Tabla, 11 July 2014

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY sfjl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 11,2014
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  • 2280 1  -  More people are setting up social enterprises in Singapore MALAVIKA NATARAJ tabla@sph.com.sg VELLAPPAN Devaraajan, 37, has been living in Singapore for 25 years. Committed to changing people’s attitudes on intellectual disabilities, he works full-time with Special Olympics, an organisation working towards providing year-round Olympic-type sports training
    PHOTO: SOCH IN ACTION; PHOTOS: SOCIAL COPS, SOCH IN ACTION, COURTESY OF SOURABH SHARMA, ANAND SINGH  -  2,280 words
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    • 8 1 KEEP YOUR EYES ON M.S. DHONI PAGE 23
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 117 2 DELHI has witnessed an increase in crimes like rape, murder and abduction with over 1,600 rape cases reported in 2013, more than double the previous year. According to a report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 1,636 cases of rape were registered in India’s
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      • 110 2 INDIA’S forest cover has increased by 5,871 sq km in the past two years with West Bengal contributing over 60 per cent of the total rise in green area. Odisha, Kerala, Jharkhand and Bihar were the other states which contributed to this marginal increase.
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      • 91 2 A 24-YEAR-OLD woman gave birth inside a train compartment in Delhi recently. The woman, Janaki Devi, was travelling with her husband and other relatives from Bihar to Delhi in the Sapt Kranti Express. She complained of labour pains to her husband when the train was
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      • 89 2 AN EVACUATION drive in Guwahati has continued into the ninth day after the worst-ever floods hit the largest city in Assam (above) in the last week of June. The city's administration has so far pulled down over 1,000 dwellings to clear the wetlands in
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      • 110 2 A FIRST information report (FIR) was filed against some Facebook users for uploading a morphed photo of minister Sudin Dhavalikar in a pink swimsuit which went viral on the networking site last week. Mr Dhavalikar’s recent remarks had outraged many in the
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      • 88 2 RAVINDAR Kumar Saini, 28, a self-pro-claimed greatest fan of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has landed his dream job. This fan had abandoned his family, sold his shop and mortgaged his ancestral property to be able to move to Dhoni’s hometown Ranchi. Since
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      • 101 2 THE ministry of home affairs has asked the Delhi Police to create a group on messaging application WhatsApp to help fight rising cases of trafficking. The group is to be used to coordinate with the police of other states. Delhi is a
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      • 84 2 RAJASTHAN is gearing up to face drought in the state with monsoon rain delayed by almost three weeks. The state has received only 22mm of rain so far, against the normal 81 mm. Of the 33 districts, 21 have received less than 70 per cent
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      • 96 2 KOCHI has come up tops in the number of cheating cases, with 521 of the 4,800 cases registered in the state of Kerala. Kochi was followed by Thrissur (352) and Thiruvananthapuram (240) during the same period. These included property cheating cases, promises of
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      • 113 2 PROTESTS against Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal are continuing in Bengal and other parts of India, like Kolkata (left), even as the MP was hospitalised with acute back pain. Mr Pal had made derogatory remarks against CPI-M activists in a speech caught on camera
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    • 207 3 Jhalak dikhla jaa Colors Sat Sun, 9pm Yudh SET Hindi Premieres on 15 July Mon to Fri, 9.30pm Jodhar Akbar Zee TV Mon to Fri, 8pm Sony Max, World Television Premiere 27 July, 3pm and 9pm Enjoy Hindi cinema thrills for less with SingTel mio TV’s Fibre Home Bundle DESI+PACKWITH300M
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  • BUSINESS
    • 480 4 58 new trains and proposed bullet train in India’s railway Budget Indo-Asian News Service BULLET trains are set to become a reality in India with the first service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, as Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s government sought to run Indian Railways like
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    • 2 4 $Rs48.07US$0.80A$0.85¤0.59£0.47SING
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    • 9 4 $Rs59.71A$1.06¤0.73£0.58S$1.24 Exchange rates as of July 9, 2014
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    • biz notes
      • 54 4 CARREFOUR, the French retail giant, will shut its Indian operations and close its wholesale stores by September. The company has been in talks with Indian retail companies and strategic investors about its Indian assets in recent months. It has invested about US$50.17 million in its India operations,
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      • 87 4 NEWS reports have it that the Indian government is launching a scheme to make banks open 200 million accounts in a year from Aug 15, India’s Independence Day. According to the Business Standard, this is part of the Sampoorn Vittiya Samaveshan Mission which
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      • 54 4 IN A bid to keep car sales in top gear, automobile companies in India are offering massive discounts. In the best-selling small car segment, the discounts currently on offer hover between Rs25,000 and Rs78,000. Most of the discounts are on offer till the last
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      • 80 4 TO KEEP a tab on the prices of onions and potatoes, Mother Dairy outlets in the city will soon start selling them. The number of government outlets selling them will also go up. Delhi’s principal secretary (finance) M.M. Kutty directed officials to increase the
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      • 55 4 THE number of tourists visiting India grew by 9 per cent in June compared to the same period last year, according to India’s tourism ministry. “Foreign tourist arrivals during June 2014 was 4.92 lakhs compared to 4.51 lakhs in June 2013 and 4.33 lakhs in June 2012,”
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    • Article, Illustration
      257 5 Hair removal for both men and women gets a lift with Braun’s two new products WOMEN’S beauty product range just got a facelift, with Braun launching its newest epilator, the Braun Silk-epil 7 SkinSpa. This innovative product combines two state-of-the-art beauty treatments epilation and exfoliation, so women
      PHOTOS: BRAUN  -  257 words
    • 375 5 THE Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair 2014 (IHGF) has been revamped and will be “bigger and more buyer-friendly”, according to its organisers. The fair, which has been held bi-annually for the last 18 years, has now been rebranded. Organised
      PHOTOS: EPCH  -  375 words
    • 103 5 BRAUN’S new CoolTec Shaver for men has revolutionised this otherwise mundane task. The CoolTec is the world’s first dry shaver specially designed for men with sensitive skin. It takes the heat out of shaving and reduces burning. itching, redness and skin tension. The secret is Braun’s
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 535 6  -  Integration Cup allows you to test your skills at SICC’s New Course ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg YOU can learn a lot more about a person through an hour of sport than through a year of conversation. That thought is truly at the heart of tabla! and
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    • 90 6 JOIN tabla! and Tamil Murasu for a day of golf, lunch, dinner and entertainment by signing up for the Integration Cup 2014. When: July 30, 11.30am to 10pm Where: Singapore Island Country Club, New Course Format of Play: System 36 (Stableford Points) Registration fee: $1,400 per flight
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    • 36 6 Held from 6.30pm, it’s open to non-golfers too and tickets are available at $70 for dinner and drinks for one person for a night of entertainment. How to register: Log on to www.go|fdigest.com.sg
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    • 787 8 Former president praised at his 90th birthay celebration by PM Lee as a man who nurtured young minds DURING his speech at the 90th birthday celebration of former president S.R. Nathan on July 3, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sprang a pleasant surprise. He
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    • 423 11  -  Dr Kumaran Rasappan feted for his social service efforts GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Youth Award winner Dr Kumaran Rasappan is most passionate about empowering and inspiring youths and mentors other youngsters who share his interests mountain climbing and social service. “I mentored Ashokan Ashik
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    • 194 14 / 15 ALL eight recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the Little India riot to minimise the likelihood of similar incidents in the future have been accepted by the Government, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament on July 7. Certain measures,
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    • 149 14 / 15 SINGAPORE is embarking on a nationwide effort to study how climate change will affect every piece of state infrastructure on the island from roads and power stations to parks. Every government agency and statutory board will be involved in what is a
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    • Article, Illustration
      69 14 / 15 members of Bijhar (Singapore) and their friends had a fun-filled day last weekend trekking in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. About 25 families took part in the “expedition” which involved brisk walking from the visitor centre to the summit of Bukit Timah. On the way, they met
      PHOTO: BIJHAR (SINGAPORE)  -  69 words
    • 290 14 / 15 THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme prepares Singaporeans well for the future by providing guaranteed, fair returns on their retirement savings and shielding them from risk as few other pension funds do today, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam made clear on June 8 in
      GRAPHICS: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  290 words
    • 419 16 “It has a noble objective, to reuse rather than discard, and you help consumers reduce costs.” CEO of investment firm Equation Corp Eddie Chng on the technology to cleanse car engine lubricant oil and recycle it for use, saving 50 to 60 per cent in costs “We
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    • 185 16 184 Bridges inaugurated by Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in a single day recently Rs3,600 crores Subsidy the Indian government will provide till 2020 to popularise electric and hybrid vehicles 201 New double-decker buses will be introduced by SMRT in the next three months in Singapore 363
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  • EDUCATION
    • 376 9  -  NIE celebrates the exceptional achievements of 28 graduates GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg THE National Institute of Education (NIE) welcomed a new batch of graduates this week. Some 1,446 new and returning teachers received their certificates and awards during the Teachers’ Investiture Ceremony on July 9 and
      PHOTOS: NIE, COURTESY OF SEETARAM PANDAY  -  376 words
    • Article, Illustration
      488 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) POOJA ZAVERI, IB Year 2 THE International Model United Nations Conference
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  488 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 195 10  -  ADITYA BHATTACHARYA, IB Year 2 TWO teams of NPSI students were starry-eyed at the chance to compete against history whizzes across Asia at the inaugural International History Bee and Bowl Asian Championships. Held at Sha Tin College in Hong Kong from June 13 to 15, the
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      • 171 10  -  AVNIKA MANAKTALA, IB Year 2 THE University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, has a good reputation, especially in engineering and business. In March, it held The Great IB Challenge where IB students worldwide made a video sharing their ideas of new space-derived services that could be
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    • 267 9 www.gnssingapore.org CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CBSE CLASS 12 STUDENTS, 2014 FOR PRODUCING STERLING RESULTS Lekshmi Madhukumar tops with 97.4% 90% above marks scored by 46% students “I credit my success in CBSE exams to my teachers, who inspired me to achieve my best potential at > step. John Varghese George CBSE
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    • 57 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg E3 facebook.com/mysinda O. a a a Encourage independence. Guide your children to set up targets and trust them to achieve these targets. Trusting your child will help him take responsibility. Do not sit with him for every task as this will make him
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 393 17 The actor is working hard to put on muscle for his next film where he plays a martial arts fighter Indo-Asian News Service INDIAN actor Sidharth Malhotra (left) is on a mission. The well-built actor is working on gaining so much weight that he is
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      • 109 17 DIFFERENT films require different looks nowadays and actors, including Shahid Kapoor, are making sure they get the look right. Reports say that Shahid happily shaved his hair off for just one scene in the film Haider. He did this despite knowing that he won’t be
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      • 103 17 BOLLYWOOD superstar Shah Rukh Khan was honoured with the Entertainer of Indian Cinema award on July 5 in Chennai at the 8th Annual Vijay Awards. “We have constituted a new award called Entertainer of Indian Cinema. Shah Rukh Khan, the recipient of this award,
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      • 110 17 HER film Kahaani rode high on word-of-mouth publicity and now Vidya Balan (left) is hoping the same for her recently-released detective drama Bobby J asoos, Where she plays the titular character. The film opened to poor response across India but Vidya’s performance has received
        PHOTO: © AFP  -  110 words
    • 747 18  -  Actor and scriptwriter Rahul Handa lived in Singapore for five years GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg IT ALL started with a teenage boy sneaking out to watch movies at night. Little did he know that a movie he watched on one such escapade in Singapore would
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  • RELAX
    • 412 20  - Hot bothered? Chill out with these pineapple concoctions MONISH GUJRAL Indo-Asian News Service Pineapples have a typical musky tropical flavour. I’ve always loved pineapples for their versatility: Use them in salads, punches, cocktails, main dishes and even desserts. And that’s not all. We can even use the shell for decoration
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    • 415 21 MUSIC Jazz in July be dazzled by the soulful improvisations, swinging rhythms and the infectious grooves of Singapore jazz artists as they showcase their talents at the Esplanade Concourse and at the Outdoor Theatre throughout the month. Free admission. When: Till July 31 Where: Esplanade Theatres on The
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    • 39 21 STANDUP COMEDY Vir Das Live in Singapore: Catch the actor and comedian (right) perform standup comedy in English. Tickets: $125 When: July 11, 7.30pm Where: NTUC Auditorium Contact: 9002-1963 or log on to www.charkula.com
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    • Article, Illustration
      168 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. What type of creature is the character Winnie-the-Pooh? a) Bear b) Cat c) Dog 2. Which form of sugar is also known as milk sugar? a) Lactose b) Glucose c) Galactose 3. What are people who move from place to place known as? a) Nomads b)
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 306 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries You will achieve wonders with your sincere efforts. Engaging in spiritual matters will give you happiness and satisfaction. Libra Colleagues will not be cooperative and you will not get the due recognition from your superiors. Your health will not be satisfactory. Scorpio You will be
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    • 245 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 12.30pm STAR GOLD: Agneepath 3.30pm SONY ENT: Majhboor 3.30pm LIFE OK: Patiala House 6pm SONY MAX: Aurangzeeb 6pm STAR GOLD: No One Killed Jessica 8.20pm STAR GOLD: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 9pm SONY MAX: Jannat 2 Mn SONY MAX: Aarakshan Saturday 10.30am STAR GOLD: Indian 11am VIJAY:
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 288 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Place to be lost 6 Perform without preparation 11 Kind of wheel 14 Rose protector 15 Japanese verse 16 Hooting hunter 17 Pawnbroker or bank 19 Bleat 20 Bill 21 Some Mid-East dignitaries 23 Did a lively ballroom dance 27 Georgia On My Mind singer 29 They’re
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    • 69 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. DID YOU KNOW Arunachal Pradesh is perhaps the only state
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  • SPORTS
    • 820 23  -  His moves will signal India’s intent in the five-Test series against England star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg RARELY has a team as inexperienced as this left to play a Test series in England. Indeed, rarely has an Indian team played a five-Test series in England
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    • 706 24 VOTED BEST PAY TV SERVICE VOTED SINGAPORE'S FAVOURITE PAY TV NETWORK SHI/WI TECH AWARDS 2014 Source: MDA Media Consumer Experience Study 2013 <» II r SONY Where silver screen icons become small ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION ASIA Ch 127 Premieres 15 July Every Mon Thurs, 9.30pm Watch Amitabh Bachchan's big TVdebut with
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