Tabla, 22 April 2011

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    22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, APRIL 22,2011 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    Lock icon Health is wealth
    1902 1  -  Yes, yes, we knew that... but Indians in Singapore are starting to pay more attention to this saying now. And that’s good MALAVIKA NATARAJ tabla@sph.com.sg THREE years ago, Mrs Dwiti Ajitsaria didn’t fret too much if she missed her evening walk. Now, having become better informed about
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      146 1 “The Best Indian Fusion Restaurant” THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY GO WEST... IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR PROPERTY PAGE 4 16 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT PRIYANKA PAGE 15 THEY’LL GET YOU CHEERING FOR IPL 2011 PAGES 22 23 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep. Call 6319-1800 or e-mail circs@sph.com.sg
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Tag the serpent
      563 2 Snakes owned by Indian snake charmers have to be microchipped IF YOU live in Singapore and have a pet dog, you probably know all about microchipping. The microchip a tiny transponder, the size of a grain of rice with a permanent identification number that can be read
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    • Article
      Lock icon South Asian diaspora summit in Singapore
      319 2 COME July 21 and 22, some 500 delegates will assemble at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore to take part in the inaugural South Asian Diaspora Convention. The convention, called Linking the South Asian Diaspora, will bring together intellectuals, policy-makers and business and industry leaders
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      Lock icon India puts S’pore-built satellite in space
      365 3 Huge leap for Singapore research, says NTU president WHILE many in Singapore were tucking into their lunch on April 20, a rocket carrying a small satellite built by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in collaboration with DSO National Laboratories blasted off into space from India.
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    • PROPERTY PICKS
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        Lock icon Go West... if you are looking for property
        613 4 SHAKING off its industrial image, Singapore’s western region might become the new darling of developers, investors and home buyers. Major plans have been afoot since 2008 to turn the west, usually associated with its industrial neighbourhoods of Jurong and Tuas, into a
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      Lock icon Will Noel succeed Ratan?
      639 4 Ratan Tata hints at half-brother Noel taking over Tata Group reins THE head of the Tata business conglomerate, Mr Ratan Tata, is media shy. He rarely gives interviews. However, in one that he gave recently to CNN, he spoke about retiring in December 2012 he will
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      282 3 &/c/cm (^Pec/aa V Dates 30th April to 1 st May 2011 Venue Holistic Living, International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1, Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore 039 593 Contact Mob 65 8427 1229 Time: 10 am to 9 pm Dates 2nd May to 5th May 2011 Venue DAV School G Floor,
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      127 5 Tenanted units with rental yield available* k xZ r? V Srr< Wm v J v\ <sr- A w A a: Close to the future Beauty World MRT Station Near Bt Timah Shopping Centre, Beauty World Plaza, King Albert Park Bukit Timah Food Centre Spacious 3/4-bedrooms with attractive prices from $1100
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Sports is in his blood
      808 6 / 7  -  biz matters: Manu Sawhney (Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports) PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IN HIS younger days, Mr Manu Sawhney (below) used to be quick between the wickets when he played cricket while in school and college. But these days the 44-year-old is doing a different
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      Lock icon Earn more the SBI way
      569 6 / 7 Step-Up term deposits and Unit Trust are two new options biz INDIA’S largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), is offering its customers in Singapore two attractive investment options. SBI, which has seven branches here, launched its Step-Up term deposits earlier this month. These
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      Lock icon Exchange rates as of April 20, 2011
      23 6 / 7 S I N G RS35.76 US$0.80 A$0.76 ¤0.55 £0.49 U S RS44.36 A$0.94 ¤0.69 £0.61 S$1.24
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    • biz notes
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        Lock icon SPH posts $75.4 m profit
        98 6 / 7 THAT’S a 33.5 per cent drop when compared to the same quarter the previous year. But there’s a reason. With the completion of Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) Sky@eleven project, revenue from its property division was lower at $39.5 million. Excluding the effect of Sky@eleven revenue,
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        Lock icon India gets Kazakh oil stake
        64 6 / 7 ONGC Videsh Limited has secured a 25 per cent stake in a Caspian Sea exploration block. The agreement was signed during Indian PM Manmohan Singh's visit to Kazakhstan. The Satpayev block, located in the north Caspian Sea, is close to areas which have had successful
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      176 6 / 7 THE MYSTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ESSENCE OF SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM I J Mi Mi A series of talks in English by the world renowned Vedantin H.H. Swami Tejomayananda (Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide) Wednesday 27th April to Saturday 30th April 2011 7.30pm to 9pm RELC Auditorium 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore *****2
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      114 6 / 7 HuM Theatre K’i as O m I* m iUii \m lo> i m i«i* mimwmmmm STARRING: I Of W A: M v» -a ik# DIRECTED BY DINKAR JANI iV.i r ADAPTED FROM NEIL SIMON'S COMEDY TONY AWARD NOMINATED PLAY, PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE. ■A *3 A?> *n< f. 1 APRIL
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Looking for executive glory
      454 8 The my paper Executive Look contest gets a touch of Indian flavour THERE are two reasons the Indian community in Singapore should pay attention to the my paper Executive Look contest this year, and their names are Prannoy Chowdhury and Rikesh Supra. The two Indians are
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      Lock icon All parties gearing up for May 7
      488 11 Nomination day for general election will be April 27 NOW that everyone knows May 7, a Saturday, will be polling day, all the parties involved in the upcoming electoral showdown are going into high gear. Manifestos will be rolled out, house visits will
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    • singapore news
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        60 11 NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has revealed the broad themes for the Concept Plan 2011 reviewed once every 10 years and to be unveiled in the fourth quarter of this year. One key principle will be to provide adequate housing as the population grows, in
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        Lock icon $2 billion boost for ITE
        66 11 THE Government will pump $2 billion into the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) over the next five years to ensure that it continues being a key pillar of Singapore’s education system, which aims to equip every student with skills needed to make a good living.
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      Lock icon GET STARTED ON A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
      376 12 / 13 MOST of us want to live, illness-free, healthy lives. We want to exercise regularly. We want to eat right. We want to cut down on stress. And then the rest of life butts in. Jobs, families, hobbies and even entertainment. But that doesn’t mean
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      Lock icon Books for a cause
      346 14 Autographed copies of President Nathan’s book help to raise $170,000 for Sikh Welfare Council THE various assistance schemes conducted by the Sikh Welfare Council (SIWEC) got a boost when 17 of its members donated $10,000 each. In return, each of them got an autographed copy of
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      Lock icon Saluting heritage contributions
      235 14 THE National Heritage Board (NHB) received $8.12 million in cash, materials and in-kind donations as well as long-term loans from patrons last year. And, in return, it acknowledged the cultural philanthropy by 41 patrons at its Patron of Heritage Awards 2010 ceremony last week. In total, 41
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      95 21 1,190 Furniture-related complaints received by consumer watchdog Case last year 7.5 lakhs People applied for 16,118 Delhi Development Authority flats US$150 million Credit guarantees from the Asian Development Bank to help India scale up its use of solar power 20% Drop in revenue for the Indian film industry
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      Lock icon IT`S ONLY WORDS
      212 21 “It pushes your limits, to have the courage to try this new thing, pick up a pole and invert yourself in the air.” Hwa Chong Institution’s Jewel Tai on the pole vault. The 18-year-old is one of the very few female Singaporeans to attempt it “An elegant
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      181 8 Salient Features More than 12 years of academic experience A faculty base of 250 trainers with rich experience a Backed by a strong R D team guided by industry experts Comprehensive study material with exhaustive work sheets to practice >*■ Tested Proven methodology Ensuring conceptual clarity to strengthen the basics
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon Tick, tock... make the most of your time
      594 9  -  Time management is a very important skill for students of all ages G. BALASUBRAMANIAN tabla@sph.com.sg G. Balasubramanian is the former director (academics) of the Central Board of Secondary Education in India and presently the chief academic officer of Global Indian International School,
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      345 10 KARTIK KAUL, Class 9 IGCSE LAST month, we took time to remember and celebrate all the events, activities, achievements and accomplishments of the past academic year. And we did it by launching the second edition of our yearbook, Footsteps 2010-2011. A student-initiated project, Footsteps is written, compiled
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        231 10 UTTARA GAUTHAM, Class 5B MOTHER Language day was a very special one for us. The students of Classes 1 to 5 spent the morning enthusiastically performing dances, plays and poems in their native languages. The show started with Class 1 students reciting poems before foxing the
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        239 10 JANANI GURUMURTHY, Class 6 WHEN we were told by our PE teacher that the Cobras the NPS U-13 Boys and Girls Basketball teams were going to play a match against Tanglin Trust School, we were excited. The weekend just whizzed by. By Monday I was pretty nervous, even
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      116 11 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SINGAPORE fVe do not Teacd..'We 'Educate,.. 5 v 0 'I J m m o /vi w I Our Specials Curriculum with Thematic Approach v- Well Experienced Trained Staff v* Balanced Student Teacher ratio Innovative Art Craft Lessons Physical Education v Celebration of Events' Leadership Skills Academic Yeai
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      49 14 YOU MUST-HAVE ESOU CE BOOK! BRAND NEW ANNUAL MAGAZINE OUT NOW! SPACE PLANNING DECOR TRENDS LIGHTING MATERIALS HOMES BATHROOMS KITCHENS WARDROBES GADGETS 3/22/11 10:33:50 AM Available at all major bookstores and www.homeanddecor.com.sg To place an ad in tabla! call Kalwant at 9171-4327 or Ajit at 9693-0266 or e-mail tabla@sph.com.sg
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon PRIYANKA SNAPSHOTS
      826 15  -  You know she’s hot, she’s 28 and she’s called Piggy Chops. Here are another 16 things you may not know about Priyanka Chopra AHNUSHKA KAUR RIAR tabla@sph.com.sg G YOU probably know she’s nicknamed Piggy Chops. But did you know it was given to her by fellow Bollywood stars
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      Lock icon Expose kids to Indian culture
      225 16 Indo-Asian News Service AT A time when children are more intersted in computers and playstations than learning music and dance, the onus is on parents to motivate their children to explore Indian culture, says violin maestro L. Subramanian (right, with his family). “There are a
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  • FOOD
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      362 17  -  Kailash Parbat celebrates Vesakhi with specials AHNUSHKA KAUR RIAR tabla@sph.com.sg BEING Punjabi, I consider myself quite an authority on Punjabi cui- BEING sine. After all, my grand- mother makes the best Pun- jabi food... well, as far as I’m concerned. So when I walked into Kailash Parbat for
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      Lock icon Lassi chocolate, anyone?
      150 17  -  Ajit V. Abraham BESCHLE chocolates are handmade in Switzerland, specially refrigerated and sent to countries such as Singapore for sale. Made by the fourth generation of a Swiss family, the chocolates even have distinct characteristics to distinguish input from each generation. Therefore you can imagine my surprise
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      87 17 t •t nj Ke ra la In d 1a AYURVEDA PANCHAKARMA THERAPIES IN THE MOST TRADITIONAL AND PUREST FORM BROUGHT TO SINGAPORE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SANTHIGIRI AYURVEDA SIDDHA VAIDYASALA. (unit of Santhigiri Ashram, Trivandrum, Kerala, India) All kriyas like Abyangam Swedanam, Pizhichil, Navarakizhi, Elakizhi, Sirodhara, Nasyam, Podikizhi/Thakradhara, Sirovasthi, Udwarthanam, Thalam,
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      281 18 FUTURE SPEAKS kamal kapoor Aries Unexpected monetary gains are strongly indicated by the planets. It is a favourable period for investments such as in real estate. Taurus You may be feeling rather confused at the moment but it’s nothing some self-confidence won’t solve. Use your intelligence and wisdom and success
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  • RELAX
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      336 19 COMEDY Prisoner Of Mumbai Mansion is HuM Theatre’s adaptation of Neil Simon’s Prisoner Of Second Avenue. Stars Daisy Irani and Subin Subaiah. Tickets: $62, $52 When: April 21 to 24 and April 28 to May 1, 8pm Where: DBS Arts Centre Contact: 5348-5555 or log on to www.sistic.com.sg
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      Lock icon HOT PICK OF THE WEEK
      37 19 VESAKHI MELA Enjoy sports activities, games, performances, an exhibition and a funfair. Admission is free. When: April 24, Where: Singapore Khalsa Association, 2 Tessensohn Road Contact: 6298-6206 or log on to www.singaporekhalsa.org.sg
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      342 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 on (incited) 6 “Hey there,” on the high seas 10 Persuaded 14 What Q and U do 15 Barber-shop emblem 16 Hip bones 17 Palladium and osmium, for two 19 It’s switched on a 10 speed 20 You can skip some 21 Shofar 23 Statistics, facts and
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      200 19 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Dmitry Medvedev is the president of which country? a) Iceland b) Russia c) Greece 2. Of the following, which is the stamen of a flower? a) Basil b) Saffron c) Thyme 3. Who played the character of Dicky Eklund in the film The Fighter? a) Jack
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      68 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. DID YOU KNOW Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      34 20 SOLUTIONS 1. Russia 2. Saffron 3. Christian Bale 4. Salvadore Dali 5. Goldfish 9. The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo 10. Camel wrestling sudoku crossword quiz 6. Volga 7. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 8. Cholesterol
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  • SPORTS
    • IPL IS HERE
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        Lock icon Three cheers for the IPL
        304 22 / 23 The cheerleaders are still there. They’re just a little more conservative now JAWS dropped. Eyes popped. That was the reaction from Indian cricket fans in 2008 when the first edition of the IPL saw cheer- leaders from the United States high-kicking their way into the
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        Lock icon What’s on this week
        120 22 / 23 April 22 (10.30pm) Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai April 23 (6.30pm) Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata April 23 (10.30pm) Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab, Delhi April 24 (6.30pm) Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad April 24 (10.30pm) Rajasthan Royals v
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      Lock icon Not just any coach will do
      896 24  -  New Indian cricket coach has to understand the country and embrace its culture columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg SO GARY Kirsten is back in Capetown, feeling doubtlessly like a bride in a swayamwar fending off suitors of varying pedigrees and searching for the right one.
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      12 22 / 23 MAHP*****75 GlaxoSmithKline Because there are some things you have to do yourself.
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