Tabla, 2 March 2012

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  • 26 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY ITYY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012 SfSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 1412 1  -  What makes Indians flock to Melville Park? ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg AT FIRST sight, Melville Park may seem like any other condominium in Singapore. The type which, when you fly over in aeroplanes, resembles a holiday resort. Perfectly manicured lawns. Lush trees, clear blue swimming pools and
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    • 131 1 '•teg'." BRING THIS AD Enjoy 1 5% discount on Food at Singapore’s Finest North Indian Restaurant at The Regent Singapore Open Daily for Lunch Dinner For bookings call 6735 0203/ 6725 3213 www.grandpalki.com THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY BOLLYWOOD’S FITNESS SECRETS PAGES 16 17 ITYY GETTING JIGGY WITH IT AT PUNJAB
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  • INDIA
    • 552 2  -  Why the two Italians held after Kerala fishermen’s killing may not get away lightly PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg WHEN the first known Italian visited Kollam or Coilum, as the town was known in 1292, he probably would have got a muted reception. Marco Polo was then on his
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    • 156 4 IF you are aged 18 to 26 and are of Indian origin and have never been to India you could spend a few weeks in India under the Know India Programme (KIP). India’s ministry of overseas Indian affairs is calling for applications (log
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    • 521 4  -  Brushed off by politicians, she goes public... three of five attackers arrested MUDAR PATHERYA in Kolkata tabla@sph.com.sg A WOMAN was raped in Kolkata in early February. She emerged from a prominent Kolkata nightclub in the late hours, agreed to being dropped home by some men
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 1325 6  -  Veteran diplomat K. Kesavapany steps down from ISEAS but is still a man on a mission PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg HOW many people think of a second career at the age of 75? Not many. But in Ambassador K. Kesavapany’s case, he is embarking on his
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    • 719 10 / 11  -  KARAMJIT SINGH karamjit@credo.com.sg This article was contributed by Credo Real Estate. Karamjit Singh is the managing director of the company. IN SINGAPORE’S residential property market, new primary market projects have been a constant draw to buyers attracted by the excitement
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    • 265 12 WHEN babies born in Parkway East Hospital (formerly known as East Shore Hospital) decided to gather at the hospital, it was no surprise that posing for a group photograph inside the building was a difficult task. Though not all of them were still “babies”, it still
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    • 215 12 MDIS award for Leap Year baby... when Aadel Khidir made his entry into this world at 12.57am on Feb 29 at Mount Alvernia Hospital, his parents had reason to be extra cheerful. Baby Aadel (above, with his parents, brother Tariq, MDIS senior director Tan
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    • 227 15 CHEAP, healthy food. That could be what you can look forward to in hawker centres of the future. They could be managed by a non-profit, socially conscious operator, such as a social enterprise or a cooperative. To keep prices low, the operator should prevent
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    • singapore news
      • 149 15 IN THE ongoing debate on the Budget in Parliament, some Members of Parliament (MPs) spoke about their concerns over the Government’s push to restructure the economy. Some are also worried about lowering limits for the hiring of foreign workers and raising Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution
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      • 106 15 SPEED things up, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has told OpenNet, the builder of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network. This came after a swarm of complaints about the state of fibre connectivity from home owners and industry players. IDA wants OpenNet to raise the number of
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      • 92 15 THE Government is reviewing the Casino Control Act and will look into economic, social and security and crime issues, said Second Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran on Feb 26. Mr Iswaran, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister
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    • 95 22 72,515 People barred from entering local casinos as of Jan 31, due to self or family exclusion orders $100 million Sales at Natas Travel Fair. It surpassed the $90m achieved last February 14.67km Length of the East-West Metro corridor project linking Kolkata’s Salt Lake with Howrah across the
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    • 243 22 “To be the first American to win here is pretty special. I still feel like I am dreaming.” Golfer Angela Stanford after winning the recent HSBC Women’s Champions tournament in Singapore “I enjoy walking around my constituency, especially at the hawker centre, having lunch, chatting with people,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 255 7 Parkway East Hospital Suffering from Sports Injuries? An injury can knock you out of the game you love. At Parkway East Hospital, our orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists manage patients of all ages for a wide variety of sports-related injuries such as soft tissue damage and bone fractures in
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  • BUSINESS
    • 1026 8 / 9  -  biz matters: Sushma Jobanputra (Partner, Jones Day Singapore) PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IF YOU need an example of a “multinational Indian” you don’t have to look beyond Ms Sushma Jobanputra. A partner at American law firm Jones Day in Singapore, Ms Jobanputra was born to Gujarati parents in
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    • 271 8 / 9 biz IT IS the highest amount paid for a bungalow in Sentosa Cove. The Business Times reported that it is understood that the seafronting bungalow was sold by a Singaporean to a buyer from India, said to be in the resources sector. The
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    • biz notes
      • 102 8 / 9 BUDGET airline Jetstar does not fly to India but it has inked a deal with Jet Airways to make its presence felt indirectly. Jet Airways passengers can now fly to destinations served by Jetstar through Singapore. Jet Airways customers will be able to book a
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      • 80 8 / 9 THE International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, proposes to provide a loan of up to $25 million to the Global Indian International School (GIIS). This was reported by VCCircle.com, a website that tracks information related to investment.
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      • 95 8 / 9 WITH the monsoon in mind, Bangalore’s international airport is gearing up to do maintenance work on its runway. From March 11 to April 13, the airport runway will be closed for seven hours every day for maintenance work and guests are being
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      • 66 8 / 9 Foreign investors have pumped Rs27,657 crores into the Indian equity market so far this year and The Times Of India says experts expect this positive trend to continue. During February, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) invested Rs17,300 crores in Indian stocks. This was much more that the
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    • 6 8 / 9 RS39.33 US$0.80 A$0.74 ¤0.59 £0.50
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    • 9 8 / 9 $Rs49.16A$0.93¤0.74£0.62S$1.24 Exchange rates as of March 1, 2012
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  • Page 8 / 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • EDUCATION
    • 722 13  -  Literacy push uses film music lyrics as a tool BRIJ KOTHARI This article first appeared in National Geographic’s Mobile Message column. Brij Kothari co-founded PlanetRead and BookBox. He is a Schwab Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow, and faculty, Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. “MY
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    • 366 14  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) MEHEK GUPTA, Class 8A THE recipe for a perfect school
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 130 14  -  AVAN I KANITKAR, Class 1D Class 1D CHINMAY JAGDISH KALE, Class IC WE, THE students of Class 1, acted out a shopping activity in class. We each made five things out of paper and then put a price tag on them. Then students from our next class
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      • 206 14  -  PRANAV PUTCHA, Class 10 IGCSE TO COMMEMORATE World Hindi Day, the Hindi Society of Singapore and the Indian High Commission of Singapore organised a celebration which included music, dance and competitions. Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong was the chief guest at
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    • 202 15 (DPS SCHOOL Torch (Bearers in the EieCcC of Education... (Heartiest congratufations to Pishabh John (Class 5) I f for accomp fishing the prodigiousfeat of securing the fci/ first ran fat the school, state andinternationaf fevefin £/z<? 2nd Internationaf Eng fish Ofympiad (I<EO). Organisedby the Science 1 Ofympiad Foundation (SOT) in
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  • ENTERTAINMENT

  • HEALTH
    • 509 18 This ancient treatment uses five elements earth, water, heat, air and weather of external world and internal man to heal NOT many people are aware that the Siddha system is one of the most ancient treatments in India. It is said that, since the scriptures were in Tamil,
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    • 128 18 I AYUSH AYURVEDIC Pte. Ltd. 146 Race Course Road Singapore *****5 Email: admin@ayush.sg Website: www.ayush.sg Open Daily 9am 9pm Tel: 6398 0415 or rV edafc ofWeffr -REE I' fled C^ Consultatjon SHIRODHARA'__ This treatment assist in relieving disturbances, insonum mental fatique, losw concentration, anxiet neurosis, lethargy, Itcrfojjnancc] anxiety, headaches, migraines
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  • RELAX
    • 343 19 OPEN HOUSE GFind out more about your academic and career options with fun-filled and informative activities at the MDIS Open House. Free admission. When: March 3, 10am Where: MDIS, Stirling Road, near Queenstown MRT Contact: Log on to http://openhouse.mdis.edu.sg HOLI GRang Barsay, a holi celebration, with a live
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    • 51 19 MUSIC Enjoy Hindustani classical vocal music by Jayateerth Mevundi (left) in Vocal Traditions of India. He will be accompanied by Narendra Nayak on the harmonium and Ravikiran Nakod on the tabla. Tickets: $30 When: March 2, 8pm Where: Esplanade Recital Studio Contact: 9662-4689 or e-mail
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    • Article, Illustration
      199 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. What is chorology the scientific study of? a) Daily chores b) Codes c) Science of geographic description 2. Rosa rugosa is a genetic name of a type of which flower? a) Lotus b) Rose c) Marigold 3. The Egyptian variety of which gemstone occur in mica
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 308 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Like some proportions 5 Constellation formerly part of Argo 11 Pantyhose woe 14 Crime scene discovery 15 Belittled 16 Beatle bride of 1969 17 Ostracised 19 Mysterious radar blip 20 Fleur-de-___ (Quebec symbol) 21 Segments of books 23 Painter’s support 26 Unit of resistance 27 “Drop this,”
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    • 51 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. G For solutions, turn to next page. Now, now, don’t
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 21 20 rsi r C)incjl< r To place an ad in tabla! call Kalwant at 9171-4327 or Ajit at 9693-0266 or e-mail tabla@sph.com.sg
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 185 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Your reputation and your professional life will get a boost. Taurus Your wishes could come true. Job prospects are looking good too. Gemini Growth in status and financial situation shall be a source of joy. Cancer Past mistakes could come back to haunt you. Leo Try to
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  • FOOD
    • 585 21  -  Jiggs Kalra’s Punjab Grill at MBS gives you a good taste of India SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg RECENTLY my dearest friend and his partner spent a month travelling in India and regaled me with tales of their adventures, both culinary and otherwise, much to my envy. However
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • SPORTS
    • 259 23 CHAMINDA Ruwan was the star of Singapore’s victory over Malaysia in the final of the World Cricket League Division Five tournament played in Singapore last month. His knock of 91 not out won him the man of the match trophy. Having built his confidence with
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    • 77 23 PONGAL FUTSAL... the harvest festival was celebrated in an unusual manner by the TRC Multi-purpose Cooperative Society this year. With the support of the Singapore Tamil online Community (STC), it organised a futsal tournament (right) which saw 34 teams, in the Open and Under-20 categories, in the fray.
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    • 986 24  -  Now he has to battle people’s expectations columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg VIRAT Kohli’s hundred in Hobart was spectacular but it wasn’t his first sighting. He isn’t a star newly seen in the evening sky, it isn’t his first patent, nor a first novel
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