Tabla, 11 March 2011

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  • 25 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY MICA (P) 026/03/2010 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 S(£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 1191 1  -  Kerala raja who lives in Haig Road condo turns 100 PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IT WAS with some apprehension that I drove to Haig Road. After all, I was going to meet a king who had recently turned 100. Would he be lucid enough to understand
    PHOTOS COURTESY OF SEKHARA VARMA, MICA  -  1,191 words
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  • INDIA
    • 593 2 Amar Chitra Katha man is no more but his publications will continue to entertain the next generation BACK in 1967, Mumbai did not have a television station. Only those living in Delhi had the privilege of watching TV. Mr Anant Pai, then a junior executive with
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    • regional roundup
      • 91 2 Hovercraft commissioned THE Loktak Lake the biggest freshwater lake in eastern India has been a safe haven for extremists for decades. But not for long. Manipur’s chief minister Ibobi Singh commissioned three hovercraft on March 7 which, he told The Hindu, would be for the 200 police personnel trained
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      • 93 2 A chopper for VIPs THERE are only five Sikorsky S76 helicopters in India. A sixth will soon be seen in Indian skies when the Maharashtra government gets one for ferrying VIPs. The helicopter, which will cost the government about Rs55 crores, can seat 12 passengers. “The state government has
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      • 104 2 Old, but fighting fit INDIA’S oldest woman politician is refusing to give up. She is 91 but Mrs K.R. Gowri is still itching to contest Kerala’s assembly elections on April 13. She has contested all the assembly elections in Kerala since the first one in 1957 and will be
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      • 111 2 53 per cent brides under 18 A NATIONAL Family Health Survey has thrown up some shocking figures. It says that more than 53 per cent of the brides in the state were found to be below 18 at the time of marriage. The Times Of India reported that
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    • 600 3  -  AIADMK may just be the winner in the spat between Congress and DMK PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IN THE end, the Congress got what it wanted on March 8 International Women’s Day. It may have even brought a smile to Mrs Sonia Gandhi.
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    • 171 4 / 5 Amma in Singapore Embracing the world 25 th Year! 22, 23 Sc 24March 1 Marina Bay Sands Expo Convention Centre Hall E, Basement 2. No 10, Bay Front Avenue, S *****6 Through her tireless dedication to the service of humanity, Amma has become a guiding light to all. Over the
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    • 110 4 / 5 INDIAN WOK INDIAN CHINESE CUISINE W I N E 1 "MF n U 4 Looking for Greatfood 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
    • 333 4 / 5  -  MATTHEW THOMMEN AFTER the Japanese occupied Singapore, Mr Sekhara Varma’s father K.P. Kesava Menon got involved with them in a short-lived attempt to set up an Indian army to fight the British. Eventually, he couldn’t agree with the Japanese and ended up in prison.
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    • 467 8  -  Now general curator, he still loves his job P. BALA SUBARAMANIAM P. Bala Subaramaniam is a journalist with Tamil Murasu EVER since he was a young boy, Mr Raja Sekaran has had a soft spot for birds. So it was perhaps fated that he would
      PHOTO: P. BALA SUBARAMANIAM  -  467 words
    • 357 10 “Because of my Indian heritage, I am a lot more comfortable with the Indian market. We can step up our game a bit. The fact that I understand India is a bonus.” DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta on his bank’s business in India “I don’t think I
      PHOTOS: IANS  -  357 words
    • 215 10 86% Indian men who believe that changing diapers, giving kids a bath and feeding them is a woman’s job $5.3 million Cost of makeover for Muscat Street, in the Kampong Glam area Rs10,*****,000 Amount that 35 per cent of the children (in the 12-20 age group) surveyed in
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    • 232 13 A “FULL-FLEDGED general hospital” that “covers all the major disciplines” in 2020. That is the good news that Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has for those living in Sengkang, Punggol, Hougang and Pasir Ris. By then there will also be enough healthcare
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    • singapore news
      • 164 13 IN THE book Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had commented that Malay-Muslims did not integrate as well as the other communities. His remarks drew protests and expressions of regret from a number of Muslim groups. But on
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      • 116 13 WOMEN candidates represent an important section of society and bring with them “a very useful perspective”. That is the view of Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean who does not rule out the PAP fielding women in single-seat constituencies, “They are an important part of our
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      • 127 13 BAD news for motorists: All petrol grades now cost over $2 a litre, hitting 21/2-year highs, following the latest price increase of four cents a litre on March 4. The last time petrol was in the $2 territory across the board was in 2008.
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  • BUSINESS
    • 670 6 / 7  -  biz matters: Balakrishnan Kunnambath PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg HE IS a man who keeps a close eye on wealth. And he sees the number of wealthy people in Asia especially among the Indian diaspora rising much faster than in other parts of the world. Mr Balakrishnan Kunnambath,
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    • 19 6 / 7 S I N G Rs35.50 US$0.78 A$0.78 ¤0.56 £0.48 $Rs45.14A$0.99¤0.72£0.61S$1.27 U S
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    • 105 6 / 7 FOREIGN professional workers are categorised into three groups, P1, P2 and Q1. From July 1, those in the P1 group will have to earn $8,000, up from $7,000, to qualify for an Employment Pass. The new qualifying salaries for P2 is $4,000 ($3,500) and Q1 is $2,800
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    • 214 6 / 7 biz A SEMINAR on India’s Budget saw a lively engagement at the Singapore Exchange on March 7. High commissioner of India to Singapore T.C.A. Raghavan gave an overview of the Budget and touched on its main features. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India tax partners Indraneel Roy Chaudhury and
      PHOTO: ISAS  -  214 words
    • 376 6 / 7 First India-ASEAN business fair and conclave draws good response SINGAPORE was represented by Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang when India’s commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma inaugurated the first In- dia-ASEAN Business Fair Business Conclave in Delhi on March 1. Speaking on the
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    • biznotes
      • 73 6 / 7 THE footprint of SPH MediaBoxOffice (SPHMBO) is growing in Singapore. It has expanded its in-mall digital advertising network to close to 200 screens in 23 malls, recent additions being malls such as Hougang Mall, Liang Court, Tampines 1, Tiong Bahru Plaza and White Sands. Nielsen Media Research
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      • 93 6 / 7 SMALL and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have reason to cheer. A new security product called Netasq and rolled out by Crayorigin is proving to be a hit among such businesses. It has multiple features all integrated as one and with a single pricing. A good number of SMEs
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      • 91 6 / 7 THE private banking arm of Dutch bank ABN AMRO is partnering business school INSEAD to develop and launch a customised global certification programme for private bankers. The aim is to accredit all of them by the end of 2013. The certification programme done in
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      • 70 6 / 7 TATA Communications has become the first Indian telco to offer cloud computing solutions globally when it launched InstaCompute infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in Singapore on March 8. It will also cover neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines. Computing
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  • EDUCATION
    • 77 11 WORLD Hindi Day is normally celebrated on Jan 10 every year. This year however it was celebrated in Singapore on March 5 at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall at an event organised by the Hindi Society and the Indian High Commission. Deputy high commissioner of India Tswang
      PHOTO: THE HINDI SOCIETY  -  77 words
    • 166 11 THIS year, Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) has set aside a $150,000 budget for its merit scholarship programme, nearly 40 per cent more than last year. The scholarship is to help students cope with the rising costs of education caused by inflation and also offer outstanding
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    • 528 11 Lucknow man uses his bicycle as his mobile classroom for roadside English lessons Indo-Asian News Service STANDING in front of his bicycle which is equipped with a loudspeaker, a microphone, some posters and signboards, Mr Aditya Kumar says with a grin: “I am sure you would not
      Indo-Asian News Service  -  528 words
    • Article, Illustration
      275 12 KASHMIR DIAMOND KALSI, Class 4C THE final of the ACSIS 10 and Under football tournament (Division 3) last month signalled the end of an eventful meet. Our first match against AGS had ended in a draw. It was largely bad luck because our shots hit the goal
      PHOTOS: NPS  -  275 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 392 12 SMRUTHI RADHAKRISHNAN, Class 6B WHEN our sports instructor told me that I had a very good chance of getting into Singapore’s U-19 women’s cricket team, I was overjoyed. At the first training session I attended, I was amazed to see more than 30
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      • 325 12 ASHWAL MANI, Class 8A WE BEGAN the Howzaat tournament as the second best team in the fray; GIIS East Coast being at the top. However, we started off with a bang, defeating the Australian International School. And after more wins against different opponents, it was time
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    • 100 13 It’s time for Kindergarten Graduation mmi'mwmi n mu Curriculum with Thematic Approach Well Experienced Trained Staff Balanced Student Teacher ratio v Innovative Art Craft Lessons > Physical Education A Celebration of Events Leadership Skills Enrol Today I III sit' f mi Mlj I||||]IE1| II S.J w-.. siN.(em®RE i We do
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 572 14 She’s waiting for something special and will do TV work till that comes along Indo-Asian News Service RANGEELA girl Urmila Matondkar has been missing from the big screen for almost three years. But she says she is not going to grab any film
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    • Article, Illustration
      512 14 Prosen jit wants to be a director BENGALI superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee is set to embark on a new journey he will direct a film. And he will leave it to the audience to decide whether he is a better actor or a better director. “I will be directing
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    • 394 15  -  SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg AS FAR as debuts go, newcomer Sarah Jane Dias (above) has to admit that her first Bollywood film the slick whodunit Game, distributed by Eros International and produced by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment is not a bad start. She gets to
      PHOTO: EROS INTERNATIONAL  -  394 words
    • 285 15 Stellar line-up at SIFAS Indian classical festival THE Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) with The Esplanade will be holding its annual Indian Classical Music and Dance festival with a line-up of concerts by well-known musicians and dancers from India. This year, the society will host Carnatic
      PHOTOS: SIFAS  -  285 words

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  • FOOD
    • 578 16  -  New kid on the Mexican restaurant block La Salsa is muy good AHNUSHKA KAUR RIAR tabla@sph.com.sg IAM in love with Mexican food. However, I have to qualify this passion with the acceptance that most of the Mexican food available in Singapore is actually Tex-Mex, the flavours more
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    • Article, Illustration
      353 17 Yes, Bollywood’s denizens are ripped and lean. But that doesn’t mean they’re immune to chocolate cravings HRITHIK Roshan may have drool-wor-thy abs, but did you know he drools at the sight of a brownie with ice cream? Perhaps that’s why he’s banned his son Hrehaan from having any
      PHOTOS: IANS, JEWELS  -  353 words
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  • RELAX
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      324 18 / 19 ODISSI PERFORMANCE Dancers from India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan will be part of this Odissi performance. Tickets: $85, $65 When: March 11 12, 7pm Where: Asian Civilisations Museum (March 11) and Global Indian International School (March 12) Contact: 6348-5555 (Sistic) or 9180-1994 (GIIS) KAILASH IN CONCERT Catch singer
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    • 148 18 / 19 NUS ARTS FESTIVAL It features 40 events with a great selection of traditional and contemporary Indian arts performances. Contact: Log on to www.nusartsfestival.com GOpening Show: Anweshana III The Search For Nalanda by NUS Indian Dance. Tickets: $19, $16 When: March 11, 8pm Where: UCC Theatre
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  • Page 18 / 19 Miscellaneous
    • 293 18 / 19 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Extraordinary success is on the cards regarding career or business. Avoid speculation and the stock market. Taurus Beginning of the week could be very hectic. You face criticism from your seniors and your confidence level will plummet. You need to pay a lot of attention to your
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    • 249 18 / 19 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Mann Vasanai 3.30pm SONY ENT: Namak Haram 4pm STAR PLUS: Hattrick 4pm ZEE CINEMA: Money Hai Toh Honey Hai 9pm VASANTHAM: Patha Kaanikai 11.30pm STAR GOLD: Deewana Mastana Mn VTV: Nenjai Thodu Saturday 1pm VASANTHAM: Poo Vizhi Vaasalilae 2pm VIJAY: Iruvar 3pm ZEE TV: Manab
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    • 311 18 / 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 “Hey, over here!” 5 Up to the task 9 Recycled metal 14 On task 9 Recycled metal 14 On with (equal to) 15 Tenpenny, for one 16 Big commotion 17 Joy Of Cooking author Rombauer 18 Moreover 19 Unimprovable 20 Footwear from Oz 23 Irish dramatist Sean
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    • 217 18 / 19 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Who is the first female prime minister of Australia? a) Angela Merkel b) Helen Clark c) Julia Gillard 2. What is the term used for the art of flower arrangement in Japan? a) Origami b) Ikebana c) Bonsai 3. Which 2010 film based on a comic
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    • 73 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 Until 1896, India was the only source
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 30 20 SOLUTIONS 1. Julia Gillard 2. Ikebana 3. Iron Man 2 4. Salvadore Dali 5. Basenji 6. Voltaire 8. Skin 9. Fatima Bhutto 10. Boxing crossword sudoku 7. Scout Movement quiz
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  • SPORTS
    • 833 21  -  Ankle injury does not stop Dipna from breaking her own record SANDHYA IYER tabla@sph.com.sg DIPNA Lim-Prasad considers herself plain lucky. First, to be born of mixed parentage. And second, the perfect coincidence of the Singapore Sports School being launched as soon as she cleared PSLE. If
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    • WORLD CUP SPECIAL
      • 931 22 / 23  -  Here’s some World Cup news with a twist he and against was diagnosed hernia. tabla! cheeky singles rude nine-wicket HEMANT KENKRE in Mumbai THINGS haven’t changed much at the Press Club here. The World Cup is the topic of conversation and noted cricket journalist Chimanbhai Kutwalla
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      • 340 22 / 23  -  tabla! moment DR K.N. RAGHAVAN picks the turning point of the week’s action ROSS Taylor gave a brilliant display of batting pyrotechnics in the end overs to power New Zealand past Pakistan in their match on March 8. His unbeaten 131 came off 124 balls but it
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      • 73 22 / 23 GROUP A March 13: Canada v New Zealand (Mumbai) March 13: Australia v Kenya (Bangalore) March 14: Pakistan v Zimbabwe (Pallekele) March 16: Australia v Canada (Bangalore) GROUP B March 11: Ireland v West Indies (Mohali) March 11: Bangladesh v England (Chittagong) March 12: India v
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      • Article, Illustration
        787 22 / 23  -  As the pitches dry up, India will need slow bowlers to use the new ball in the power plays columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg WINTER, or what we had of it here in India, is saying goodbye and the World Cup is scrubbing itself clean of its influence. The
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