Tabla, 1 June 2012

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  • 29 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MM U NITY N COMMUNITY MICA (P) 062/03/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 Sj5l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    1689 1  -  He can move only two toes, yet has sketched a life with many lessons for us PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg SOME squatted on the floor. Others, like Ramakrishnan, were on wheelchairs. All of them were busy demonstrating their painting skills as part of a workshop held last month by
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 261 1 AY\Ar SINGAPORE DUBAI ABU DHABI FIRST BEST Middle Eastern Restaurant from Dubai Now in Singapore! Lavish setting Veggie friendly options. ANAR Restaurant, 26 Sentosa Gateway, The WaterFroQt«« ak Resorts World Sentosa, #01-291, Singapore *****8 Opens daily l2-3pm 6-10pm For reservations, call 6884 6989 THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN INDIAN
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  • INDIA
    • 545 2 New park created to protect Kashmir mountain goat while pheasant numbers have gone up in Himachal Pradesh Indo-Asian News Service THEY are both residents of the Himalayan region. One lives in danger of extinction, while the other has managed to come back from the brink.
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  545 words
    • 321 2 THIRTY five years ago, there were only 96 crocodiles in this tiny stretch of land on the Orissa coast. The Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary now boasts more than 1,600 estuarine crocodiles which are creating problems for residents living on the edge of the sanctuary. Dehradun-based scientist
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 255 3 www.hdfc.com Attention NRIs PIOs Owning a home in India is now easier than ever. Get complete Home Advisory Solutions, right here in Singapore. r •r A' r 11 11 z If you've been dreaming about buying a home for your family, we can help put your name on the door.
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  • NEWS
    • 552 4  -  No need to head West, Asia offers enough opportunities innovation SEERAM RAMAKRISHNA WE LIVE in a world with a growing number of choices. When you ask the younger generation what they would like to do in life, typical replies include explore the world, pursue a meaningful
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    • 110 4 Hare Krishna I Hare Krishna I Krishna Krishna I Hare Hare I Hare Rama I Hare Rama I Rama Rama I Hare Hare RATHA YATRA 2012 .V y.v sv 1 -m 5 F SUNDAY 10 JUNE 2012 Yio Chu Kang Stadium 210 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, Singapore *****7 4.00
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 338 5 D V* REVER ISLES An Exciting New Condominium at Punggol o o O' p o r~ 0 nr rrr o 1J0 a c nr r n r|T =3? i* a /PX' i§y s’" ■N ms KHlM \t Jr**.** m Sv I m Artist s Impression PUNGGOL POINT WALK (1.2 km)
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 746 6  -  Doctor loses 10kg and suffers from frostbite during the climb but hopes to start work soon ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg DR KUMARAN Rasappan stood on top of Mount Everest in Nepal at 6.55am on the morning of May 26, fulfilling a dream he had been nurturing
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    • 50 6 the annual Harmony Games organised by the Singapore Jain Religious Society and the Young Jains of Singapore on May 26 saw some 700 participants taking part in a myriad of games from the nostalgic like hopscotch to the more modern Human Foosball. PHOTO: SINGAPORE JAIN RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
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    • Article, Illustration
      64 6 over 90 students from various Indian international schools and local schools participated in the 1st SIP Brain Power National Prodigy competition held in Singapore on May 27. Organised by the SIP Abacus Brain Exercise, the event was supported by the Henley Group and Karadi Tales while SINDA CEO
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    • 395 10 “There is no more hype. You don’t see as many banners up, not as much publicity... it has to start with a big bang. All the shops starting at once.” Singapore Polytechnic’s senior business lecturer Sarah Lim on the Great Singapore Sale which is in its 19th
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, IANS  -  395 words
    • 205 10 US$250,000 Amount Ford Motor Company will spend on education, safety, environment, health and welfare in seven villages near its plant in Chennai $10.3 billion Singapore’s food and beverage exports in 2011, up by 19 per cent from 2010 1,200 million Litres of sewage generated in Bangalore daily while
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    • 237 13 HOUGANG voters picked Workers’ Party’s (WP) Png Eng Huat as their Member of Parliament at the May 26 by-election, leaving People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo disappointed a second time. Mr Png cemented WP’s hold on the constituency with 62 per cent
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    • singapore news
      • 112 13 THE Government has shelved plans for a standardised TV set-top box, which was slated for launch this year. The project, dubbed Next-Generation Interactive Multimedia, Applications and Services, was started in 2009 jointly by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and the Media Development Authority (MDA).
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      • 125 13 THE latest figures from Credit Bureau (Singapore) or CBS seem to suggest the property cooling measures have been effective. The measures included lower loan-to-value ratios for home buyers with existing home loans. The seller’s stamp duty, aimed at curbing short-term property trading and the additional buyer’s stamp
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      • 82 13 HERE’S some advice from the Ministry of Health: When the weather turns bad making the field muddy, stop sports activities on it. This came after a suspected outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis, caused by a parasite found commonly in soil, that affected about 150 children who
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      • 70 13 THE Land Transport Authority has announced tweaks to the certificate of entitlement (COE) system. First, the vehicle population growth rate will be cut to 1 per cent from August, instead of to 0.5 per cent as planned. Second, the clawback of oversupplied COEs made in 2008
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 107 10 KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE. KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE 444 Serangoon Road Singapore *****6 (Opposite Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple) Tel: 6392 4158 Working Hours: 9am to 8pm. Closed On Mondays. CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL AYURVEDIC TREATMENTS The fully equipped treatment centre offers all facilities for Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic
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  • EDUCATION
    • 593 11 Offer from Indian government is for children of PIOs and NRIs with family income below US$2,250 per month THE government of India is offering an opportunity to students of Indian orgin and Indian nationals here to pursue their university education in India. This special
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    • 478 12  -  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, GIIS) SAHAJ SOOD, Class 11 (A level) ON THE occasion
      PHOTOS: DPSIS  -  478 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 290 12  -  ANISH DESAI, NEETIRELAN, DESAI, Class 10 ICSE Class 10 IGCSE ANOTHER routine day at school turned into an exciting one as news spread about our geography teacher scouting for students to participate in the upcoming inter-school competition the Clean And Green Township. All Class 9 students were
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      • Article, Illustration
        263 12  -  ARCHIT GOSWAMI, Class 6A THE Sony Creative Toy Competition helped me realise that our imagination could shape and our hands could bring to life original toys we could truly call our own. The toy I developed I call it The Quay operates on different scientific principles. The
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 276 11 "As a parent you want the best for your child, so you try different schools. I am happy I moved my son to GIIS." Ms Khushi Arora, Parent of Kavan, Class 4, GIIS East Coast Campus (2012 Testimonial) i i i <r After trying other international schools in Singapore, Ms
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    • 122 13 Torch (Bearers in the Eiehf of Education... INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DPSIS Celebrates Math Week "MATH-IN-FUN-ITY" to commemorate India's declaration of 2012 as the National Year of Mathematics to celebrate 1 the 125th birth anniversary of math-wizard Sri Srinivasa Ramanujan 4 *2 i 7Admissions Open for Classes Nursery to Grade 12 for
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 945 14 / 15  -  Two words mast kalandar sum up the big Bollywood musical that will chug into town next week TAJ EXPRESS, presented by SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg FOR the past few months, tabla! has been introducing you to the world of Taj Express, the musical that this newspaper
      PHOTOS: TAJ EXPRESS  -  945 words
    • 607 16  -  The best of Bollywood and Kollywood will come together for the International Indian Film Academy awards next week SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg HECTIC would not even begin to describe the weekend of June 7 to 9 when Bollywood’s glitterati descend on Singapore for the International Indian Film
      PHOTOS: IANS  -  607 words
    • 196 16  -  Ankita Pandey Vallikappen TANYA Jacob (right) and Haja Abthaheer (below) can’t believe their luck. The duo will be dancing with the likes of Prabhu Deva and Shahid Kapoor come the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, to be held in Singapore on
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  • FOOD
    • 438 17  -  Chilli Cheese Kulzza and Fish Konkini are some of the new items at Jewel Of India AJIT V. ABRAHAM abrahama@sph.com.sg EVERY time a restaurant changes chefs, diners can expect a change in fare. Jewel Of India, which is tucked into the side of Park Royal Hotel,
      PHOTOS: AJIT V. ABRAHAM  -  438 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 116 17 Reward yourself with our special dining perks. Enjoy 20% off* a la carte menu with CIMB Credit Cards at Jewel of India Restaurant PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road #01-01/03 Tel: 6396 6271 Valid till 30 June 2013. Other terms and conditions apply. Please refer to www.cimbbank.com.sg for more details. CIMB BANK
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 353 18 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries You feel you need to spend quality time with your family and friends. This is a good period for career and financial gains. Taurus This is a time for action, so do not delay in acting on any pending issues or new ideas. Your hard work will
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    • 204 18 friday 2pm VIJAY: Padithaal Mattum Podhuma 3.30pm SONY ENT: Rakht Charitra 5pm STAR PLUS: Rajneeti 9pm VASANTHAM: Nayagan 9.30pm STAR GOLD: Golmaal 3 10pm ZEE CINEMA: No Entry Mn VTV: Valee TV HIGHLIGHTS Saturday 1pm VASANTHAM: Oorukku Uzhaippavan 3.30pm SONY ENT: Rakht Charitra 2 4pm COLORS: Rascals 4pm VASANTHAM: IIFA
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  • RELAX
    • 430 19 BOOK FAIR A wide range of books and educational products will be available at the Singapore Book Fair organised by the Singapore Press Holdings Chinese Newspapers Division and Marshall Cavendish Business Information. Free admission. When: Till June 3, 11am Where: Suntec Singapore Halls 402-404 Contact: 6319-1986 or log
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    • 73 19 CHILDREN’S SEASON 2012 Children will enjoy exhibitions such as Art Garden at the Singapore Art Museum and activities ranging from creative crafts workshops at the Asian Civilisations Museum to the Fun Adventure Overnight Camp in the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Free admission for some activities while
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    • Article, Illustration
      234 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Typically, hors d’oeuvres are dishes served as… a) appetisers b) main course c) dessert 2. Who created the unschooled but experienced homespun philosopher Poor Richard, which he also used as his pen name for the annual Poor Richard’s Almanack? a) Thomas Alva Edison b) Benjamin Franklin
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 335 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 It may be beaten in court 4 Cigar ends? 9 Distributed (with “out”) 14 Wall-bracket shape 15 Dog restraint 16 Insect’s final stage 17 Poker face 20 Detroit assembly line product 21 Fist pumper’s cry 22 Bridge framework 26 TV series with Sgt Friday 31 When dark
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    • 81 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 The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai was
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 31 20 1. Appetisers 2. Benjamin Franklin 3. Bats 4. Leander Paes 5. Red Square 6. Iron Man 7. Strait of Gibraltar 8. None 9. Ear 10. Stable owner sudoku crossword SOLUTIONS quiz
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  • SPORTS
    • 1049 21  -  Anand Amritraj, Sashi Menon, Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Devvarman contributed a lot to Indian tennis Strokes from the past ANAND AMRITRAJ AND GANG PRASENJIT K. BASU tabla@sph.com.sg IN PREVIOUS columns for tabla! I have written about those Indian tennis players who truly “made it” as professional singles
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    • 856 22 / 23 The Shah Rukh Khan drama may have enhanced the tournament DURING the last 10 days of IPL 2012 Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan morphed from hero to villain to hero again. He incurred the wrath of the Mumbai Cricket Association and the Shiv
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    • Life after IPL
      • 117 22 / 23 MAHENDRA Singh Dhoni (right) may still be the poster boy of Indian cricket but there are many who feel it is time he stepped down as captain of India’s Test team. Who will replace him was the question posed after India’s disastrous outing in England and Australia
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      • 85 22 / 23 RAHUL Dravid is not a man who waits for the umpire’s finger to go up. If he thinks he has nicked the ball and it’s gone to a fielder, he will walk. He is not one to sledge either, whatever the situation, and his gentlemanly
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      • 120 22 / 23 WHILE the West Indies Test team was taking a pounding in England, the cricketers it left out were hogging the limelight in the IPL. Sixes thundered from the bats of Chris Gayle (59 of them, the highest in the tournament, from the Royal Challengers player), Dwayne Smith
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      • 134 22 / 23 OVERALL, this year’s IPL has been a forgettable one for two Indian stars Yusuf Pathan and Suresh Raina. Much was expected from them, more with the bat than the ball. They failed on both counts. Pathan came good once with the bat and it helped his
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      • 88 22 / 23 OF ALL the venues that hosted IPL matches, there was one that did not have the feel of a stadium. Instead, the spectator got a view of the beautiful snow-clad Himalayan mountains (left) from his seat. Dharamsala, in Himachal Pradesh, was known more as the abode
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