Tabla, 30 September 2011

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,2011 S|5l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION^
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  • Article, Illustration
    497 1  -  Little India is glittering as the Festival of Lights approaches... and tabla! has tips on where to shop SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg BUSTLING Little India added a bit more pizzazz to its streets as it kicked off the season of celebra- tion with the annual light-up for the Festival
    PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, SINDA; PHOTO: SINDA  -  497 words
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    • 306 1 c*Celebrate any event at our cosy, romantic “Swiss Cottage Blk 25, Dempsey Hill #01-04, Call 6474 0204 jerwin@palvision.com www.lafoMdue.com.sg Free Parking THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY tabla! SETS UP COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD PAGE 2 IS JOHN ABRAHAM INDIA’S SEXIEST MAN? PAGES 12 13 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
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    • 22 1 DECK OUT YOUR HOME: PAGES 16 17 SWEET OFFERINGS: PAGES 18 19 TIME TO GIVE: PAGE 20 LOOK YOUR BEST: PAGE 21
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  • INDIA
    • 392 2  -  That’s what tabla! will do when it turns three next month... with an annual award PRADEEP PAUL pradeep@sph.com.sg NO CAKE, please. No balloons and streamers either. And definitely no presents. We’re three now. We’re all grown up. As tabla! completes three years in Singapore’s media landscape,
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    • 215 4 Lots of it. Gold, silver and gems worth Rs22 crores adorn the car. And it works FROM the cheapest to probably the world’s most expensive car. That’s the kind of makeover this Tata Nano has undergone. It is a work of art, made with gold and silver,
      PHOTO: AFP  -  215 words
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1001 3 f Parkway East Hospital Back Pain Woes Don’t Just Take It Lying Down Back pain is a very common symptom. It is the second leading cause of visits to family doctors, after influenza. In fact, nine out of ten people will experience a significant episode of back pain at one
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    • 381 4 KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE Previously known as AYURMANTRA HEALTHCARE CENTRE PTE LTD 444 Serangoon Road. (opp. Perumal Temple) Singapore *****6. Phone; 6392 4158 "Ayurveda". A healing system with the harmony of nature. The fully equipped treatment centre offers all facilities for Traditional Ayurvedic treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic graduates.
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 278 5  -  That’s the tip from Indian MP Shashi Tharoor D. AZHAGIYAPANDIYAN apandian@sph.com.sg D. Azhagiyapandiyan is a senior writer at Tamil Murasu IN 1975, when he left India for further studies, the country had a population that numbered about 600 million and two million telephone
      PHOTO: SICCI  -  278 words
    • 403 8  -  MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg WHEN Lovleen Walia returned from India, where she became the first Singaporean Sikh to establish a career in its highly-competitive arts and entertainment industry, she had a vision of making a difference in the same industry locally. With the aim
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    • 141 8 A YEAR after the death of former senior minister of state Balaji Sadasivan, a scholarship in his name was launched for Indian Singaporean students. The Balaji Sadasivan Scholarship Award will be administered by the Singapore Indian Development Association, its vice-president Viswa Sadasivan announced at a memorial service for
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    • 239 11 SINGAPORE’S total population stood at 5.18 million as of end June this year, up 2.1 per cent from last year. There were 3.26 million who are Singapore citizens, 530,000 are permanent resi- dents (PRs) and 1.39 million are non-resident foreigners. The Department of Statistics Singapore released these
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    • singapore news
      • 151 11 A NEW task force, headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli, has been set up to look at Singapore’s drug problem anew. The high number of first-time drug abusers will be a key concern as it was higher than previously thought. In 2008, there
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      • 106 11 FEWER people were injured at work but the number of deaths went up, said the Workplace Safety and Health Council and Ministry of Manpower. The number of injured was down about 8 per cent to 4,775, compared with 5,176 in the same period last year. Included
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      • 151 11 A SURVEY of 6,000 young people from 26 countries, including Singapore, revealed that many young people continue to have unprotected sex and do not know enough about effective contraception options. The study prepared for World Contraception Day on Sept 26 showed that more than 40 per cent
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    • 433 16 / 17 The Festival of Lights is time to refurbish your home. tabla! has some suggestions for you FANTASY WATERBEDS One of the oldest waterbed specialists in Singapore showcases its latest range of waterbeds, the German brand EverRest. It has a dual mattress feature that uses an air
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    • 563 18 / 19 Sweeten the festive mood with these treats BOMBAY CAFE The vegetarian restaurant has three special mithai boxes to tempt your sweet tooth. You can get designer gift boxes (right) with unique and exotic mithais like kaju paan, chocolate ball, mango passion with pistachio, dry fruit burfi, tirangi moti
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    • Article, Illustration
      239 20 The festive season is always a good time to indulge yourself and your friends NIKON The camera company has released its latest digital cameras in the CoolPix range. Nikon says the CoolPix AW100 (right) is a rugged camera, water-resistant up to 10m, shock-resistant when dropped from a
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    • Article, Illustration
      236 21 Parties to host and attend. Ladies, it’s time to glam up your wardrobe RAAIKASH You will surely need a glamorous pair of chappals to match the kurtis and saris you’re about to buy this Festival of Lights. This fashion store has brought in the latest footwear from
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 33 5 (icm,sLui/ TMMMjel‘*****71 1 ay filmy fcrr ally b&O^OVW <• r f* V m <JT wtm utmmu VIOLENCE ANDSOME DRUG REFERENCES HINDI WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES for show timings log on to www.m-movienetwork.com or call *****717
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  • BUSINESS
    • 779 6 / 7  -  biz biz matters: Abraham Chacko (Executive director, Federal Bank PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg TWENTY years after Mr Abraham Chacko (right) left the shores of India to work in Dubai and subsequently in Colombo and Singapore, he is back in Mumbai. When he left India in 1991, he
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    • biz notes
      • 116 6 / 7 CAPITALAND’S wholly-owned serviced-residence business unit, The Ascott Limited, had the soft opening of its first Somerset brand of serviced residences in India on Sept 14. The debut of the 187-unit Somerset Greenways Chennai follows the recent opening of the 96-unit Citadines Richmond Bangalore. Besides these two developments,
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      • 85 6 / 7 A DELEGATION from Chhattisgarh headed by the state’s industry minister Dayal Das Baghel was in Singapore on Sept 19 and 20. The delegation met members of industry associations and statutory boards at an interactive session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Representatives from the Singapore
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    • 112 6 / 7 Shop and bank... and save time. It is convenient too. NTUC FairPrice, OCBC Bank and NTUC Link have teamed up to offer customers the convenience of banking and shopping at one location. On Sept 20, the first Plus! Lite branch was opened at FairPrice Xtra Jurong Point
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    • 241 6 / 7 NESTLED between the Ulhas River and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a 200-acre township with all the amenities you can ask for. It’s away from Mumbai’s hustle and bustle, yet not too far away from the city. This is Thane’s Hiranandani Estate.
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    • 24 6 / 7 S I N G RS37.80 US$0.77 A$0.78 ¤0.56 £0.49 U S RS48.92 A$ 1.01 ¤0.73 £0.63 S$1.29
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    • 103 6 / 7 51 p* Swimming enhances a child's natural flexibility, promotes proportional muscular development and hones motor control and coordination. It is the most injury-free sport of all children's sports. We specialise in swimming classes for children adults. Swimmers benefit from quality coaching by our full-time, professional certified coaches fK.EE goggles and
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    • 75 6 / 7 FLEXI FITNESS Takes care of Health, Fitness and Performance Yoga Weight Management Programme Helps you bring down your body weight Weekly monitoring with blog spot to verify results Experienced instructors to develop effective program Tennis and Athletics Program For children between the age of 7 and 15 years Helps improve
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  • EDUCATION
    • 665 9  -  That’s much better than permitting time in front of the TV or computer 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 Foundation,
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    • 399 10 HANSHUL SINGHANIA, Class 7A LAST year the GIIS East Coast Campus cricket team finished runners-up in the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) U-13 Cricket League 2010. This year, we made it to the final again and this time we didn’t let a leg down. A total of
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  399 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 282 10 SNEHA GUPTA, Class IB Yr 1 WHEN we were told that we were going to conduct an interview with Indian member of parliament and leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, we couldn’t help but feel astounded. After all, Mrs Swaraj has
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      • 247 10 KRITIKA VENKATESWARAN, Class 4A SANYA TRIKHA, Class 4B LAST week my friends and I, who are part of the SEWA Group of GIIS Queenstown Primary school, went to the AWWA Senior Citizens’ Home in Ang Mo Kio. We were filled with a mixture of curiosity and
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    • 208 9 r Programme. Ms Nirmala Narendra Nath Parent of Anirudh Narendra Nath K2, GIIS Queenstown Campus r The Global Montessori Plus Programme is a proven, innovative model for Kindergarten education, incorporating the best of Montessori practices and pre-school education to learning. The pioneering programme is offered by the internationally awarded Global
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 1089 12 / 13  -  Probably... but what about his acting skills? Sizzle or fizzle... can hunky John Abraham fight his way up to superstar status? SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg IF HIS former lover Bipasha Basu causes global warming wherever she goes, as fellow Bollywood star Boman Irani once commented of
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    • 481 12 / 13  -  Sheela Narayanan IT IS that time of the year when the Esplanade gears up for its annual 10-day festival Kalaa Utsavam and this year it is a little bit more special a decade has flown by since the festival started back in 2002 as a
      PHOTOS: ESPLANADE  -  481 words

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    • 103 14 m&r. mg**. f a f INDEI1S BEYOND STYLE, CHARACTER! Invites You To Our Pre-Deepavali Fiesta! On display are exquisite fabrics, stunning saris, fusion wear readymades accompanied by stunning costume jewelery clutches to match! All exclusively handpicked to mesmerise you this festive season Date Time: Friday 7 October 2011 Saturday 8th
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    • 36 14 Shopping tips for the festive season: Pages 16 to 21 immHmmmmWt Sarees Kurti Tops Lycra pants Patiala Pants Punjabi Suits Fashion Accessories Designers’ Leather Sandals 88 Serangoon Road Singapore *****3 Tel/Fax: +65 6298 0558 raikashm@gmail. com
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    • 33 15 The one-stop centre for all your Deepavali needs. From lights to dazzling fireworks to colourful diyas, household decorations and the latest pooja items. So brighten your Festival of Lights at Jothi Store now!
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  • Page 16 / 17 Advertisements
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    • 210 16 / 17 i L f a ■a s o “"1 SI >' 0 mi 1 i Cefebraiq the Festival Of Lights with our Delectable Mithai Treats! Let tlje festivd of light brighten you and your loved ones, Sweeten your relationship this diwali with our designer gift boxes with the Unique and Exotic
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  • Page 18 / 19 Advertisements
    • 241 18 / 19 PICKET&RAIL 1 SINGAPORE'S BEST SELLING SOLIDWOOD MODERN CLASSICS RETAILER Hotline: 6369 7112 Direct F.O. No.: 6643 9660 FormorelNCREDIBLEDEALSIVisitwww.picketandrail.com V FREE Candle Holder (worth $49) w/ $100 purchase of products! ONLY CSM NOW UP $749 $599 NOW UP $49,9 $399 M DAVIS 5pc NOW UP $999 $499 UP $749 $599 NEW
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    • 209 18 / 19 WHEN LOOKING GOOD, REALLY MATTERS www.drmendis.com Kenny Santika Mrs Singapore World 2010 Peter Menky Manhunt International 2010 Anusha R Miss Singapore World 2010 Dr.Rohan Mendis Manhunt Singapore 1993 1st runner up Offering an elite standard of personalised treatments in aesthe esthe Surgery is now open at the stylishly refurbished Mandarin
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    • 104 21 C\\ |+mg The festival of Lights Deepavali is just round the corner. We are sure you wouId wan t to delight your family, friends and colleagues with the best things during this festive season especially the Sweets. Explore ourcollection of Diwali sweets. We take care of the rest. Send an
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 167 22 ayush AYURVEDIC PTE. LTD Ayurveda For Renewed Sense Of Wellness s SIROVASTHI Helpful for nerve related problems for insomnia, depression, facial paralysis, severe headaches, dryness of nostrils, mouth and throat illness. Free Ayurvedic Medical Consultation Wishing all tabla readers Happy Onam from all of us at Ayush Ayurvedic! Consult our
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 295 22 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries Investing in the share market should be done with caution. Self-motivation is the key to success. Taurus A good period for career, business and family life. There could be chances to work overseas. Gemini There could be some trouble related to work and health. Differences
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  • RELAX
    • 326 23 EXHIBITION GDiwali bazaar featuring handicrafts, jewellery, decorative accessories and many other items. Part of the proceeds go to Gramshree, a charity in India. Admission is free. When: Oct 5, 10.30am to 7pm Where: Pebble Bay Function Room Contact: 9337-5765 G The works of Indian artist P.G. Dinesh depict
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    • 106 23 DANDIYA G Join the fun at the Singapore Gujarati Society’s traditional Dandiya Dhamaal along with Raas and Garba. Tickets: $30, $20 When: Till Oct 2, from 7pm Where: Singapore Swimming Club, 45 Tanjong Rhu Road Contact: 9088-2061 G Enjoy a night of dandiya with Amit
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    • 260 24 “I won’t like to retrace my life. I could not have done better.” Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew responding to a question about what he would have done differently if he could start all over again “Commander of crime syndicate with some officials of state police
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 339 23 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Hinged fastener 5 Gig gear 9 Raft wood 14 Piercing tools 15 Gather by cutting 16 Abrasive cloth 17 Romances 18 Indian tourist city 19 Rubber by-product? 20 Part of an active lifestyle, for some 23 Suffix for “velvet” 24 Eruption coverage? 25 Mattel fella 26 Abbr.
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    • 186 23 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which type of fasteners are used to reinforce jeans? a) Pins b) Screws c) Rivets 2. The flat bread “batloo” is made from what? a) Oat b) Millet c) Wheat 3. Earlier versions of which firing weapons were known as “pepperboxes”? a) Pistols b) Revolvers c)
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    • 126 23 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. WORD EXPRESS Audacious(English) Audacieux(French) MS RICHA MAHAJAN Grammar: The word
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous

  • SPORTS
    • 842 25  -  Vettel comes up tops, Force India not too far behind at S’pore GP ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg IT HAS been a few days since the Formula One cars burnt the Pirelli tyres at the Singapore Grand Prix, and I can still hear the buzz in my ears.
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    • 372 26  -  Yes, some of us were fortunate enough to do that... and more Pradeep Paul ALMOST three decades ago, October 1983 to be precise, I walked into a small office to start a job that has turned out to be more than just a career. It’s
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    • 1084 26  -  DAVID McMAHON tabla@sph.com.sg David McMahon used to be associate editor of Sportsworld. He is currently opinion editor of the Herald Sun. THERE were two myths about Tiger Pataudi. The first was that he modelled himself on the batting of his father, who played under Douglas
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    • 965 27  -  Pragyan Ojha’s dumped, Virender Sehwag’s “yet to recover” and M.S. Dhoni can’t get a break columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg IF THE selection of this Indian team were the result of tests conducted on a patient, the diagnosis would be of great concern. Fast bowlers are as rare as
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