Tabla, 20 March 2009

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  • 19 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 20,2009 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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  • 1143 1  -  Memories of November’s terrorist attack will never be forgotten, but the resilient city has bounced back TAMILAVEL In Mumbai tabla@sph.com.sg Tamilavel is a Correspondent with Tamil Murasu FOR the past seven years, photographer Sharan Kumar’s working day began and ended at Mumbai’s Gateway of India. He
    posterity... Leopold Cafe, crowds. PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU; PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU  -  1,143 words
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    • 87 1 THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LARA'S A BEACH BABE Guess what she did to stay afloat? OVERSEAS VOTING FOR INDIANS? PAGE 6 VIKAS SWARUP SAYS NO TO POVERTY PORN PAGE 16 ISAGUHA IS ENGLAND'S TOP BOWLER PAGE 22 GETYOUR COPY OF AT
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  • INDIA
    • 220 2  -  Tamila vel GETTING into the Oberoi Trident in Mumbai (left) is not an easy task these days. But hardly anyone complains. A barricade days. hardly anyone complains. A barricade prevents vehicles from getting past the main entrance. Only hotel cars are allowed in, that too after
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    • 187 3 Ajmal Kasab, who was the only terrorist captured alive from the November attacks, is being held in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail, in the high security Anda cell. Workers are rushing to finish a special 6m-long corridor to take Kasab from his
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    • 286 3  -  WITH just a 9mm pistol in his hand, he ran towards the two terrorists armed with AK-47s... and lived to tell us his story. Assistant police inspector Hemant Anant Bawdhankar (above) was asked to take his team of police officers from the Dr D.B. Marg
      PHOTO: ARUN RAMU  -  286 words
    • 413 4  -  New jets with high-tech security gadgets set to fly president and PM PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg WHEN India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh leaves for London on April 2 for the G-20 summit, he will probably not fly Air India. Three new business jets, which some
      April PHOTOS: BOEING  -  413 words
    • 468 4  -  DELHI DURBAR Ravi Velloor WHO said politicians aren’t emotional people? CPI-M party boss Prakash Karat’s dislike for the Manmohan Singh government has bordered on the visceral ever since the full extent of the India-US partnership India-US strategic partnership came into view. Going against cautionary
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    • 485 5 Tamil Nadu man asks 1,200 questions in parliament Indo-Asian News Service HE IS the first in his family to sign his own name. He is the first from his village in Tamil Nadu to graduate and be a lawyer. Mr S.K. Kharventhan (below), 59, was
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    • regional roundup
      • 45 6 Four new ships for navy THE Indian government has approved the building of four new destroyers. The ships will be built at Mumbai’s Mazagon Docks Limited, top Navy sources told DNA. The ships will have advanced stealth features as well as land attack capabilities.
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      • 51 6 Thirsty summer ahead NEARLY two-thirds of Maharashtra is reeling under water shortage. As per the state government’s figures, more than 16,500 villages and 6,000 hamlets in Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh have been affected. The water supply department has prepared an action plan costing Rs184 crores for the next three
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      • 65 6 Ship damages Hooghly bridge A SWING bridge across the Hooghly, which opens up to allow ships to pass, was forced to remain open for nearly 12 hours after a guard wall was hit by a ship on March 18. Vehicular traffic had to be diverted and some areas
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      • 81 6 Mittal football academy pulls out THE All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Bharti Enterprises have given up on their ambitious plan of setting up the Rs 100-crore football academy in Goa. The AIFF was forced to drop the proposal after the state government dragged its feet for more than
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      • 72 6 Court orders suspension of cops THE Madras High Court has ordered the suspension of two top city police officials responsible for ordering a lathi-charge on lawyers inside the court complex on Feb 19. The court also directed the striking lawyers to return to work. The affected policemen are
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      • 65 6 EC gives top cop the boot THE Election Commission has ordered the transfer of Andhra Pradesh DGP S.S.P. Yadav who reportedly praised state chief minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy during an official tour. The Commission also sought a panel of names from the state government for his replacement. The
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    • 755 6  -  Some Singapore-based Indians are campaigning to make it happen Sheela Narayanan sheela@sph.com.sg AS THE hustings get louder in India, a group of non-resident Indians (NRI) in Singapore are attempting to have their say in the federal election process. Consultant Kaushal Dugar and his friends Sandip Roy
      in the fray this year. PHOTO: REUTERS  -  755 words

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    • 276 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS u?\ tfk ft. 5 i’m ready to be at the forefront of a digital revolution IS BRISTOL University of the West of England BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) IN DIGITAL MEDIA Commences May 2009 Latest in Digital Media content that includes Animation Graphics, 2D 3D Modelling, Sound
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    • 275 5 Celebrating y /years of excellence Global Indian International School grows 16% in student enrolments even in a challenging economic scenario Admissions open for International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, IGCSE (Cambridge) and CBSE for 2009 2010 session (Montessori to Grade 12) GIIS Singapore recorded a steady growth in student enrolment of 16%
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 1170 7  -  tabla! talk with Patrick with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg ON HER calling card, her name reads Redicka but she signs documents as Radhika. It may sound quirky and Mrs Redicka Subrammanian is often ribbed by her husband and sisters for the change of spelling. Two years ago, her
      PHOTO: NICHOLAS K. JENS  -  1,170 words

  • SINGAPORE
    • 337 8 Three roadshows by Indiatourism hope to draw foreign visitors back to the country WITH the travel industry getting a kick in the gut from the global economic downturn, Indiatourism took the initiative to promote India as a destination in a series of roadshows in Australia, Malaysia
      PHOTO: INDIATOURISM  -  337 words
    • 716 8  -  ASHWINI DEVARE IT IS yet another gloomy close to a business day. Markets have nose-dived and the mood is sombre across Shenton Way’s gleaming skyscrapers. The recession is affecting everyone, including Indian investment professionals who work for the world’s top financial institutions in Singapore. But
      Kohli, PHOTO: ASHWINI DEVARE  -  716 words
    • 219 9 Students aim to build houses for 12 poor families in Bangalore FIFTEEN Singapore Management University (SMU) students are heading to a slum outside Bangalore from May 8 to 22 to build up to six houses for 12 families. More than just a home, it will be a base
      groups. PHOTO: SMU  -  219 words
    • 86 10 ON:Holi may have passed several Indian may passed but several Indian organisations are still celebrating the festival of colours. On March 14, the Bhojpuri Society’s Holi event at the Khalsa Association saw more than 4,000 people run riot with their coloured powders and water (right). Over
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    • 411 10  -  V. Shankarnarayanan doesn’t let his job stand in the way of his love for Carnatic music SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg AFTER watching his exquisite Carnatic performance at the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society’s festival of music and dance on March 15, few people
      PHOTO COURTESY OF V.SHANKARNARAYANAN  -  411 words
    • 204 10  -  Sheela Narayanan NOT one to consider myself very traditional, it was with some trepidation that I said yes to judging a traditional food competition organised by the Nee Soon South Community Club at Yishun Street 81 on March 15. The club’s senior citizens committee organised
      PHOTO: NEE SOON SOUTH CC  -  204 words
    • 203 11 203,246 Number of complaints filed against life insurance companies in India in 2007-08 200Tourists rescued from forest fire near Ooty $2 million Amount DBS Group Holdings chairman Koh Boon Hwee plans to donate to causes that support the “importance of learning and education”. He is set to receive
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    • 291 11 “This was only supposed to be a fun meet, so it is a very nice surprise.” Sixteen-year-old Quah Ting Wen who broke the Singapore 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle swimming records at the National Age Group Championships “Yes, I like Indian men. As for who is the
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    • 104 13 SISTERS did it for themselves at the recent International Women’s Day organised by the Self-Help International Network Enterprise (Shine). The event was held at Suntec City on March 7 with close to 1,000 women and their families participating in health, beauty and holistic therapy workshops. The
      workshops (above). PHOTOS: SHINE  -  104 words
    • singapore news
      • 94 13 ANOTHER ring of security will be thrown around Singapore to ward off threats from the sea, and it comes in the form of 10 new patrol boats for the Police Coast Guard. Equipped with the latest radar and surveillance equipment, the boats will be able
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      • 69 13 THE Merlion at Merlion Park started spouting water again at noon on March 18. It had been closed for repairs since Feb 28 after it was damaged by lightning. The strike left a hole in the top of the 8m-tall structure. The Singapore Tourism Board said
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      • 107 13 STALL No. 43 at Newton Hawker Centre has been ordered shut for three months by the National Environment Agency (NEA). This follows a complaint by six tourists from the US who said they were charged $491, including $239 for eight tiger prawns, by the
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      • 72 13 THE man believed to have robbed luxury watch retailer Cortina of $13 million in timepieces has turned himself in. Mr Jerry Ee, 35, appeared at the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok on March 17 with a friend and a Singapore lawyer. Mr Ee has been
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      • 88 13 AN UNFAMILIAR dengue virus, which has the potential to spark a major outbreak, has emerged in Singapore. Officials said they have managed to contain the Dengue-3 virus for now but they are keeping a close watch on it, as it has not been seen here commonly
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    • 178 9 UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS (Accredited by NAAC with Five Stars) 150 YEARS Get a degree from INDIA'S WORLD FAMOUS University STUDY IN SINGAPORE ADMISSIONS going on for CALENDER YEAR 2009 Through Singapore Study Centre f MBA (2 YEARS), MCA^ M.Sc (IT) M.Sc. Psychology, M.Sc. Counselling Psychology y And all other certificate,
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  • EDUCATION
    • 463 12  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) SHREYA SAMAVEDHAM, Class 7 ONE Wednesday morning after the school
      PHOTOS: NPS  -  463 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 280 12  -  DIVYAA BALAJI, DIVYAA BALAJI, Class 7 HAVE you heard of the Green Club? My classmates and I hadn’t either, until we were told of it at school. When it was first introduced in the hall, our first impressions were “Go Green!” and “Gardening”. It sounded
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      • 250 12  -  AISHWARYA KRISHNAN, Class 9 AN OUTING is always fun. And more so when it’s with school friends to watch a play titled The Storyteller at The Arts House. The bus ride was full of merriment and songs. Upon reaching the elegant Arts House, everyone settled
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    • 89 13 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE *7<vic& (kaneti cn t&e fcelct education IGCSE and GCE-A level option alongwith Indian curriculum. New Kindergarten classrooms instituted to cater to new admissions. New classrooms and laboratory for IGCSE A level and senior students. f UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE International Examinations CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE i 3 Admissions
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      535 14  -  For someone who couldn’t swim a stroke, Lara Dutta was stepping into the deep end when she signed up for underwater adventure Blue JIGAR SHAH Bollywood News Service LARA Dutta might have dazzled the world when she sported a swimsuit at the Miss Universe pageant in 2000. But
      Bollywood News Service  -  535 words
    • 225 14 SALMAN Khan should be happy that he was even allowed back into Rajasthan. Seen here (picture below) on location in Jodhpur shooting for his gladiator epic, Veer, the star is not a welcome sight for the Bishnoi community after his 1993 involvement in killing black bucks
      PHOTOS: REUTERS, SHREE ASHTAVINAYAK  -  225 words
    • 553 15  -  Kasamh Se and Kumkum end this week, and viewers aren’t complaining MILI SWARNAKAR Bollywood News Service THIS will be a red-letter week for Indian television two of its longest running serials are coming to an end. It is curtains for Ekta Kapoor’s three-year-old show Kasamh
      Bollywood News Service; PHOTOS: BNS  -  553 words
    • 397 15 Sharma,” Indo-Asian News Service EVEN as Freida Pinto basks in the international spotlight thanks to Slumdog Millionaire’s success there is one person in India who is feeling mighty proud: Ms Sushma Puri (right). Not only has Ms Puri, who is a grooming instructor
      Sharma,” Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  397 words
    • 718 16  -  Vikas Swarup defends his book Q&A and reveals a little about his third book DEEPIKA SHETTY as a deepikas@sph.com.sg Deepika Shetty is a Correspondent with The Straits Times Life! HE MAY be a diplomat, but don’t expect smooth-talking from author Vikas Swarup. In a wide-ranging phone
      ceremony. PHOTOS COURTESY VIKAS AND APARNA SWARUP  -  718 words


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  • FITNESS
    • Article, Illustration
      326 17  -  Pilates can help you build a strong mid-section Pradeep Paul PowerMoves Pilates at Aramsa The Garden Spa in Bishan Park II, located off Ang Mo Kio Ave 1. BUTTER chicken, ghee masala dosa, payasam... all delicious enough to make you ask for a second helping, but calorie-laden enough
      PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU  -  326 words
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  • RELAX
    • 74 18/19 SIFAS FESTIVAL OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC DANCE 2009 BHARATHI IN BHARATHAM When: March 22, 8pm Where: Esplanade Theatre SWAR SANGAM When: March 23, 7.30pm Where: Esplanade Concert Hall MATHUR VANI When: March 25, 7.30pm Where: Esplanade Concert Hall PAARAMPARIA When: March 26, 7.30pm Where: Esplanade
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    • 579 18/19 SRI NAVAKSHARI LAKSHA JABA MAHA YAAGAM 2009 Prayers for good health, peace, prosperity for the family. When: March 22 to 29, various times Where: Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple, 2001 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Contact: 6259-5238 or e-mail heb–svkt@pacific.net.sg GUDHI PADWA 2009 Organised by Maharashtra Mandal Singapore, in celebration
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    • 66 18/19 Kitschy icons, religious figures, rusty street signs and peeling architecture come together in this exhibition combining Asian pop art and furniture by Singapore-based Indian artist Ketna Patel. Admission is free. When: Till March 31, 11am to midnight (Sun to Thu), 11
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 69 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT SWARG Sahabji (Rajesh Khanna), his wife (Madhavi), sister Jyoti (Juhi Chawla), two brothers (Raja Bundela and Dilip Dhawan), and a sister-in-law (Neena Gupta) live in a posh mansion which they have dubbed Swarg. Sahabji’s business rival Dhanraj (Paresh Rawal), conspires with Sahabji’s two brothers, to take
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        • 63 18/19 5pm VTV AYYA Ayyadurai (Sarath Kumar) is a local politician respected by his constituents. His best friend and right hand man is Madaswamy (Napolean). Madaswamy’s daughter Selvi (Nayanthara) falls in love with Ayyadurai’s son, Chelladurai (Sarath Kumar in a double role). Their marriage is arranged but things go awry
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        • Article, Illustration
          36 18/19 9.30pm VASANTHAM This feel-good family entertainer stars Sidhu (former cricket player Navjot Sidhu, right). A rich NRI settles back into his village in Punjab and tries to improve the lives of his fellow villagers.
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      • saturday
        • 47 18/19 3 pm ZEE TV PYAR Mohit (Aravind Swamy), who grew up believing in fairy tales, goes to Bombay to look for Manisha (Manisha Koirala), a young woman whom he saved from drowning in a lake. He thinks she is a mermaid princess.
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        • 33 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT DON This is the original film starring Amitabh Bachchan in a double role as a simpleton from the streets who get bamboozled into impersonating a dangerous underworld gang leader.
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        • 58 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM SEVAL Murugesan (Bharath), a village vagabond spends most of his time with his uncle Thapal Thangavel (Vadivel), the village postman. One day Murugesan meets Parijatham (Poonam Bajwa) and falls for her. But tragedy strikes when Parijatham’s sister Gayathri (Simran) dies leaving her infant in her care. The
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      • sunday
        • 93 18/19 10.30pm SONY ENT Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan, below with Deepika Padukone) is a bit actor in 1970s Bollywood looking for his big break. Om’s ambition is to become a film star and win the heart of beautiful screen siren Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone). But he stumbles
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        • 33 18/19 2pmVTV An ambitious film-maker (Thalaivasal Vijay) is found dead. The police suspects his wife (Sona) and her lover (Sanjith). But things get complicated when more people get connected with his murder.
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      • monday
        • 31 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Shakti Thakur (Anil Kapoor) returns to his village after his studies in England, bringing back not only some modern ideas but a girlfriend (Pooka Batra) as well.
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        • Article, Illustration
          48 18/19 9pm VTV Parijatham (Khushboo) is a popular karangam dancer. She wants to continue dancing even after her marriage to Pazhanisamy (Sivakumar), a noted performer. He does not want her to return to the stage and when his debts force her to resume dancing, he throws her out.
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      • tuesday
        • 39 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Brothers Vicky and Prem Oberoi (Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan) who love each other dearly find their lives turned upside down when they fall in love with the same girl Sapna (Karishma Kapoor).
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        • 44 18/19 5pm VTV Sakthi (Dhanush) is a typical Tamil cinema college student for whom college seems to be a place to smoke, drink and tease girls. He falls in love with meek and docile Charu (Parul Yadav) but ends up sleeping with Shruti (Diya).
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      • wednesday
        • Article, Illustration
          69 18/19 11.30am SONY ENT Rana Mahendra Pratap Garewal (Mukesh Khanna), a wealthy businessman is good friends with Brijnath (Paresh Rawal). His younger sister Madhu (Madhuri Dixit, above with Sanjay Kapoor) is a good friend of Brijnath’s younger brother Raja (Sanjay Kapoor). So Rana and Birju arrange for Raja and Madhu
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        • Article, Illustration
          17 18/19 2pm VTV Starring unknowns (above), the 2008 flick has romance, horror and comedy rolled into one.
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      • thursday
        • 97 18/19 5pm VTV Aravindan (Vijay), Chandru (Surya) and Krishnamurthy (Ramesh Khanna), value friendship over everything else. As a result Chandru resists the advances of Aravindan’s sister Amutha (Vijayalakshmi). When the trio take up a painting job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini (Devayani), who lives there and
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        • 50 18/19  -  9pm VTV Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur The story revolves around Rajasekar (Sivaji), a well-known industrialist whose family is made up of various characters with contradicting personalities. But a mysterious woman, Kausalya (Jayalalithaa) comes into their lives. Who is she and what is her agenda?
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    • Article, Illustration
      208 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Name the Japanese traditional paper or silk wall hanging with a roller at the bottom. a) Hokemana b) Origami c) Kakemona 2) Which of these is located along the banks of Yamuna and is mostly made of marble? a) Red Fort b) Taj Mahal c) Agra
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    • 65 18/19 Listings on this page are free. Write to: tabla!, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Tower Block, Level 5, Singapore *****4; fax: 6319-8311 or e-mail: tabla@sph.com.sg at least two weeks ahead. Include the name of the event, organiser, venue, date and time, ticket prices and your name, address and contact number. Send
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 306 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 In the course of 5 Camera-bag item 9 Characteristic mark 14 Very skinny 15 Figure in geometry 16 Jaws author Benchley 17 Went kaput 19 “Me, Myself (Jim Carrey vehicle) 20 Routes to the Supreme Court 21 Elbow counterpart 23 One of every two hurricanes 24 Atoll
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    • 102 18/19 SUDOKU 7 1 6 8 4 8 5 7 2 9 6 3 5 8 2 8 3 5 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
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 113 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz 1) Kakemona 2) Taj Mahal 3) Harry Potter 4) Lotus 5) Horse 6) French Open 7) Mahaan 8) Buddhism 9) Water 10) Lips who am i? sudoku 7 9 1 6 3 2 8 5 4 8 6 5 7 9 4 2 1 3 3 2
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    • 505 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries It’s party time this week. All your wishes will be fulfilled. Money will come from every direction. Family life will be filled with happiness but there may be minor disputes with your spouse. The best period is between March 21 and 24. Taurus You’ll face some hurdles
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  • SPORTS
    • 568 21  -  HEMANT KENKRE tabla@sph.com.sg TIMOTHY Singham is young, athletic and talented. No wonder he is one of the players Singapore cricket has pinned its hopes on. A true all-rounder he bats, bowls offies and also keeps wickthe scored keeps et the 16-year-old scored his first hundred in the
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    • 193 22 DEFENDING champions Australia disappointed their home fans with losses to India and New Zealand. It proved disastrous. Australia will now have to battle it out with India once again, on March 21, for the third place and some pride. The Women’s World Cup in
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    • 650 22 That’s how Isa Guha’s father describes the woman who opens the bowling for England THERE’S an Indian name on top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) women’s rankings for bowling: Isa ara Guha. But she doesn’t play for India. She opens the
      claiming PHOTOS: AP  -  650 words
    • 776 23 He may make his living on the golf course, but Jyoti Randhawa is equally at home on a horse or motorbike Indo-Asian News Service. HE MAY look shy and reserved but when it comes to outdoor sports, there are few with as many diverse interests as
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    • 904 24  - Namaste, Auckland... and, hopefully, goodbye umpire referrals. It’s time to keep it simple star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg FOR an organisation that is largely high on intent, the ICC gets an extraordinary amount of criticism. It is not difficult, though, to see why. People like targets to aim at and
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    • 133 21 Experience Her Boundless Compassion Be Inspired by Her Humanitarian Achievements ■Compassion to the poor and the needy is our duty to God. Only when we can see and serve the Divine in others will we be able to experience it in ourselves. Selfless service is thus an important part of
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