Tabla, 28 October 2016

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MMUNITY A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28,2016 MCI (P) 093/10/2016
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  • 30 1 Lighting Hearts, Lighting Homes reaches out to needy families Noble effort... Lighting Hearts, Lighting Homes founder Logapreyan Renganathan (wearing cap) with volunteers. PHOTO: LIGHTING HEARTS, LIGHTING HOMES
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    • 9 1 INDIA HAS ITS EYES SET ON DRS PAGE 20
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 100 2 INDIA’S prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the First National Tribal Carnival in Delhi on Oct 25 (left). Organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to promote a sense of inclusiveness among the tribals, the four-day carnival showcased and promoted various facets of tribal culture
        PHOTOS: IANS  -  100 words
      • 87 2 OXFORD University Press announced the launch of online Hindi dictionary as part of the Oxford Global Languages (OGL) programme. Hindi is the ninth language to become a part of the OGL programme, which has led to the development of a Hindi online dictionary. Oxford University
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      • 94 2 THE oldest aircraft carrier in the world and the last of the British-built Indian Navy ships INS Viraat sailed under tow for the last time and was taken to Mumbai where it will be decommissioned (right). The ship was accorded a grand
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      • 105 2 WOMEN devotees will have access to the sanctum sanctorum of Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai, the Haji Ali Dargah Trust informed the Supreme Court. The trust told the court that it will create a separate pathway to facilitate women devotees’ access
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      • 76 2 THE Special Task Force of Madhya Pradesh’s forest department arrested six poachers who had killed a big cat near Kanha National Park on Oct 22. The semi-decomposed carcass of the male tiger was found in Khatiya range of the reserve, with four paws missing. The team
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      • 99 2 HEIRESS of Aditya Birla Group Ananya Birla has been signed as a recording artiste by Universal Music Group. The move will see the 22-year-old widen her entrepreneurial corporate persona into the entertainment scene. Ms Birla the daughter of Kumar Mangalam and Neerja
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      • 98 2 SIX MORE painted storks died between Oct 23 and 24 at the Gwalior zoo, taking the number of birds which died due to a new sub-type of bird flu at the zoo to 24. The high-security animal disease laboratory
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      • 92 2 PEOPLE in Bengaluru can soon book electric crematoriums online after the demise of their loved ones. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) the administrative body responsible for the civic and infrastructural assets will launch the online service in the first week of November. Relatives of
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 355 4 First-ever India Conversations aim to shine spotlight on Singapore initiative WHEN Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore visited Singapore in 1927 he stayed with the Namazies at their seaside bungalow in Siglap. The same M.A. Namazie who was to later build the iconic Capitol Theatre on Stamford Road. And
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    • Singapore snippets
      • 106 11 SEVERAL roads will be closed for the Deepavali Fair 2016 on Oct 28. Burmah Road and Birch Road, between Serangoon Road and Farrer Park Station Road, will be closed to traffic from 4pm on Oct 28 to 4am on Oct 29. Access
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      • 201 11 MYANMAR has been named the most generous country in the world for the third consecutive year, according to the latest Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index. The annual index, which compiled an average of 1,000 responses each from 140 countries, looked at three
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      • 139 11 LAID-off workers are struggling to find new jobs as they no longer have the skills employers want. This skills gulf highlighted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Oct 25 means good jobs are going begging in some industries while other sectors are
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      • 146 11 SINGAPORE’S factory output surprised with its best monthly growth showing in two and a half years with a strong 6.7 per cent jump last month from a year ago, figures from the Singapore Economic Development Board showed on Oct 26. The performance defied the
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    • 136 11 On Oct 23, devotees gathered at the entrance of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple, Sri Mariamman Temple on South Bridge Road, for the annual fire-walking festival, also known as Theemithi (above). During the festival, devotees took a religious vow to walk on fire in exchange for a wish
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    • 160 16 / 17 IN VIEW of Deepavali, 16 women MPs (right) wore saris of different colours and designs for a photo shoot outside Parliament House on Oct 21. The idea was conceived by Tamil newspaper Tamil Murasu, which approached Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law
      PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID  -  160 words
    • 191 16 / 17 MEDIA professional and chef Bala Shetty has been living in Singapore for the last 21 years and has not been able to spend Deepavali with his parents in India all these while. His father is old and sick, cared for by his mother. With his
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    • 143 16 / 17 Mr Ramanathan, founder and managing director of Abiraame Popular Jewellers, made a decision to give back to the community when his company completed its first year of operations. On Oct 20, Mr Ramanathan (above, in grey and white) presented a cheque of $10,000 to Sinda’s
      PHOTO: ABIRAAME POPULAR JEWELLERS  -  143 words
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  • BUSINESS
    • 792 7  -  Taru Jain helps companies digitally transform their businesses with FutureMarketer AMRITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg “IF IT doesn’t scare you, it’s probably not worth doing it.” With that quote in mind, Mr Taru Jain left his cushy job as a managing director at a British multinational
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  • EDUCATION
    • Article, Illustration
      405 8 Sari ‘warriors’ Sarita and Sudha to talk about the journey of the colourful fabric in Singapore THE sari is one of the longest surviving garments in the history of textiles. The many yards of colourful fabric that go into a sari can evoke both timeless elegance and avant-garde
      PHOTO: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE, NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD  -  405 words
    • 355 9  -  There is more to school than homework and exams. That is why tabla! has this page for students of international schools here to play reporter and photographer. PRASHASTH CHEEKOTY, Grade IB Year 1C THE IB year 1 students of NPS International School (NPSI) were proud to host
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  355 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 268 9  -  NIHARIKA JHINGAN, Grade IB Year 2 B ON Aug 30, the Interact Club of NPSI celebrated the installation of its charter members and office bearers. The guest of honour for the event was the District Governor, Mr Michael Yee. Also present during the ceremony were
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      • 272 9  -  RAGHAV JINDAL Grade 9 IGCSE-C AS PART of NPSI’s initiative to expose children to different cultural aspects of the world around them, students from Grade 9 IGCSE recently had the chance to visit the Singapore Art museum to witness a wonderful and unique art display entitled Imaginarium.
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      • 248 10  -  AVA K. BIZJAK, Grade 7 AT GEMS World Academy (GWA), all students from both Primary and Secondary years are taken to a school camp or excursion. My Grade 6 camp was to Coolum Beach in Queensland, Australia. The trip was about Team Building and Service in Action.
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        205 10  -  PRATEEP SOM, Grade 11 I HAVE been at GWA since the beginning of this academic year. There have already been so many exciting and engaging events in this short period of time, and it has been slightly overwhelming in the most positive way. Being in Year 11, I
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    • Article, Illustration
      405 10  -  There is more to school than homework and exams. That is whytabla! has this page for students of international schools here to play reporter and photographer. ZAEEN IQBAL, Grade 11 WE RECENTLY visited Bollywood Veggies on a school excursion. When our teacher told us about the trip, the
      PHOTOS: GEMS WORLD ACADEMY  -  405 words
    • 1156 12 / 13  -  Lighting Hearts, Lighting Homes reaches out to needy families during the Festival of Lights BHAVNA VASNANI tabla@sph.com.sg LAST weekend, around 750 low-income families received a Deepavali helping hand as volunteers delivered festive packs to their homes. They were part of civil servant Logapreyan Renganathan and his Lighting
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    • 38 9 Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try. Jack Canfield J&MDIS fM founded 1956 Management Development Institute of Singapore A Where lifelong learning begins of lifelong learning from NPS International School
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 325 18 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries Being cautious will help you meet your target. You will gain a very good name for the work that you do although the work front may not be very exciting. Taurus Avoid impulsive actions. Try to spend some time on meditation as this will be
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    • 203 18 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3pm LIFE OK: De Dana Dan 6pm ZEE CINEMA: Mad About Dance 9pm SONY MAX: pk 9pmVASANTHAM: Deepavali 2016 Special MnVTV: Amaithi Padai Mn STAR GOLD: Mohenjo Daro 1am VASANTHAM: Varalaaru Saturday 11am COLORS: Om Shanti Om 11.30am VASANTHAM: Dilwale Noon ZEE TV: Tamasha 12.30pm STAR PLUS:
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  • RELAX
    • 349 19 EXHIBITION Tribal Tempo South Africanthemed floral display featuring a rich and unique world of plant life. Tickets: Entry fee to the conservatories applies When: Till Oct 30, 9am to 9pm Where: Flower Dome, Gardens By The Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive Contact: Log on to www.gardensbythebay.com.sg TALK Women’s
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    • 79 19 TALK The Timeless Appeal of the Indian Sari the talk will focus on the Sari as one of the longest surviving garments in the world’s history of textiles, how Singapore’s Sari story had actually influenced the Sari fashion around the region in the 60’s and
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    • Article, Illustration
      169 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which of these comes from the Latin word for ‘whirling’? a) Vertigo b) Angina c) Sepsis 2. The United Nations observes April 22 as International... a) Mother Earth Day b) Wildlife Day c) Environment Day 3. The Hundred Years’war was an intermittent struggle between England and…
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 302 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Weep 5 C-shaped carpentry gadget 10 spumante 14 Length x width, for a rectangle 15 Bear and Berra 16 Booted up? 17 Examine hastily 18 Airborne annoyances 19 Cornbread concoction 20 What wrestlers practice? 23 Nit layer 24 Musical ensemble of eight 25 What most humans are
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    • 47 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. fOR SOLUTIONS, TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE
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  • SPORTS
    • 750 20  -  High-res cameras remove earlier fears star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg INDIA’S acceptance of the Decision Review System (DRS), even if on a trial basis, is being seen with the glee with which a religious group might a converted disbeliever. I am not sure it is quite
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  • 327 27 WINNERS of GRT Jewellers’ Shop And Win lucky draw received their prizes at a ceremony at its showroom in Serangoon Road on Oct 21. The draw, whose winners were announced in early October, was held in conjunction with the store’s opening in July this year. The first
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 28 27 SOLUTIONS crossword sudoku quiz 1. Vertigo 2. Mother Earth Day 3. France 4. Baking soda 5. Beyonce 6. Chilli peppers 7. K2 8. Incus 9. Mauritius 10. Spanish
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