Tabla, 20 September 2013

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 042/11/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,2013
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  • 72 1 Singapore International Deepavali Shopping Festival is venue for third tabla! Community Champion Award Bright start... Minister S. Iswaran lighting the lamp to inaugurate the festival while (from left) editor-in-chief of the English and Malay Newspapers Division Patrick Daniel, Indian High Commissioner Vijay Thakur Singh and Tamil Murasu chairman
    PHOTOS: T. KAVI  -  72 words
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    • 258 1 Available at all major pharmacies and medical halls TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR LKYON HIS 90TH B’DAY PAGES 16 17 SHIPPING CEO: IS MY FIRST READ EVERY FRIDAY PAGE 5 MUMBAI WOMAN WHO LOVES TO CHASE MOTHS PAGE 3 SUPPORTED BY Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep for $24 a year.
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    • 7 1 FULL REPORT ON PAGES 10 TO 13
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 98 2 ONE hundred-and-twenty children in the Hoogly district of West Bengal were wrongly administered a hepatitis vaccine at a state-run hospital. The mistake was pointed out by a parent who had brought a child to the hospital. Soon the children who were given the
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      • 77 2 MALAYALEES all over India celebrated Kerala’s biggest festival Onam on Sept 16 with traditional vegetarian lunches and festivities like laying out floral carpets (as these people above in New Delhi did). In his message, India’s president Pranab Mukherjee said: “This unique festival brings out the rich
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      • 55 2 THE Indian government has proposed this solution to ease the traffic congestion at Gurgaon’s Hero Honda Chowk on a stretch of the national highway. The project will cost Rs900 crores and is likely to be taken up on a 50/50 cost sharing basis
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      • 63 2 THE Karnataka state government has proposed buying 4,684 buses and developing infrastructure at an estimated cost of Rs2,919 crores to ease traffic woes in the IT city of Bangalore. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Bangalore has nearly 2,400 buses but they are not enough. The new buses
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      • 77 2 HIMACHAL Pradesh had banned paragliding, river rafting, river crossing and other sports associated with water from July 15. But now that weather conditions have improved, the ban was lifted on Sept 15. Said district tourism development officer Ashwani Kumar: “The water in rivers
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      • 80 2 INDIA’S health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the government has provided Rs96,000 crores to revamp rural healthcare under the National Rural Health Mission. He said more than 10,000 experts have been empanelled across India to spread awareness about health issues and, so far, more than
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    • 612 3 Venturing into forests at night doesn’t faze this pioneer in a field ignored in India Indo-Asian News Service SHE is known as a lepidopterist, a person who collects or studies butterflies or moths. And she has no qualms straying into dangerous territory to pursue
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  612 words
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  • BUSINESS
    • 61 4 Buying opportunity... country head and CEO of State Bank of India Singapore Anil Kishora (far left) interacting with representatives of property developers from India at the The India Property Show 2013 presented by The Hindu. The exhibition was held on Sept 14 and 15 at the Singapore Expo
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    • 99 4 THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry (SICCI) organised a pre-mission briefing on Sept 13 in conjunction with the upcoming Trade Expo Trade Mission 2013 to Jakarta. The Expo will take place from Oct 15-18. The mission is the first time SICCI is collaborating with the Singapore
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    • 111 4 PHOTO: NISHAL RAMPERSADH Fresh, natural taste... Latte E Miele is offering half-priced gelato on Tuesdays to students and children. Said its owner Parveen Kaur (right centre, with her marketing team members Stephanie Sim and Sugo Rika): “What we hope to do here at Latte E
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    • biz
      • 267 4 Indo-Asian News Service INDIA’S wholesale price-based inflation surged to 6.1 per cent in August, the sharpest pace in six months, driven by a 245 per cent jump in onion prices, making it difficult for the country’s central bank to cut rates. According to official data released on
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    • biz notes
      • 74 4 THE state’s minister for ports and fisheries K. Babu has said that plans are afoot to launch a hydrofoil service between Kochi and Alappuzha. He said Rs50 lakhs has been sanctioned to set up a berthing service for the hydrofoil at Kochi and Alappuzha. He
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      • 89 4 ON SEPT 17, India hiked the import duty on gold jewellery to 15 per cent in a bid to protect domestic industry and curb imports of the precious metal. Its import is a key reason for the country’s high trade and current account deficits. The last
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  • NEWS
    • WHY I CHOOSE tabla!
      • 486 5 In this series, we speak to tabla! advertisers. This week: Transworld Group Singapore chairman and CEO Mahesh Sivaswamy KERALA-BORN Mahesh Sivaswamy has been running his business in Singapore for more than 14 years. The Transworld Group operates five subsidiaries that include ship-owning, feeder services,
        PHOTO: THE BUSINESS TIMES  -  486 words
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    • 107 5 SICCI-DBS Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2013 ■’1':. il’iU'v" Join Lis SICCI-DBS Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2013 8t SlCCl’s 89th Anniversary Gala Dinner 25 October 2013 Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel 7.00pm 10.00pm Guest of Honor President Tony Tan t n r m Donor Table (Tables near the VIP Table) $5000 General
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  • EDUCATION
    • 664 6 / 7  -  The self-help group gives out awards to students and also holds conferences on parenting JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to studying, Ramachandran Shasti Priyanga believes that consistency is key. It’s this belief of hers that made her work hard at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) where she was
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    • 511 8  -  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) ROHIT THOTA, Grade 9 IGCSE C OUR team was extremely excited
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 180 8  -  MEGHA ASTHANA, Grade 11 CBSE THE 66th anniversary of India’s Independence Day was celebrated at the High Commission of India premises in Singapore on Aug 15. The high commissioner of India Vijay Thakur Singh unfurled the national tricolour in the presence of 700 people. They included Indian
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      • 171 8  -  NITI ATHAVLE, IB Year 1 ON AUG 5, IB Year 1 students held a bake sale during the snack break. Up for grabs were muffins, cakes, cookies, brownies and garlic bread. Aimed at raising funds, the bake sale was a success. We sold out in 15 minutes flat!
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    • 297 6 / 7 lit me to aimlTi Ridhi Bhatnagar GIISIGCSE, Class"To'^^^B^3wt^A*s IB Year 1 student GIIS Queenstown Campus (2013 Testimonial) Academics is at the forefront of our focus at GIIS in providing a holistic educational experience to our students. We recognise the importance of providing value-based education with a multi-pronged approach. Our curriculum
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    • 30 8 from NPS International School Tip of the Week: Support your child’s holistic development by emphasising values and character development. It begins at home. ure Indian Development Association 1-295-4554 www.smda.org.sg facebook.com/mysinda
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 372 9 AS A lead-up to its opening in 2015, the Indian Heritage Centre (IHC), under the Heritage Institutions Division of the National Heritage Board, will be organising an inaugural seminar titled People, Ports And Places: The Narrative Of Indian Communities in South-east Asia. The seminar
      PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMILY OF RM. V.L.N SUBBIAH CHETTIAR  -  372 words
    • 762 10 / 11  -  Businessman and philantrophist Mohamed Abdul Jaleel is tabla!’s third Community Champion JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg THERE was thunderous applause from the audience whentabla!’s editor Patrick Jonas announced the name of the third tabla! Community Champion. After all, businessman Mohamed Abdul Jaleel is well known in the Indian community for
      PHOTOS: T. KAVI, TABLA!  -  762 words
    • 1859 12 / 13  -  tabla! Community Champion Mohamed Abdul Jaleel has seen days of poverty but risen through hard work to now head a $100 million business ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg ALMOST five decades ago, Mr Mohamed Abdul Jaleel didn’t have a roof over his head. Sometimes three meals
      PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN; PHOTOS: ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN, COURTESY OF MOHAMED ABDUL JALEEL  -  1,859 words
    • Article, Illustration
      479 14  -  Mrs Divya Menghani is pursuing a master’s in education at the Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre to further her career JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg ON an average weekday, Mrs Divya Menghani (right) would get her household chores done, ensure that meals have been prepared and check in on her
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    • 338 14 THE Global Indian International School (GIIS) acknowledged the contributions of its students and staff with the Global School Awards 2013 on Sept 14. At the awards ceremony held at its Queenstown campus auditorium, a total of 388 awards were given out to students and staff
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  338 words
    • 870 16 / 17 HIS doctors had advised him to stay at home, but Singapore’s long-est-serving parliamentarian returned to the House on Sept 16 on the occasion of his 90th birthday. In the Members’ Room after the sitting, PAP, opposition and Nominated MPs sang
      PHOTO: MCI  -  870 words
    • singapore snippets
      • 106 16 / 17 THE Public Service Commission (PSC) seeks diversity by selecting scholarship holders from a variety of schools and backgrounds and sending them to study different courses in different countries, its chairman said on Sept 17. In an open letter posted on the PSC website, Mr Eddie
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      • 110 16 / 17 SINGAPORE’S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) kept sliding last month, pointing to a soft global economy and raising fears that third-quarter growth will be hit. A fall of 6.2 per cent over August last year marked the seventh consecutive month of decline for
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      • 101 16 / 17 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival on Sept 17 with residents and grassroots leaders of Ang Mo Kio GRC at Gardens by the Bay. He watched a creative lantern competition, games of vertical chess and lantern riddles, as well as a
        PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  101 words
    • 621 16 / 17 Favourite question Mr Lee’s favourite question is “So?”. If you update him on something, he will invariably reply with “So?”. You reply and think you have answered him, but again he
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    • 98 19 27,000 Foreign workers were hired in Singapore during the first half of this year, down from 34,100 in the same period last year 3.2 million Bangladeshi residents in India, according to data revealed by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 12.6% Increase in bookings by tourists
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    • 238 19 “Even when he was ill, he was still one of the fittest and most disciplined players around. Let Adrian be the shining example of how to live your life as a Singapore footballer.” Bukit Gombak Football Club chairman John Yap on former S-league footballer Adrian Dhanaraj, 29,
      PHOTO: ©AFP  -  238 words
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    • 221 9 DPS ‘Torch (Bearers in the ‘FieCcT of‘Education... INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Celebrating a Tradition of Excellence Cambridge cohort shine bright at the June 2013 Cambridge International Examinations (AS and A Level) 100% Pass Rate with excellent grades 100% Students secure A grade in Pure Maths and Accounting in the A Level Examinations.
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 378 18 SAMARPANA, the Asian festival of classical dance, closes with a superb collaborative piece of dance and literature. Acclaimed kuchipudi dancer Amrita Lahiri performs Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitrangada on Sept 29 at 8pm at the Drama Centre. Amrita will perform a kuchipudi
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    • Article, Illustration
      678 18 Dubbing artistes in India are poorly paid and seldom acknowledged for their work Indo-Asian News Service DOES dubbing have a place in the 24 crafts of cinema? If yes, then why is it that regardless of spending hours mouthing dialogue, crying, laughing and even dramatising, most dubbing artistes
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 107 19 Calling Out to Business Owners High Networth Individuals Have you done Legacy Planning for your Family? Have you ensured the continuity of your business and/or protected your hard-earned wealth? Have you created a monthly stream of Retirement Income for yourself If you have not, I have the perfect solutions for
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    • 121 19 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 facilities for Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic graduates
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    • 108 20 A SMASH-HIT THE WORLD OVER, RETURNS TO SINGAPORE! Xhe tX < Cl t f < f f f f t i 'Y •r) M > j« JK rtf Their Energy is Electrifying it’s a high Octane pleasure The Times, London n V 3een by ovei* 2 million people Worldwide! Theatrical
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 283 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries Situations will support you to reach new heights. Relationships with superiors and subordinates will be positive. Taurus You may succeed in identifying new sources of revenue. There is a possibility of inheriting property from ancestors. Gemini You will think strategically and be more practical than
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    • 241 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3.30pm SONY ENT: Aaja Nachle 4.30pm ASIANET: Happy Husbands 9pm VASANTHAM: Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum 1979 9pm SONY MAX: Ek Thi Daayan Mn VTV: Villu Saturday 1pm STAR PLUS: Heyy Babyy 1pm VASANTHAM: Ragasiya Police 115 2pm COLORS: Knock Out 3pm ZEE TV: Kai Po Che 3.30pm SONY
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  • RELAX
    • 433 21 DANCES G An evening with Dancing Stars 2013, presented by Sampada’s Dance Studio. Tickets: $20 When: Sept 28, 6pm Where: Concert Hall, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ Secondary School Contact: 9234-6649 or e-mail info@sampadadance.com.sg G Ode, a music and dance festival by local artistes. Tickets: $18 ($15 for students)
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    • 63 21 DANCE FESTIVAL Samarparna Asian festival of classical dance. Five performances over three days, such as flamenco, ballet, bharatanatyam, contemporary, kuchipudi and more. Tickets: $70 to $20 (special offer for Passion card holders) When: Sept 27 to 29, various timings Where: Drama Centre Theatre, 100 Victoria
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    • Article, Illustration
      200 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which of these awards is named after the inventor of dynamite? a) Pulitzer Prize b) Nobel Prize c) Ramon Magsaysay Award 2. In which city are the Pantheon-Sorbonne University and the Sorbonne Nouvelle University located? a) Paris b) Berlin c) London 3. Which word could you
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 321 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Large number 5 Build up, as a fortune 10 They may be donned as disguises 14 Fit as a fiddle 15 Cuomo or Lanza 16 “Meet Me 17 Bittersweet coating Louis” 17 Bittersweet coating 18 ears!” (“Do tell!”) 19 Time of reckoning 20 Messing up, but not
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    • 46 21 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. GFor solutions, turn to next page.
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    • 353 22 uo^pa|wvi^/ INTERNATIONAL DEEPAVALI SHOPPING FESTIVAL 18-22 September 2013 Singapore Expo Hall 5 B Film stars Fun Fashion Ml os§ M ORGANISED BY Tamil Murasu r OlucjI: r Shop Online myonlinegroceries.com Hotline: 6846 9334 9 am to 6 pm Widest Range of North South Indian Groceries Including Fresh Vegetable, Frozen Items
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  • SPORTS
    • columnstar
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        745 23  -  India’s handling of the South Africa tour could hurt it badly HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg THERE is a proverb inducted into English from its Swahili original: When elephants jostle, what gets hurt is the grass. It is a particularly appropriate moment to quote from that part of the world
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    • 107 23 INDIAN PROPERTY FAIR COME PLAY INDIAN PROPERTY LEAGUE FIRST TIME IN SINGAPORE 20 HOT PROPERTIES OF DELHI/NCR 20 DISCOUNT OF MARKET PRICE* Sin Qdpore v Jliilju 1 QW0^*/g1 Sfe PROPFEST i 2 0 13 5AY VILLAS WITH 6 YEARS OF PAYMENT PLAN PLOTS WITH 4 TO 6 YEARS OF PAYMENT
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    • 214 24 V m W Ja f/J Singapore INTERNATIONAL DEEPAVALI SHOPPING FESTIVAL 2013 18-22 September Singapore Expo Hall 5 B 10 Am to 10PM THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES for two More daysm Meet greet with the cast of Vasantham Drama Series 'Vetri- Price of Success' L f f< r?rgj i-i Shop till you
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