Tabla, 28 October 2011

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  • 21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28,2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    1842 1  -  Indians add to the melody of Singapore's music scene MALAVIKA NATARAJ tabla@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE takes pride in its racial and cultural mix. And one of the areas where this is most pronounced is the music scene on the island. Not only are Indian music and musicians an integral part
    PHOTO COURTESY OF MOHAMMED NOOR; PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, DAG THE DOGG, JACK AND RAI, SIFAS, MOHAMMED RAFFEE  -  1,842 words
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  • INDIA
    • 567 2 Low fares and faster commutes are good news for a city plagued by heavy traffic FOR many in Bangalore, the agony is over. The city’s MRT, called Namma Metro, did its maiden run on Oct 20 after a delay of more than a year. Originally meant to
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    • 142 2 G The metro runs on standard gauge, a system used by most metros worldwide including Singapore. The standard gauge has a track width of 4 ft, 8.5 inches, or 1,435mm. G Electricity for the train comes from a third rail next to the main track. G An operations
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  • BUSINESS
    • 858 4 / 5  -  biz matters: Rajveer Singh (Senior VP General Manager, Sony Entertainment Network) PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg FROM the Singapore heartland to the vast plains and hills of India and the oceans beyond. That is the reach of Sony Entertainment Network, which beams its signals from a building in Tampines to
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    • 263 4 / 5 AN INDIAN OWNED S i n g a pore-based mobile media company is doing its bit for the Special Olympics in a special way. On Oct 25, Affle launched the Pinch A Dollar initiative for Special Olympics. As part of this initiative, Affle will generate
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    • biz notes
      • 70 4 / 5 THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Oct 25 for the 13th time since March last year. After a policymakers meeting in Mumbai, RBI governor D. Subbarao suggested there would be no more rate hikes in 2011. “Notwithstanding current rates of
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      • 94 4 / 5 INDIAN software giant Infosys, which has been in Singapore for the past seven years, is expanding. It plans to double its headcount by adding 600 employees to its existing 650 over the next six to nine months. Executive director and head of Infosys North
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      • 85 4 / 5 LAST year was bad. India was one of the few emerging markets that saw a decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) but things are looking up. Morgan Stanley, a leading global investment bank, has forecast a 66.6 per cent jump in FDI in India.
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      • 55 4 / 5 THREE months from now, Renault’s small car could become a reality in India. Renault India deputy managing director Sudhir Rao told Business Standard: “The car will be positioned between (Maruti’s) Swift and (Nissan’s) Micra.” The plan is to roll out the small car at the Indian Auto
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    • 236 4 / 5 IF YOU are an OCBC Bank customer, you will be pleasantly surprised when you log on to your Internet bank account. On Oct 24, the bank announced the launch of its new online banking experience. According to OCBC, the new platform brings together first-of-its-kind features and intuitive
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    • 78 4 / 5 an ATM that dispenses diamonds as well as gold and silver coins was launched in Mumbai on Oct 22. And Bollywood actress Raima Sen cut the ribbon (above) to inaugurate the machine at Phoenix Mills, a luxury shopping mall. Chief executive of Gitanjali Group Sanjeev Agarwal, whose
      PHOTO: IANS  -  78 words
    • 353 4 / 5 biz INDIA’S GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate is not going to hit double figures but there is something for die-hard India-watchers to cheer about: Come 2013 and India is expected to overtake fellow Asian powerhouse China in terms of GDP growth, according to
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    • 23 4 / 5 S I N G RS39.20 US$0.79 A$0.75 ¤0.56 £0.49 U S RS49.32 A$0.94 ¤0.71 £0.62 S$1.25
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    • 121 4 / 5 DARSHAN TEO Advocates Solicitors Notaries Public Commissioner For Oaths Agents For Trademarks Patents Notary Public Commissioner for Oaths Commercial Litigation Sale of HDB Property Purchase of HDB Property Power of Attorney for HDB Property Sale and Purchase of Private Property Refinancing of Private Property and HDB Property Divorce Matters Family
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 600 6 / 7  -  Little India was busy on the eve of the Festival of Lights but emptied out the following morning Sheela Narayanan IT WAS the night before the Festival of Lights and everyone was stirring... in Little India. Among them was Tamil Murasu photographer Arun Ramu, capturing images
      PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU. SHEELA NARAYANAN; PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES; PHOTO: HILLVIEW CIVILIANS UNITED SPORTS CLUB; PHOTO: MARINE PARADE INC  -  600 words
    • 219 11 IT SEEMS the most satisfied are baby boomers aged between 45 and 59, according to a survey of 200 citizens and permanent residents conducted by marketing communications agency Grey Singapore. The respondents were aged from 18 to over 60, and were representative of the local population in
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    • singapore news
      • 138 11 THE Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.5 per cent in September compared with the same month last year the fourth month in a row that the number has exceeded 5 per cent. Inflation rose mainly because of higher accommodation costs, which rose 9.6 per cent, and
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      • 146 11 YOUNG Singaporeans, your future is bright and it can be even better if you step forward to make it so, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “You are our future. We are building Singapore together with you and what we want is for this Singapore
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      • 141 11 WITH the opening of the 4.2km-long Punggol Waterway on Oct 23, residents in the estate can look forward to waterfront activities such as cycling and kayaking, taking an evening stroll on the boardwalk, flying kites in the adjacent green open spaces, or admiring the cascading
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    • 896 12 / 13  -  The many places of worship dotting Chinatown show the early beginnings of multiracial harmony in Singapore. Go on, take a walk and see it for yourself HELLO SINGAPORE SURESH NAIR tabla@sph.com.sg STROLLING through Telok Ayer and Chinatown is like taking a walk back in time to the era
      PHOTOS: NHB  -  896 words
    • 467 12 / 13 G TELOK AYER CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH: Located at 235 Telok Ayer Street, at the junction with Cecil Street, in Singapore’s Central Business District. Built in 1924, the building’s architecture is a unique blend of Eastern and Western styles, and does not conform to standard church designs. G
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    • 779 14  -  Singaporean Shalini Ragu is one of the top students in a mass communications programme at MDIS Brought to you by MDIS ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg TO PROVIDE financial support for her studies, Miss Shalini Ragu’s father worked overtime at the engineering firm where he is employed.
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    • 187 15 68,143 PR applications turned down in Singapore last year Rs1 crore Donated by NRI couple Sudhakar and Seema Bhat from Kansas City for constructing a hospital in Panvel, Mumbai 3,000 Approximate number of people reported missing in Singapore each year. About 70 per cent are found 90Cartoonist R.K.
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    • 407 15 “Time tested us... Unlike medicine or engineering, fashion was not perceived to be sustainable or economical (in India).” –Fashion designer Ashish N. Soni, the first Indian to debut at New York’s fashion week, on the struggles of the early batch of Indian designers “The constitution is very
      PHOTOS: IANS, THE NEW PAPER  -  407 words

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    • 885 8 Parkway East Hospital Penetrating There are eye conditions especially prevalent within the Indian community compared to other races in Singapore and around the world due to predisposed genetic make-up. Knowing these conditions that you and your family may one day have can help you take preventive measures and seek professional
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  • EDUCATION
    • 766 9  -  An IIT graduate laments the lack of motivation in his alma mater and has some suggestions for improvement ANIL K. RAJVANSHI Anil K. Rajvanshi is director of the Pune-based Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute. He wrote this commentary for Indo-Asian News Service. IRECENTLY gave a lecture
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    • 362 10 NIKILESH KUMAR, Class 11 CBSE WHERE’S the only place you get to dunk your teacher in a tub of cold water? here can you find the most amazing collection of games and rides? Where can you find yourself spoilt for choice when deciding what to
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 266 10 NITHYA KARTHIKEYAN, Class IB Year 1 CAMBODIA, a land with a violent history and enthralling present, cast a spell on us students of Class 11 and 12 CBSE and IB. Although often associated with temples and a rustic countryside, we got to experience a different side of the
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      • Article, Illustration
        119 10 RUCHITA VALLABHANENI, Class 8B SANDY beaches, luxurious rooms, breathtaking views, great activities and no parents, only friends. Is this a dream? No, it was a reality for the Class 5 students of NPSI who went to Bali for an outbound trip. As the days whizzed by, the students
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    • 262 16 / 17 V r \s T vcA/ve/U 2011 orfbt/fvyMan Movent I Singapore EXPO Hall 5A 4th eth NOV 2011 10am-10pm in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in i/. dW I i m mr 4hmaldU5ia A Luxury
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 380 18  -  Anushka Shetty is taking the Telugu and Tamil film industry by storm MALAR CHANDRA tabla@sph.com.sg ANUSHKA Shetty is going places. After earning her acting stripes in the Telugu movie Super, she has been racking up box-office hits with over 22 films in five years. She has
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    • mirch masala
      • 114 18 HE MUST be running out of shelf space for all his awards. A.R. Rahman has added another, the Public Choice Award, for his song If I Rise at the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 which coincided with the closing of the 38th Ghent International Film
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      • 166 18 SAIF Ali Khan, son of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan, will be the next nawab of Pataudi said his sister Saba Ali Khan. Saba who was appointed by her late father as the patron of the Auqaf-e-Shahi or the body
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      • 152 18 AFTER Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, it’s Aamir Khan’s (below right) turn to make his debut on the small screen. The actor will be seen in a yet-to-be titled show which he calls his “most ambitious project”. The co-production between his
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  • FOOD
    • 334 19  -  Swaad is a welcome pit stop amidst the hustle and bustle of Little India SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg MY QUEST to go vegetarian once a week has, as I expected thanks to my carnivorous tendencies, gone off the rails for a while. But hope, they say, springs
      PHOTOS: SHEELA NARAYANAN  -  334 words
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 287 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Success will come easily and there will be no obstacles hindering your career and financial matters. Do spend time with your spouse and parents. Taurus Ill health could cause you to become depressed and tense. Things will not be much better at work with associates and seniors
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    • 254 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 6am VASANTHAM: Accident (Kannada) 9.30am VASANTHAM: Vellikizhamai Virudham 3pm SONY ENT: Hum Tum 4pm COLORS: Patiala House 4pm STAR PLUS: Paathshala 9pm VASANTHAM: Payanam 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Chaalbaaz Mn VTV: Sivapuram Saturday 6 am VASANTHAM: Kasethaan Kadavulada 1pm VASANTHAM: Anjathey 3pm COLORS: Halla Bol 3.30pm SONY ENT:
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  • RELAX
    • 363 21 FESTIVAL The Singapore Writers Festival will have over 120 writers including Indian writers Cheran, Manu Joseph, Kunal Basu, Rahul Bhattacharya and Vikas Swarup. When: Till Oct 30 Where: Various locations Contact: Log on to www.singaporewritersfestival.com BLOOD DONATION Singapore Red Cross is holding a community blood donation drive. Free
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    • 61 21 TAMIL WRITING WORKSHOP Maalan, a writer-journalist from India, and Singapore writer Jayanthi Sankar (right), who has written more than 20 books, will conduct this Short Story Writing Workshop (in Tamil) Tickets: $50 per person When: Oct 31 Nov 1, 2 to 6pm Where: Learning Studio,
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 301 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Sound made by Big Ben 5 Certain moles 10 Masterful move 14 Sheriff Taylor’s boy 15 The Luck Of Roaring Camp author Bret 16 Pearl Mosque site 17 Lion’s pride? 18 Marry 19 Extend credit 20 Hot Mel Brooks classic 23 Superman’s logo 24 “Affirmative” 25 Uses
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    • 207 21 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. What is the surname of Dennis in the cartoon Dennis The Menace? a) Mitchell b) Ludlum c) Parker 2. The pike and the lance are types of which weapon? a) Spear b) Sword c) Arrow 3. The Baharstan Palace is in which of these cities? a)
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    • 132 21 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. MS RICHA MAHAJAN WORD EXPRESS PARADOX(English) PARADOXE(French) Grammar: The word
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

  • SPORTS
    • 536 23  -  His “stone age” comment draws the wrath of Kolkata club’s officials SURESH NAIR tabla@sph.com.sg EVEN before the first ball was kicked in the I-League, Steve Darby sensationally resigned as Mohun Bagan coach, accusing the Kolkata club officials of “living in the stone age”. In an unprecedented
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    • Article, Illustration
      404 24 Despite the doubting Thomases, India’s F1 track the Buddh International Circuit in Noida is ready to play host to the nation’s inaugural Grand Prix EVEN as motor racing fans in India get their first taste of Formula One action this weekend, one of their countrymen is down in
      PHOTOS: AP, IANS  -  404 words
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