Tabla, 31 July 2009

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  • 23 1 tabla! THE HEAlffl ,J> ijft INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009 Sj3l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    • 58 1 <S> X *#> THE HEA m n INDIAN COMMUNITY 1 SURPRISES AWAIT -W, YOU AT NEW-LOOK TEKKA MARKET GES 10 11 SANIA SIZZLES PAGE 23 SHAHID: 'KAMINEY WILL OPEN NEW DOORS FOR ME' PAGE 14 SURPRISES AWAIT YOUATNEW-LOOK TEKKA MARKET PAGES 10 11 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep. Call
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  • INDIA
    • Article, Illustration
      1153 1  -  Faith in PM Manmohan Singh, big domestic market among reasons foreign investors are flocking back PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg THE monsoon rains may have eased the temperatures in most parts of India. But to the overseas investor, India is getting hotter. The faith of the electorate in prime
      four-day fashion PHOTO: AFP  -  1,153 words
    • regional roundup
      • 62 2 74,000 newspapers in India THE world over, newspaper circulation may be dropping. But not in India. In fact, the number of newspapers is growing. The country boasts 74,000 newspapers Uttar Pradesh has the highest number: 11,789. This was mentioned in parliament by the minister of state for information and
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      • 91 2 Hyundai strike ends A FIVE-DAY strike by workers at Hyundai Motor India’s factory in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, ended on July 28. Twenty of the 75 workers dismissed on disciplinary grounds were reinstated and the transfers of nine were revoked, according to a Hyundai spokesman. The rest of them
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      • 88 2 Study of Alexander’s Study of Alexander’s descendants THERE is a cluster of 12 villages in the state’s sleepy Malana region comprising eight clans. They speak a language that only they understand and they believe they are the descendants of the Greek king Alexander the Great. We will know
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      • 88 2 Court bans traffic through forest reserve THE Karnataka High Court has banned night vehicular traffic on two roads bisecting the Bandipur forest in Chamarajanagar district. A Division Bench, which contains Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, passed the order after a petition challenging the action of the deputy commissioner of the
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    • 869 4  -  Indian medical student from the US stops over in Singapore on neurosurgery research trip GAURAV SRIVASTAVA Last summer, Johns Hopkins student Gaurav Srivastava used funding from a Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship to gather material from 17 countries for a documentary titled Neurosurgery Around the
      (below). PHOTOS COURTESY OF GAURAV SRIVASTAVA  -  869 words


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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      766 6  -  No brothers? No problem. No male cousins in Singapore? No problem. You can always send rakhis to male relatives in India SURENDAR KAUR surenda@sph.com.sg NOW that Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are over, it’s time for Brother’s Day... or Raksha Bandhan. And despite all the sibling squabbles that
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    • 341 7 Jain Society organises Ahimsa Walk at East Coast to spread message of non-violence THE Singapore Jain Religious Society (SJRS) organised its first Ahimsa Walk earlier this month at the East Coast Park. The 2.5km walk from Dalbergia Green took place in the direction of the city.
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    • 598 7  -  Mehul Raj is taking his family business to the next level Sheela Narayanan FROM his office on the 14th floor of the High Street Centre, which offers a killer view of the Singapore River and the Central Business District, Mr Mehul Raj can see
      PHOTO: SHEELA NARAYANAN  -  598 words
    • Article, Illustration
      438 9 Society honours man who introduced Hindi in S’pore schools TWENTY years ago, a lawyer approached Singapore’s then Education Minister Tony Tan with a request. Mr S. Tiwari, the president of the Hindi Society, told the minister that Indian students from Hindi-speaking homes, who chose to study Malay
      PHOTO: HINDI SOCIETY  -  438 words
    • 864 10/11  -  Don’t walk into Tekka’s wet market on auto-pilot and head for your usual stores... they have been moved around and will take some finding. The rest of the place looks great though. tabla! gives you a sneak peek TEKKA RE-OPENS ON AUG 1 SHEELA
      there. PHOTOS: JOSEPH NAIR  -  864 words
    • 220 13 TO SUPPORT the future growth of Marina Bay, the Government will invest another $1 billion in infrastructure over the next 10 to 15 years, on of the $7.5 billion already pumped years, top of the $7.5 billion already pumped into the area, National Development Minister
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    • singapore news
      • 184 13 StanChart expanding STANDARD Chartered is expanding its priority banking business with a new global offering, and plans to hire an additional 300 Relationship Managers (RMs) in Singapore over the next three years. It currently has under 200 RMs in its priority banking business here, according to Ms Ngo
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      • 110 13 Rolls Royce at Seletar IN A major boost to Singapore’s aerospace ambitions, Rolls Royce plans to build a new facility here to make engine fan blades for large aircraft its first such plant outside England. Also in the pipeline for the company: A new regional training
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      • 137 13 Saturday shoppers FROM Aug 8, motorists heading to the Bugis-Marina Bay area for shopping on Saturdays will pay $1 ERP charges, down from the current $2, between 2 and 3pm and between 5 and 5.30pm. ERP will continue to operate at the gantries in the
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    • 516 16  -  Warm oil, firm massage and the knowledge that your body is being rejuvenated... try it for yourself KALWANT KOUR a baby. kalwant@sph.com.sg DESPITE the concept of ayurveda having been around for thousands of years, the closest I had come to it was something that
      right). PHOTOS: AYUSH AYURVEDIC  -  516 words
    • 213 21 100,000 Estimated number of women in Singapore who do not have MediShield insurance coverage and risk having to shoulder hefty medical bills 1,132 Feature films produced by India in 2007. In comparison, the US in 2008 produced 520 feature films, Japan 418 and China 400 175,313 Private cars
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    • 309 21 “Women are more in tune with their feelings, which is important in building a relationship with horses.” Horse owner and veterinarian Roshni Selvam, on why horse ownership in Singapore is predominantly female “Playing cricket is one type of challenge. Commentary is another. This programme is another type
      PHOTO: IANS  -  309 words
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 887 8  -  PALANI K.A. PILLAI CEO of TNBT tabla! talk with Patrick with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg THERE is an air of impish enthusiasm in the way he carries himself, a man with cocky confidence. That could stem from his belief in himself. Nothing wrong with
      PHOTO: ANNA GERKE  -  887 words
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  • EDUCATION
    • 382 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, GIIS) NICOLE ANOUSHKA NAZARETH Class 5A, DEEKSHA VASUNANDAN 5A,
      costumes PHOTOS: DPS  -  382 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 204 12  -  BHARADWAJ RAVI, Class 10 THE Inter-House Road Relay (right) was held on July 17 in the neighbourhood of our school with the starting point being Charlton Park. The senior girls’ race began with Simran Saraf taking the lead for Glacier which managed to keep the lead
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      • 149 12  -  SIDDARTH SRINIVASAN, Class 10 THE latest virus that has sparked international concern, H1N1, saw my school taking precautionary measures. The highlight was the temperature checks. Every student and teacher had to enter the school through the front gates as the rear gates were closed.
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    • 88 13 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE For more details please contact: Tel: 6285 6300, Fax: 6285 1670, Email: admissions@dps.edu.sg, Website: www.dps.edu.sg Address: 36 Aroozoo Avenue, Singapore 539 842 Torch Bearer In The Field Of Education IGCSE AND GCE-A LEVEL OPTION ALONGWITH INDIAN CURRICULUM 100% RESULT FOR 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR APPROX 50% STUDENTS
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 987 14  -  He hopes his double role in Kaminey will open new doors for him MAULI SINGH year. Bollywood News Service SHAHID Kapoor will be seen in a double role in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey as well as two Yashraj films, a Ken Ghosh film and a film with
      year. Bollywood News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  987 words
    • 540 15 Child actress makes big impact playing autistic kid in show THOSE watching the new Zee TV serial Aap Ki Antara know her well. She plays a five-year-old autistic child in the serial. Her name is Zaina Vastani. But many call her Antara, the character she
      PHOTOS: INDYA.COM, INDIAFORUMS  -  540 words
    • 373 15 BEING touted as one of the biggest blockbusters of the year even before its release, the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer My Name Is Khan, recently achieved another landmark. Fox Star Studios which distributed Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionare in India, has reportedly picked
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    • 116 16 INDIAN WOK INDIAN CHINESE CUISINE WINE V Woking Up an Appetite! The best Indian Chinese Cuisine in town has a brand new branch at Syed Alwi Road now! Whats more, our flagship outlet has moved to a spacious and plush location 695B East Coast Road (formerly 699 East Coast Road)
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  • FOOD
    • 410 17  -  New kid on the block has got the formula right... but some dishes need a little tweaking SHEELA NARAYANAN promising. sheela@sph.com.sg IT is not easy being the new kid on the eating block and Pardesh, a North Indian and Nepali restaurant and cafe which opened a
      paneer PHOTOS: SHEELA NARAYANAN  -  410 words
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    • 191 17 CurioCare (s) Pte Ltd Curio Care where your cere is consolidated physiothera NERVOUS SYSTEM cerebrum cerebellum spinal cord sacral plexus digital nerve superficial peroneal nerve brachial plexus intercostal nerve radial nerve median nerve ulnar nerve lumbar plexus sciatic nerve common peroneal nerve www.tfrfovtsudl.infi Varmatherapy An ancient physiotherapy done in a
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  • RELAX
    • 78 18/19 THE LEGEND, THE JOURNEY BEGINS... Apsara Asia and Maya Dance Theatre jointly presents The Legend, The Journey Begins... It tells the story of the classic Ramayana epic through music, dance and theatre with a cast of more than 20 dancers. Tickets: $25 (Category 1), $23
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    • 516 18/19 INDIAN BOOKS EXPO Kasi Books is holding a giant book expo of Indian books, covering topics like religion, astrology, cooking, literature, language, poetry, motivation, yoga, traditional Indian medicine and cinema. There are children’s books and novels too. Admission is free. When: Till Aug 1, 11am to 10pm Where:
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    • 205 18/19 LOVE AAJ KAL Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Neetu Singh, Rishi Kapoor, Rahul Khanna, Vir Das Aaj (present) is the year 2009 when we are taken to the cities of London, San Francisco and Delhi. We get a peek into the lives of Jai and Meera who
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 77 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT Ganga (Govinda) is a simpleton blissfully unaware of the realities of the world and Saanwri (Sonali Bend re), pretty village lass, are in love. Ganga discovers that his real parents are rich industrialists and he faces a culture shock when he
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        • 46 18/19 9pm STAR GOLD In an attack, Shalu’s (Preity Zinta) sister, Nimmi (Mahima Chaudhary) rescues Dev (Arjun Rampal) but is injured. Nimmi tells her mum, Sarita, about Dev. Sarita tries to arrange a marriage but finds out that Shalu has been flirting with Dev.
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        • 68 18/19 9 P?l....yASANTHAM When her father walks out on the family, Saritha (Sujatha) takes on the responsibility of providing for her mother and siblings, thus losing the chance to marry her sweetheart (Vijay Kumar). Her agony increases when her sister falls in love with him and, selflessly, she
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      • saturday
        • Article, Illustration
          74 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Krish Kapoor (Kumar Saahil, above with Sneha Ullal) is a well known fashion photographer, married to Radhika (Sneha Ullal). Krish is assigned to photo shoot in Mauritius. There he meets Piya (Sana Khan) who falls in love with him. She is so besotted that she
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        • 32 18/19 4pm STAR GOLD An overprotective father (Om Puri) tries hard to get rid of his future son-in-law (Priyanshu) who wants to marry his only daughter (Sakshi).
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        • 55 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM A local cable operator Eswaran (Arjun) believes in standing up for the truth and does not hesitate to use his muscles to bring justice. In the process, he makes an enemy of local MLA (Saikumar) who makes trouble for everyone. Eswaran decides to take up the challenge
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      • sunday
        • 93 18/19 1pm VASANTHAM Three catering college students in Pondicherry, Kunjukunju (Prithviraj Sukumaran), the Casanova, Deepu (Kunchacko Boban) whose calm exterior hides his true feelings and the playful girl crazy Ashtamoorthy (Jayasurya) get thrown out of their hostel after causing some michief. A close friend finds them accommodation with a lady,
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        • 39 18/19 2pm VIJAY A couple adopt a girl after the death of their daughter. The girl brings much joy into their lives. However, this joy is short-lived as the girl has to return to her real parents.
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        • 34 18/19 8pm SONY ENT Tashan is the story of four (Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Anil Kapoor) unique people on a fateful journey that will alter the course of their lives.
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      • monday
      • tuesday
        • 64 18/19 Mn VTV A villager (Rajnikanth) is an orphan. He goes to Madras where he meets Janakaraj, who gives him a job. By a stroke of luck, Rajni discovers himself to be the son of a (dead) millionaire through Visu, the guardian of Rajni’s father’s estate. But if Rajni wants
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      • wednesday
        • 41 18/19 5pm VTV Maddy (Madhavan) has a crush on Reena Joseph (Reema Sen). But she is engaged to Rajiv, an Indian engineer who lives abroad. In an effort to gain her heart, Maddy impersonates Rajiv. Then the real Rajiv shows up...
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        • Article, Illustration
          30 18/19 6.30pm STAR GOLD HULCHUL Angaar Chand and Lakshmidevi’s families hate each other. When Angaar Chand disrupts Lakshmidevi’s granddaughter’s marriage, Anjali (Kareena Kapoor, below with Akshaye Khanna), Lakshmidevi plots revenge...
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      • thursday
        • 41 18/19 3pm VIJAY A lorry driver kills a man by accident. As punishment he has to take care of the victim’s family. But the family doesn’t accept him although he tries his best to fit in. Stars Sivaji and Jayalalitha.
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        • 89 18/19  -  Mn VTV Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes Ajith plays a soldier who falls in love with Simran (daughter of a military officer played by Kitty and Fathima). The plot takes a sharp turn when Simran's father dies in a bomb blast. Her
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    • Article, Illustration
      209 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. With which comic-strip character would you associate Prince Barin? A) Flash Gordon B) Popeye C) The Phantom 2. What is the name of the bread that is made from rye flour? A) Black bread B) White bread C) Cream bread 3. Which gland in the human
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  • Page 18/19 Advertisements
    • 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
    • 353 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Weapon of the Middle Ages 5 Successful, in Variety slang 10 Sheepish statements 14 Mitch Miller found it instrumental 15 It makes a sound? 16 What orzo looks like 17 Entertainment for the hoi polloi 19 Seymour Skinner’s on-again, offagain love 20 First of one gender 21
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    • 81 18/19 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. WHO AM I? I acted in films when I was
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 491 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries You will overcome your enemies and relations with friends and family will be harmonious. There will be success in litigation and gains in business. But watch your health and that of your family. Taurus Wealth will be gained without any effort. Your spouse and children will enjoy
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    • 35 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1. Flash Gordon 2. Black bread 3. Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince 5. Rubber 6. Dalmatian 7. Ethiopia 8. Titicaca 9. Lord’s 10. Alice who am i? Imran Khan
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 252 21 WIN A FREE* TRIP TO TAJ MAHAL daily between 13&16 August 2009 from 10am to 7pm Answer 5 simple questions on Taj Mahal (also log on to www.zaksalaamindia.com) visit ZAK Salaam India Expo at Singapore Expo and answer 20 questions on India. If all 25 answers are correct you could
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  • SPORTS
    • Article, Illustration
      450 22  -  Sheralynn Shen Jega says it takes more than just looks to be a SingTel Grid Girl ANNE GERKE tabla@sph.com.sg SHE MAY WEAR a short white dress and knee-high black boots, but Sheralynn Shen boots, Sheralynn Jega says you need “the whole package” to be a SingTel Grid
      (below). PHOTOS: GEOFFREY PEREIRA JEWELLERY: SAHELI BRIDAL HOUSE COSTUME: ANAARKALI & KUCHH  -  450 words
    • 81 22 WHEN SingTel called for applications, more than 300 hopefuls registered their interest to be Grid Girls. Only 43, ranging in age from the late teens to mid-20s, made the cut. They will be on the grid when the racing cars line up
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    • 494 23  -  Local Weekend Cricket Report HEMANT KENKRE SCC Lions (SCCL), who beat Lanka Lions CC 1 (LL1) earlier in the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) Division 1 league, proved to be their nemesis once again in the return match at Turf City, beating LL1 by five
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    • Article, Illustration
      568 23 Sania proves point that romance and tennis do mix WAS she proving a point or is it the effect of romance? The last tournament that Sania Mirza played before her engagement to MBA student Sohrab Mirza, 23, was Wimbledon. She crashed out in the second round on June
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    • 822 24  -  Wasim Akram bounces a few questions at today’s bowlers and questions their work ethic star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg WASIM Akram, always deliciously outspoken, thinks “bowlers nowadays are pure lazy and are happy with whatever they are being given on a platter”. It is a telling
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