic. An avid speech and drama enthusiast myself, the thought of performing Shakespeare in front
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  417 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        208 12 VANSHIKA RAJEEV, Class 5A SHIPRA SANNABHADTI, Class 5B WE COULD hear the festive music all over the GIIS Balestier campus... and we knew it was time to celebrate Chinese New Year. On the day of the celebration, everything had a Chinese New Year feel. The music,
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      • 223 12 NOOR CHATURVEDI, Class 6E BEING an Indian and the daughter of a sailor (not an ancient mariner), I am used to seeing people of different cultures and nationalities. Singapore is also a great mix of many nationalities and it is even better when your school holds
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 300 14 / 15  -  Ahnushka Kaur Riar OUTSIDE of India, her designs are sold in New York, Dubai, Bali and Langkawi but not in Singapore. So when Malini Ramani (right) put up a trunk show here, which is a showcase and a sale all in one, it was not
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    • 394 14 / 15  -  Here are some of the fresh faces gracing Indian movie screens this year KRUTIKA BEHRAWALA Bollywood News Service BOLLYWOOD already has its discoveries of 2010: Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh. The Dabangg damsel and the Band Baaja Baaraat brat have received tremendous accolades and their
      Bollywood News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  394 words
    • mirch masala
      • 99 14 / 15 FIRST he impressed everyone with his muscles in Aisha. Now, Arunoday Singh (right) will go lean in Vivek Agnihotri’s new film, a yet to be titled political thriller, where he plays a business school student. “Arunoday has everything which I needed for a B-school student
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      • 136 14 / 15 Indo-Asian News Service THE dream team of ace film-maker Priyadarshan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal (right), who delivered blockbusters like Boeing Boeing and Thalavattam, is back again after a gap of eight years for the comedy Arabiyum, Ottakavum, P. Madhavan Nairum. “It has been on the
        Indo-Asian News Service  -  136 words
    • 388 16 In fact, she is keen to play Ranbir’s mother in films Indo-Asian News Service HAVING made her mark with her portrayal of a strong, selfless and compassionate mother in Sony TV’s series Krishnaben Khakhrawala, south Indian actress Indira Krishnan now hopes to play Bollywood heart-throb Ranbir
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS, INDIA FORUM  -  388 words
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  • RELAX
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      454 18 / 19 CRICKET LEAGUE Sengkang CC’s Indian activity group is organising the Sengkang Cricket League. Admission is free. When: March 5, 8am to 6pm Where: Open Field at Compassvale Crescent Road Contact: 9695-8671 BLOOD DONATION The Mountbatten Indian Activity Executive Committee is organising a blood donation drive. When: March 5,
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  • Page 18 / 19 Miscellaneous
    • 379 18 / 19 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Walter Vetrivel 4pm STAR PLUS: Jannat 9pm VASANTHAM: Soapu Seepu Kannadi 9.30pm STAR PLUS: Swami Mn VTV: Kalacharam Saturday 12.30pm STAR PLUS: Aap Ka Suroor 1pm VASANTHAM: Tick Tick Tick 4pm VASANTHAM: Race 5pm STAR GOLD: London Dreams 6pm COLORS: Rock On 9pm VASANTHAM: Myna
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    • 354 18 / 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 “Santa ACROSS Is Coming to Town” 6 “Let sleeping dogs lie,” e.g. 11 “I get it” responses 14 Capital of the Gem State 15 Deadly sins number 16 War returnee, briefly 17 It provides a long way to go? 19 Freezer buildup 20 “What am I getting
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    • 196 18 / 19 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Who acted in the title role of the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes? a) Matt Damon b) Jude Law c) Robert Downey Jr. 2. Who is the author of the novel Black Beauty? a) O. Henry b) Oscar Wilde c) Anna Sewell 3. What is the study
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    • 99 18 / 19 SUDOKU 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 across and down over the large grid. DID YOU KNOW Algebra, trigonometry and calculus originated in India.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 29 20 SOLUTIONS 1. Robert Downey Jr. 2. Anna Sewell 3. Seismology 4. Penguin 5. Pineapple 6. Mount Kilimanjaro 7. Pali 8. Copper 9. Kenya 10. Manchester United sudoku crossword quiz
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  • SPORTS
    • WORLD CUP SPECIAL
      • 790 21  -  Singapore was represented at the India-England World Cup match. Here’s a report from a seven-year-old boy who watched his first cricket match at a packed stadium SIDDHARTH D’SOUZA LAST weekend I went to India with my father to watch my first live cricket match: It was the
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      • 83 21 GROUP A March 4: New Zealand v Zimbabwe (Ahmedabad) March 5: Sri Lanka v Australia (Colombo) March 7: Canada v Kenya (Delhi) March 8: New Zealand v Pakistan (Pallekele, Sri Lanka) March 10: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Pallekele) GROUP B March 4: Bangladesh v West Indies
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      • 902 22 / 23  -  Here’s some World Cup news with a twist HEMANT KENKRE in Mumbai AS EXPECTED, the India versus England “tied” game was the topic of conversation as noted cricket journalist Chimanbhai Kutwalla also known in cricket circles as CK or Cricket Kabutar (pigeon) for
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      • 288 22 / 23  -  tabla! moment DR K.N. RAGHAVAN picks the turning point of the week’s action SHAHID Afridi gave a splendid demonstration of his prodigious talent during his side’s win over Sri Lanka last week. He turned the course of the game at a critical juncture with
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      • 842 22 / 23  -  They are not friendly to bowlers and exposes India’s weakness columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg TEAMS are mismatched, bat and ball are not loved equally and the quarter finals are looked forward to like school vacations once were. I know the associates and the qualifiers have a right
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