Tabla, 24 January 2014

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    22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SjSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 24,2014
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    1172 1  -  India’s high commissioner to Singapore on her six months after taking charge PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IN LATE November, India’s high commissioner to Singapore Vijay Thakur Singh had, during a casual chat, mentioned that she was looking forward to the quieter year-end period to do a bit of exploring
    PHOTO: PATRICK JONAS; October. PHOTOS: BIJHAR SINGAPORE, COURTESY OF VIJAY THAKUR SINGH  -  1,172 words
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  • INDIA
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        Lock icon Police academy gets first woman director
        59 2 THE Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (NPA) in Hyderabad, where Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are trained, got its first woman head in 65 years. Ms Aruna Bahuguna was appointed as the NPA director by India’s Home Ministry. Before her appointment she was
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        Lock icon Private sector employees not satisfied
        66 2 A RECENT study by Paycheck India, a research initiative of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad revealed that the average private sector employee in India is unhappy. According to the study, dissatisfaction levels among employees have gone up since 2009. Over 13,200 people were polled and
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        Lock icon Beacon lights almost gone in Karnataka
        77 2 KARNATAKA state has said goodbye to the beacon lights on officials’ cars. After the Supreme Court order last December that only “high dignitaries” can use beacon lights while on duty, the transport department has ensured that the order is implemented strictly. The Supreme Court
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        Lock icon Thackeray’s sons fight over will
        87 2 IT’S been over a year since former Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray died. Now his sons, Uddhav and Jaidev, are locked in a legal row over property worth crores left behind by the party patriarch. Uddhav has moved the Bombay High Court to probate the
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        Lock icon Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader dies
        81 2 THOUSANDS (left) turned up to mourn the death of the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. He died of a heart attack in Mumbai on Jan 17. He was 98. So large was the gathering outside his residence in Malabar
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        Lock icon Supreme Court commutes 15 prisoners’ death sentences
        60 2 THE Supreme Court in India has commuted the death sentences of 15 convicts to life imprisonment, citing delays in their execution as the reason to change their sentence. The convicts had challenged their death sentences on grounds of the delays due to the
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        Lock icon TN goverment okays money for hospital dome
        51 2 THE Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs6.86 crores for completing work on the dome of the multi-speciality hospital, which was a secretariat earlier, in Chennai. In addition, Rs26.93 crores was sanctioned for the civil work and Rs76.04 crores for buying medical equipment and
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        Lock icon Cut in power tariff in Maharashtra
        63 2 IN A major pre-election initiative, the Maharashtra government slashed power tariffs by 20 per cent across all sectors on Jan 20. The move will provide relief to domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural consumers. The 20 per cent cut will be applicable to domestic consumers
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      Lock icon The Sunanda I knew
      920 4  -  Tharoor’s former chief of staff talks about the time when the minister and his late wife met JACOB JOSEPH PUTHENPARAMBIL tabla@sph.com.sg SOME time in March 2010, I was asked by a well-known newspaper editor in Delhi why I was not seen with my minister at a
      PHOTOS: IANS, © AFP  -  920 words
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      59 3 to the Government and people of India -c/O c WisAesy c/oAn Ahead in reach 0 Global Indian International School J ET A1RWAYS PREMIUM LAGER BEER LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD mgi MGI NRAJAN ASSOCIATES Certified Public Accountants Nfishith DesalAssociates LEGAL AND TAX COUNSELING WORLDWIDE MUMBAI SILICON VALLEY BANGALORE SINGAPORE
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  • BUSINESS
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        Lock icon New Boeings to mark SilkAir’s 25th anniversary
        194 5 MARKING its anniversary celebrations, SilkAir will be taking delivery of the first aircraft in its planned new fleet of 54 Boeing 737s (right) in early February this year. A total of eight planes are expected this year, with the remaining aircraft to be
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        Lock icon Shahnaz Husain visits Singapore
        153 5 SHE was in Singapore recently as part of the Brand India movement, which attracts investments to India. The beauty and skincare entrepreneur also visited the local Shahnaz Husain Signature Salon and met customers in Little India. During her visit, Ms Shahnaz Husain (left) suggested suitable products
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        Lock icon Tata Sons sets up ASEAN office
        140 5 TATA Sons, the investment holding company of the Tata group, has set up an office in Singapore for the ASEAN region and appointed Mr K.V. Rao (left) as resident director, ASEAN Tata Sons. The office is aimed at strengthening Tata Sons’ engagement with the
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  • EDUCATION
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      1088 8 / 9  -  Singapore-based Dr Kamal Bose publishes book on his artist father, who was Rashtrapati Bhavan’s curator ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg ARTIST Sukumar Bose lived a colourful life, in a turbulent yet vibrant time in Indian history. He was the curator of paintings at India’s Rashtrapati Bhavan, the
      PHOTOS: ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN, COURTESY OF KAMAL BOSE  -  1,088 words
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      Lock icon Making reading a habit
      376 10  -  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) ADITYA RANADE, IB Year 1 EVERY year in school we
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  376 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        101 10  -  VARUN GUPTA, IB Year 1 HALLOWEEN brings out all our wicked, naughty sides! Oct 31 was the culmination of a week of excitement, filled with plans on what role to play. Children came to school in their ghoulish best, or should we say “worst”? There were witches, devils,
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        201 10  -  TRISHA UNNIKRISHNAN, Grade 6B THE temple glowing bright red and gold on Chai Chee Lane had always fascinated us as we rode past it on the bus on our way to school every day. The opportunity to learn more about the Chai Chee United Temple
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      330 8 / 9 GLOBAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (GSF) WISHES YOU A HAPPY 65th REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA Achieving l proficiency has vft encouraged me to excel further and aim higher, thanks to the motivation from my teachers. Krithika Balasubramaniam IGCSE Class 10, 2013 topper with 9A*s IB Year 1, GIIS Queenstown Campus (2014 Testimonial)
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      58 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg EJ facebook.com/mysinda Your child s imagination is boundless. Don t limit it to the virtual world alone (computer games etc.) Encourage your child to run and play outdoors. After that, ask your child to list five things he liked. This can help you
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  • SINGAPORE
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      935 11  -  The Singapore Indian Association has been organising a host of sports initiatives to bring together locals, foreigners and new citizens ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg NOTHING unites the melange of Indians like cricket does. Whether their staple is idli or they dance the garbha, it’s cricket that belongs to
      of the National Day PHOTOS: SCA, GIIS, IA  -  935 words
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      Lock icon New temporary law for Little India
      420 12 / 13 DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean tabled a new Bill empowering the police to search people in Little India for alcohol, ban from the area those deemed a potential threat to public order and cancel business licences of those suspected to have flouted the
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      Lock icon ‘No mistreatment of foreign workers’
      153 12 / 13 FOREIGN workers here are, by and large, treated well and there is no basis for saying that mistreatment was a reason for the riot in Little India on Dec 8, said Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin in Parliament on Jan 20. From January to
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      Lock icon Saving the animals...
      88 12 / 13 Wildlife SOS, an India-based animal rescue organisation, collaborated with Singapore-based artist Alpana Ahuja (far left) to host an exhibition of her art work titled Ganpati to Gajah on Jan 18 and 19 here. Ms Ahuja’s unique art work was born out of her collaboration with one of
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      Lock icon Youths in ‘Parliament’...
      138 12 / 13 the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) Youth Club organised its first SINDA Youth Parliament, where participants from junior colleges, polytechnics, institutes of technical education and universities had a hands-on experience debating national issues in a Parliamentary setting. It was held on Jan 11 and 18, where the
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      Lock icon Subordinate courts to be renamed ‘State Courts’
      205 12 / 13 THE Subordinate Courts will be renamed “State Courts” and the office of Chief District Judge elevated to one held by a judge or judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court. The minimum statutory requirement for a legally qualified person to be a magistrate will
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        Lock icon Bijhar community’s fun weekend
        95 12 / 13 ABOUT 70 members of Bijhar Singapore a community of people who hail from India’s Bihar and Jharkhand states and their guests had a fun-filled weekend celebrating Makar Sankranti at St John’s Island on Jan 11 and 12. There were yoga sessions and other activities such as
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        Lock icon Economic restructuring ‘too fast’
        59 12 / 13 ABOUT two-thirds of Singapore companies find the pace of economic restructuring “too fast”, a survey by audit firm KPMG has revealed. Of the 159 companies surveyed, 65.8 per cent said policy-driven structural changes to Singapore’s economy were too fast for them to handle. Only 12.9 per
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        103 12 / 13 IN RESPONSE to Workers’ Party MP Pritam Singh’s (Aljunied GRC) question on the wearing of the hijab by Muslim staff, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said uniforms are to project the common identity of the service, not just to meet operational requirements, and allowing
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        69 12 / 13 RECRUITMENT specialists expect the modest salary increments that Singapore employees received last year to carry through this year. The exceptions are for jobs needing niche skills such as treasury, taxation, internal audit and legal and compliance where double-digit gains are expected. A report by recruitment specialist
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        90 12 / 13 ONE hundred and seventy donors turned up at the Singapore Press Holdings Red Apple Day, a blood donation drive organised by SPH and the Singapore Red Cross. It saw 120 units of blood collected at the event open to staff and members of the public. Said
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      227 16 ”The magic lies not in the equipment or processes, but in the creative spark that resides in human minds.... these can only light up in an environment which inspires people, promotes creativity and helps people to realise their dreams and to dream big. That is what we are
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      103 16 11% Quota on the number of units in any single Housing Board block that can be rented out to foreigners and permanent residents 16Tonnes of frozen goose imported by Singapore from Hungary. This is about 75 per cent of the total imports 281 Number of units sold at
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      Lock icon Walk of devotion
      205 17 9,000 take part in Thaipusam procession this year ABOUT 9,000 devotees took part in the 4.5km procession from Sri Srinavasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in Tank Road for the Thaipusam festival on Jan 17. The procession, which started at about 11.30pm on
      PHOTOS: TAMIL MURASU  -  205 words
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Project of hope
      888 14  -  Singapore student who volunteered to set up library in Punjab talks about his life-changing experience KENJI KWOK tabla@sph.com.sg Ilearnt that the word “khwaish” stood for hope when I decided to embark on the community service project to India last December. Organised by Young Sikh Association (Singapore), it
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      119 14 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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      58 17 SALUTING INDIA! 64 years of being a Republic, cheers to India! Happy Republic Day to all Indians! Best Wishes ranq mahal A LEGACY OF FINE DINING SINCE 1971 Rang Mahal, Pan Pacific Hotel T +65 6333 1788 W www.rangmahal.com.sg table® by rang mahal Table by Rang Mahal, Naumi Hotel (opposite
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon Remember this Bolly location?
      677 18 Hotel in Shimla owned by a former royal has been privy to both the glamorous and seedier sides of the Bollywood industry Indo-Asian News Service JUST as you leave the Mall, the hill station’s main shopping street, towards the chief minister’s official residence, the narrow road
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      693 19 Actress says the tough shoot helped her grow as an actor Indo-Asian News Service FROM sleeping under the tree to eating while sitting on the road, Alia Bhatt did them all for Imtiaz Ali’s Highway and says that the film helped her connect “with
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      589 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR TV HIGHLIGHTS Aries Transit of planets points to an interesting time in your career and personal life. You may achieve your ambition. friday 3.30pm SONY ENT: Crook 8.55pm STAR GOLD: Ghajini 9pm VASANTHAM: Amman Koil Kizhakkale 9pm SONY MAX: Ishaqzaade 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Paying Guests Mn
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  • RELAX
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      419 21 CONCERT Carnatic vocal concert by Shri Palai C.K. Ramachandran. He will be accompanied on the mridangam by Shri Trivandrum V. Surendran. Free admission. When: Jan 25, 7pm Where: SIFAS Auditorium, 2A Starlight Road Contact: 6299-5929 extn 111 PAINTBALL Sikh Sewaks Adventure Club holds crossfire paintball competition. Compete in
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      48 21 INDIA’S 65th REPUBLIC DAY Unfurling of the national flag on the occasion of India’s 65th Republic Day. All Indian nationals and friends of India are invited. Free admission. When: Jan 26, 9 am Where: High Commission of India, 31 Grange Road Contact: 6238-2516
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      251 21  -  DEREK O’ BRIEN 1. Besides Commonwealth and Irish writers, the Booker Prize is slated to allow writers from which country to compete from 2014? a) US b) France c) Germany 2. Which of these items of clothing is not named after islands? a) Capris b) Bermudas c) Cargos 3.
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      326 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Tract of wasteland 6 Word with “speed” or “sand” 11 Joe Namath was one 14 God in Islam 15 Wooden shoe 16 Boxcar cargo 17 Characteristic saying 19 Hurry along 20 Speed unit for a yacht race 21 Golf ball locale 22 Tree parts 24 Mongrel 25
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      47 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. G For solutions, turn to next page.
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      33 22 SOLUTIONS sudoku crossword quiz 1. US 2. Cargos 3. Florence Nightingale 4. Fingerprints 5. Diamond 6. Agatha Christie 7. Low melting point 8. Olympic flag with five rings 9. Black 10. Eiffel Tower
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  • SPORTS
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        1267 23  -  Position paper on future of ICC is more about money than inclusivity HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg THE first thing that strikes you about the “position paper” on the future of the ICC (was the leak an act of dissidence?) is how smartly it has been drafted. I got
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