Tabla, 27 November 2009

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  • 26 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MM U NITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27,2009 Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    1386 1  -  This Non Resident Indian (NRI) lives in a dormitory, wears a hard hat and travels in the back of a lorry PADDY RANGAPPA through Sundays. tabla@sph.com.sg Paddy Rangappa has been living in Singapore for nine years and writes in his spare time, outside his marketing profession. This
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  • INDIA
    • 864 2  - A YEAR AFTER THE NOV 26 ATTACKS IN MUMBAI, QUESTIONS REMAIN... Why was my husband’s bulletproof jacket misplaced after his death? Why are Indian police officers not given bulletproof cars and jackets? Why didn’t the IPS cadre my husband’s colleagues come to console me? Wife of Hemant Karkare, the police
      Women’s Feature Service; PHOTO: WOMEN’S FEATURE SERVICE  -  864 words
    • 141 5 Actress Shilpa Shetty is reported to have turned down a deal worth almost £75,000 from Hello magazine for exclusive rights to cover her wedding. Groom Raj Kundra wore a maroon sherwani with gold embroidery. The wedding venue’s decor was done completely
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    • 329 5 10 things you may want to know about US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle invited students from poor neighbourhoods to witness the arrival of Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur. The dinner was held in a giant tent and the decor, described
      PHOTO: AFP  -  329 words
    • regional roundup
      • 88 4 JAMMU KASHMIR Stranded passengers airlifted HEAVY snowfall caught many passengers using the Srinagar-Leh highway offguard. They were stranded at the 11,578 ft-high Zojila pass for a week and had to be airlifted by the Indian air force. All the travellers are residents of Kargil and 775 of them were airlifted
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      • 73 4 Chennai rail platform extension THE length of trains operating out of Chennai have grown of late and there are not enough platforms to accommodate such trains. In view of this, work to extend the length of four platforms at Chennai Central station has begun. Once completed, they will
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      • 87 4 Agni fails at night INDIA’S nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-II missile, test-fired for the first time after sunset on Nov 23, has failed. The army fired the missile from Wheeler’s Island around 7.50pm. While the lift-off and the first stage separation was smooth, it faltered just before the second-stage separation
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      • 68 4 New force commissioned TWO days before the anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, Maharashtra has commissioned its own elite security force designed on the lines of the National Security Guard. Named Force One, it will help make Mumbai more secure and complement the efforts of the other security agencies in
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      • 99 4 Iron ore mining grinds to a halt THE state government has ordered a complete halt to iron ore mining across the state, delivering a huge blow to Karnataka Minister G. Janardhan Reddy’s Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). It also issued orders that the iron ore stocks with all companies
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    • 688 4 Punctual and accident-free system is pride of the city congested Indo-Asian News Service EVEN as India celebrates the fast-expanding Delhi metro railway, the country’s first underground metro railway service in Kolkata has completed 25 years, virtually unnoticed and unsung. Punctual to the minute and fast,
      congested Indo-Asian News Service; a August.PHOTO: AFP  -  688 words

  • SINGAPORE
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      708 3  -  Newcomers to Sengkang soon make friends with the old-timers... and it’s all thanks to the Sengkang Community Centre Women’s Executive Committee COMING TOGETHER SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg AT A recent Indian-themed party organised by the Sengkang Community Club’s Women’s Executive Committee (WEC) it seemed nearly every woman in the
      PHOTOS: SENGKANG WEC  -  708 words
    • 130 6/7 GROWS:Over at the Night Safari, that is. Khapat and Amba, the Asian lion and lioness that arrived from India in March this year as part of an animal exchange programme with the Singapore Zoo, are the proud parents of three cubs. Born in September, the cubs
      Safari be able to see them from early next PHOTO: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE  -  130 words
    • 457 9  -  Sikh woman publishes book of poems four years after learning the language AMITA SARWAL SHE is a Sikh who learnt to read and write Urdu four years ago. But the language had always fascinated her. Growing up in Chandigarh, Mrs Bubbles Hora (right) spoke Punjabi, Hindi and
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    • 331 10 10-day event kicks off with puppet performance by Rajasthan theatre group GETTING the right balance of traditional and contemporary performances seemed to have worked for The Esplanade as it kicked off its 10-day Indian arts festival, Kalaa Utsavam, on Nov 20. The mix of
      PHOTOS: THE ESPLANADE  -  331 words
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      53 10 The Bollybeatz dance squad was part of the Dans Festival’s What’s Your Move show on Oct 31. And it showed off its moves with medleys from Desi Girl to Kambakht Ishq to Jai Ho to the classical Devdas. During the break, Bollybeatz even taught the audience some Bollyarobix
      PHOTO: BOLLYBEATZ  -  53 words
    • 337 11 IT IS the largest rangoli that Singapore has seen. But a back-breaking exercise for the person who designed the 4,362 sq ft masterpiece. When tabla! caught up with Mrs Vijaya Mohan a day after the event, she was suffering from a sore neck and aching
      open space Tampines. PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, THE ESPLANADE  -  337 words
    • 210 11 TO ENCOURAGE the entrepreneurial spirit in young people, the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sicci) Youth Committee organised its first annual Indian Youth Entrepre- neurs’ Seminar on Nov 14. Titled The Entrepreneurial Mindset, it was held in conjunction with the Sicci Youth Enterprise
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    • 219 13 SINGAPORE’S economy is expected to grow between 3 per cent and 5 per cent next year, said the Government on Nov 19 in its first offi- official forecast for 2010. Private economists are even more upbeat, tipping growth of up to 6.5 per cent. The
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    • singapore news
      • 123 13 DEPUTY Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K. Stalin is now on a visit here to study Singapore’s experience in the clean-up of the Singapore and Kallang Rivers. He is here at the invitation of Mr S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education.
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      • 127 13 SENIOR Counsel Philip Jeyaretnam, son of the late opposition leader Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, was sworn in on Nov 24 as the 11th member of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The commission can have between five and 14 members at any one time. The 45-year-old Cambridge-educated lawyer
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      • 132 13 year JAPANESE carmaker Mitsubishi will be bringing in up to 50 i-MiEV models for use in a $20 million study on electric cars from September next year. The cars are about $100,000 more expensive than their petrol-powered versions. The three-year study will test
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    • 198 21 100 Computer clusters around the island which senior citizens can use for free under a three-year programme starting in January 63,000km Approximate length of railway tracks that criss-cross India Rs 1.39 lakhs Launch price of the new Royal Enfield Classic 500cc motorbike. The 350cc version costs Rs1.09 lakhs
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    • 353 21 “There are 25 men and a single van to sleep, eat and change.” SRPF jawans guarding the Oberoi and Trident hotels in Mumbai after last year’s terrorist attacks “We have started hiring. We would be visiting campuses.” Wipro’s director and head of HR Pratik Kumar, reflecting the
      PHOTO: IANS  -  353 words


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  • PERSONALITY
    • 960 8  -  tabla! talk with with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg SHE looks Indian but carries a Thai passport and speaks English with an American accent. Ms Nishita Shah is a typical example of the growing number of successful young Indians from the global Indian diaspora. Early
      PHOTO COURTESY OF NISHITA SHAH  -  960 words

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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 52 9 THE GREAT ENTERTAINERS ARE BA Open/ K Todns '/V AISO AT yishu IP run W^'luS WHi ty's m a Akshay Kumar Katrina Kaif /tiiu’iil, SiMielSlicny] SOME LOVE STORIES HAVE BLOOD ON THEM ■IIMOI lY(Th :MGl|SH SL3TITLES Karan Johai's KURBAAN A film by lensil Ms Saif Ali Khan, Karcena Kapoor hmm'Violence
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  • EDUCATION
    • 383 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) SANJUKTA SEN, Class 9 OUR school had its Interhouse Cultural Week
      PHOTOS: NPS  -  383 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 172 12  -  AVNIKA MANAKTALA, 7B SINGAPORE’S Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong got a taste of Jai Ho when the NPS team performed at the recent Deeparaya celebrations in Marine Parade. Our group of ever eager girls and boys Shreya Agoramurthy, Sonali Venkat, Shivani Shinde, Subhashini
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      • 188 12  -  ADITYA KUMAR SANTOSH, 5B MY class put up a performance during assembly on Nov 5 and it was a huge success. With our parents in the audience, it was parents extra special for me and my schoolmates as we made our presentations. The theme was Dreams,
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    • 113 13 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE Cek 6 rating QuaCity (Education %> 41 f0a l s K special Day of our Lives a ANNUAL FIESTA’09 (Pre-nur to Pri 2) Chief Guest: Mdm Cynthia Phua (Member of Parliament) Date: Wed,2nd Dec’09 Time:06:00PM Venue: The Republic Cultural Centre 9 Woodlands Avenue 9 *****4 Singapore
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 650 14/15  -  She may be 24 but she loves taking on roles of teenagers and is not about to stop MAULI SINGH Bollywood News Service SHE’S done it again... Minissha Lamba, 24, is playing the role of a 16-year-old in Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba. This follows similar roles
      Bollywood News Service  -  650 words
    • 288 14/15 together.” Indo-Asian News Service VIDYA Balan, who plays Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in Paa, was so impressed by Abhishek’s caring behaviour towards his father during the shoot that she confesses she would like to have a son like Abhishek in real life. “I would
      together.” Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  288 words
    • 561 16 Ace Indian drummer Anandan Sivamani says he tests his beats on pillows first Indo-Asian News Services ANANDAN Sivamani has been playing percussion instruments for 35 years. And he’s established enough to tour with Os-car-winner A.R. Rahman. Yet, he says he first likes to practise his beats
      Indo-Asian News Services; PHOTO: IANS  -  561 words
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    • 86 16 formula For Prosperity An Invitation To A Talk In English by I On: Sunday 29 th November 2009 At: 6.30 pm Venue Singapore Swimming Club, Ballroom 45, Tanjong Rhu Road, Singapore *****9 (Bus 158, Nearest MRT Aljunied or Kallang) Organised by SADHU VASWANI CENTRE, SINGAPORE 127 Marshall Road, Singapore *****4
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  • FOOD
    • 587 17  -  Henna designs, piano shapes... nothing’s too tough for cake designer Riza Saidi SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg THESE days, it seems like a simple wedding cake with a bridal topper is not enough for most couples. They want unique wedding cakes it doesn’t matter that it is going to
      PHOTOS COURTESY OF RIZA SAIDI  -  587 words
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  • RELAX
    • 137 18/19 KALAA UTS A V AM If you enjoy traditional and contemporary music, dance and theatre, the Esplanade is holding an Indian Festival of Arts. Contact: 6348-5555 or log on to www.kaalautsavam.com CINEMA RAAGAS Indian movie buffs, the Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir, featuring P. Unnikrishnan,
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    • Article, Illustration
      481 18/19 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE ORIENT A programme of the National Museum Cinematheque featuring six classical films based on 1940s to 1970s Singapore which includes the 1960 Shammi Kapoor film Singapore. Tickets: $8 When: Nov 26 to 29,1pm, 2pm, 4.30pm, 7.30pm and 8pm Where: Gallery Theatre, Basement,
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    • 100 18/19 DE DANA DAN Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Katrina Kaif, Sameera Reddy, Neha Dhupia, Archana Puran Singh Nitin (Akshay) and Ram (Suniel) are madly in love with their rich girlfriends, Anjali (Katrina) and Manpreet (Sameera), who have given them an ultimatum earn enough money so that
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      184 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Which famous annual award was designed by Gustav Vigeland? a) Oscar Awards b) Nobel Peace Prize c) Grammy Awards 2) Which comic-book character worked as a reporter for the Daily Planet in Metropolis? a) Batman b) Spider-Man c) Superman 3) What emoticon does the symbol mean
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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
    • 34 18/19 friday 11.30am SONY ENT: Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 3pm VIJAY: Perusu 6.30pm ZEE CINEMA: Hum 9pm VASANTHAM: Manjal Veyil 10pmSTAR GOLD: Don The Chase Begins Again Mn VTV: Gopura Vasalile Saturday 11amZEE CINEMA: Guru
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    • 144 18/19 TV HIGHLIGHTS 2pm VIJAY: Mangamma Sabatham 4pm VASANTHAM: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom 5pm VTV: Indiran Chandiran 8pm STAR GOLD: Tere Naam Sunday Nn VTV: Aruvadai Naal 2pm VIJAY: Aattukara Alamelu 8pm STAR GOLD: Kya Love Story Hai 9pm VASANTHAM: Project Give Kaikoduppom (Sinda Project Give) Mn ZEE CINEMA: Judaai monday 8am
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    • 316 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 America’s bird 6 Bone under a bracelet 10 Farm soil 14 Sagacious sorts 15 Lowest high tide 16 Barney’s boss 17 Magical phrase 19 Adjusts for romantic effect, as lights 20 Sight from Turkey 21 Daring deed 23 Beefeater product 24 Uneducated guess 26 French painter Rousseau
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    • 75 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. WHAT AM I? You’ve definitely seen me, but you may
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 32 20 SOLUTIONS sudoku crossword quiz what am i? 1) Nobel Peace Prize 2) Superman 3) Sad 4) Potato 5) E 6) Climber 7) New Zealand 8) Nero 9) Copenhagen 10) North America Stethoscope
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    • 389 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries There will be some significant changes in your career and personal life. You are confident enough to carry out all your pursuits. Colleagues and friends will help you see more possibilities than you would normally consider. Taurus The planets are in your favour and you
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  • SPORTS
    • 812 22  -  He’s in the form of his life... and could well be one of India’s greatest Test batsmen star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg VIRENDER Sehwag thinks Gautam Gambhir is the best Indian opener since Sunil Gavaskar. He’s wrong, but in a rather pleasant kind of way because it
      PHOTO: AFP  -  812 words
    • 697 23 India’s hockey coach has ruffled feathers with his outspoken approach JOSE Brasa is not one to follow the herd. The 59-year-old Spaniard made that very clear when he took charge of the Indian men’s hockey team in May this year. One of the first
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    • 325 23 Cups.” Indo-Asian News Service INDIA may not be participating in the ABN Amro Men’s Champions Trophy which will take place in Melbourne from Nov 28 to Dec 5, but it will be keeping a very close eye on the proceedings. That’s because the International Hockey
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