Tabla, 9 March 2012
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Title Section25 2012-03-09 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY DIA COMMUITY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 9,2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION25 words
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Article, Illustration1952 2012-03-09 1 The security, the racial harmony, the equal opportunities, the efficiency, the warmth of local friends... these are some of the things 20 tabla! readers listed when asked what they’re grateful to this country for MOST of us take Singapore for granted. Whether we were born here or1,952 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration722 2012-03-09 2/3 The sari makeover industry around the Taj Mahal is booming and a tourist draw Indo-Asian News Service NECESSITY is the mother of invention. When the war against pollution to save the Taj Mahal affected many factories and jobs in Agra in Uttar Pradesh in the 1990s, hundredsIndo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS, INDIA TOURISM - 722 words
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NEWS
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360 degrees
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Article, Illustration784 2012-03-09 4 K. BHAVANI - Not everyone is a public relations expert. Companies would do well to hire accredited professionals who communicate well K. BHAVANI tabla@sph.com.sg K. Bhavani is past president of the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore and current chairman of the IPRS Accreditation Committee. She784 words
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SINGAPORE
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267 2012-03-09 10 Honesty tops SPH survey while curiosity comes last WHEN 503 people residing in Singapore were asked what mattered most to them from a list of 20 virtues, honesty came up tops. The survey by Singapore Press Holdings’ Research, Analysis and Planning Department was267 words
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Article473 2012-03-09 13 MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have been debating the budgets allocated to the various ministries. Here are some of the highlights: Healthcare road map A comprehensive road map that lays out strategies to meet Singapore’s future healthcare needs was revealed. Called Healthcare 2020, it includes building six473 words
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Article60 2012-03-09 13 TAMPINES GRC has started a programme which provides health screening to residents for as low as $2. The subsidised health screening is part of a new community initiative, known as Tampines Echo (Eastern Community Health Outreach), and aims to encourage residents to adopt healthy lifestyles and go60 words
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Article62 2012-03-09 13 THE smoking ban has been extended to cover even more public areas, including common corridors, void decks, sheltered walkways and overhead bridges. This will be of help to the Health Promotion Board’s aim to have 21 out of the 107 one in five food centres smoke-free by62 words
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Article, Illustration246 2012-03-09 22 “It’s not just because I like chilli crab.” American business school Chicago Booth dean Sunil Kumar on visiting Singapore thrice during his first 12 months at the helm. Chicago Booth is reassessing its global strategy “If you oppose and I oppose, then how will things get done?”PHOTO: IANS - 246 words
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Article86 2012-03-09 22 963,000 Income tax payers in Singapore eligible for the No-Filing Service this year. That’s about 50 per cent of income tax payers US$25,000 Minimum annual salary a foreigner needs to earn if he/she is to get an employment visa in India 11,000 People took part in OCBC Cycle86 words
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Advertisement272 2012-03-09 10 Invest in your education m for a better tomorrow IJTi 0 informatics academy April 2012 intake The lecturers at Informatics are engaging, and use everyday examples to teach. Timothy Man Diploma in Information Technologii *SDF Grant available Diploma in Information Technology* Advanced Diploma in Information Technology Coursework based assessment Qualification272 words
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EDUCATION
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Article, Illustration461 2012-03-09 11 PATRICK JONAS - Indian diplomat creates history PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg WHEN Chennai native Sridharan Madhusudhanan joined the Indian Foreign Service, he picked Mandarin as the foreign language of his choice. Indian diplomats are expected to learn a foreign language and it saw him posted to Beijing in 1998PHOTO COURTESY OF SRIDHARAN MADHUSUDHANAN - 461 words
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Article, Illustration439 2012-03-09 12 SHIVALIKA SINGH; AISHWARYA MISHRA - There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, GIIS) SHIVALIKA SINGH AISHWARYA MISHRA, Class 11PHOTOS: DPSIS - 439 words
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SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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Article, Illustration195 2012-03-09 12 PARVATHI BADRINATH - PARVATHI BADRINATH, Class 4D OUR school’s Literary Week witnessed a lot of enriching activities and puzzles planned for us by our language teachers, such as crosswords, word search, Hindi and Tamil story-telling. But the most challenging was the English poetry recitation competition195 words
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Article, Illustration292 2012-03-09 12 SHRISHTI PILLAI - SHRISHTI PILLAI, Class 8B LITERARY Week, which celebrates the beauty and significance of language, gave us the opportunity to showcase our love for one of India’s official languages: Hindi. On the last day of the Hindi literary week, our teacher divided the students into292 words
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Advertisement155 2012-03-09 13 mm DPS school Torch (Bearers in the Piefxd of (Education... j 5 (J CongratuCations chihdren 'What a spectacuhar show 6y thea Kindergarten Dip sites..... "‘The %inder Concert was a wonderful ceCebration of the consorted, dedicated hard wofof the management, teachers andchifdren. It was an unforgettable day and a visual treat155 words
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Article, Illustration610 2012-03-09 14/15 Holi was celebrated with gusto EVERY year, on the day after the full moon in early March as per the Hindu calendar, some Indian communities celebrate Holi. It marks the time for the spring harvest and welcomes the blessings of the gods for the fertility of thePHOTOS: V INDUS, SUDHIR GUPTA; PHOTOS: KALWINDERJIT SINGH, SHREE LAKSHMINARAYAN TEMPLE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 610 words
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Article, Illustration592 2012-03-09 16 ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN - One of the producers of the hit Hollywood movie is Indian, and his parents are Singaporean ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg LIAM Neeson’s latest film The Grey (right) has him fighting a pack of menacing wolves in the Alaskan wilderness. No Indian connect there, you would592 words
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Article, Illustration184 2012-03-09 17 Jai and Shriya Saran win big at International Tamil Film Awards THERE was plenty of spice and glamour at the International amil Film Awards (ITFA) held in Singapore on March 3 with some of Tamil cinema’s big- gest stars bringing the house down. One of them was 29-year-oldPHOTOS: ARUN RAMU - 184 words
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Advertisement81 2012-03-09 16 MUSTAFA SINGAPORE We have immediate vacancies for the following positions 1) Sales Assistant 3) Supermarket Assistant 2) Cashier 4) Security Personnel Requirements: Must at least be able to read, write and speak simple English Pleasant disposition Able to workovertime daily Secondary education in English will be an added advantage Interested81 words
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Advertisement250 2012-03-09 17 \Wj SINGAPORE INDIAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY Presents 10™ ANNIVERSARY SIFAS FESTIVAL OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC DANCE 2012 GANGA NITYA VAHINI THE ETERNAL RIVER A Bharatanatyam Performance Malavika Sarukkai Esplanade Theatre Friday 23 March 12 8.00pm Ticket Prices: $80 $40 $30 SWAR TARANG MUSICAL WAVES A Sitar Recital Purbayan Chatterjee Esplanade250 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration406 2012-03-09 18/19 NUS ARTS FESTIVAL G The Singapore Story, by Dr L. Subramaniam (left) with the NUS Indian Instrumental Ensemble. Tickets: $28, $23 $16 When: March 9, 8pm Where: UCC Hall, NUS G The Hungry Stones, by Raka Maitra with the NUS Indian Dance group. Tickets: $13 When: March 9406 words
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Article, Illustration54 2012-03-09 18/19 PROPERTY EXHIBITION Indian property developer DLF’s exhibition features its upcoming luxury project called DLF Valley in Panchkula (above). There will also be exclusive one-on-one meetings at an Investor Forum. Free admission. When: March 10, 10am Where: Legacy Suite I, Singapore Marriott Hotel, Orchard Road Contact:54 words
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Article, Illustration200 2012-03-09 18/19 DEREK O’BRIEN - DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which of these flowers were referred to as “bone flowers” by the Aztecs? a) Tulip b) Balsam c) Tuberose 2. Portuguese missionaries took which nut to East Africa and India during the late 16th century? a) Walnut b) Peanut c) Cashew 3. Regent and Cape are200 words
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Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous315 2012-03-09 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Baby food 4 Baseball team less one 9 Over-sentimental 14 “Flags of Fathers” 15 Coen brothers film of 1996 16 Blender setting 17 Check text for errors 19 Accessorise, maybe 20 California ballplayer 21 Bathtub swirl 23 Stork-like bird 24 Give an OK 26 Fiddler On The315 words
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Miscellaneous50 2012-03-09 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 uniquedigits going across and down over the large grid. G For solutions, turn to next page. Now, now, don’t cheat50 words
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Miscellaneous305 2012-03-09 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries A very special time when you will meet people who can help you in every sphere of life. Family atmosphere will be harmonious. Taurus Only an extraordinary performance can help you now as your seniors may not be looking at you favourably. Domestic life will be full305 words
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Miscellaneous25 2012-03-09 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1. Tuberose 2. Cashew 3. Diamond 4. Danube 5. Iran 6. Scurvy 7. Cambodia 8. Gold 9. Christiano Ronaldo 10. Spaniel25 words
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FOOD
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Article, Illustration510 2012-03-09 21 AJIT V. ABRAHAM - At Laurent Portsdown, these include the ingredients and, of course, the chef too AJIT V. ABRAHAM abrahama@sph.com.sg TUCKED away in Portsdown Road, this quaint French restaurant serves all things French, using French ingredients as much as possible. Adding to the French connection is chef Laurent Bernard, aPHOTOS: AJIT V. ABRAHAM - 510 words
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Article, Illustration177 2012-03-09 21 Sheela Narayanan - Sheela Narayanan THE people have spoken. The Banana Leaf Apolo was voted the Best Asian Restaurant in the AsiaOne People’s Choice Awards 2011/2012. Over 150,000 readers’ votes were cast from October to December last year to pick the winners, a 30 per cent increase from the previousPHOTO: ASIAONE.COM - 177 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration936 2012-03-09 23 PRASENJIT K. BASU - Vijay Amritraj was a deadly mix of skill on court and charm off it Strokes from the past VIJAY AMRITRAJ PRASENJIT K. BASU tabla@sph.comsg Prasenjit K. Basu is an economist by profession and a keen tennis enthusiast. He blogs about Indian tennis at www.sports-india.com VIJAY Amritraj was the936 words
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Article198 2012-03-09 23 HERE are the results of the indoor cricket league being conducted by Seasoned Pro at Sports Planet and The Cage. Weekday results March 1 G BK Rojak beat 1Hand 1Bounce by 2 runs G Power Play beat BK Durians by 53 runs G OCTOPUS beat SRC198 words
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Article, Illustration413 2012-03-09 24 HARSHA BHOGLE - The team manager has to do more than manage the itinerary HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg WHEN, a few years ago, I learnt that Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist weren’t exactly like long-lost brothers waiting to jump into each other’s arms; or that Warne’s relationship with Steve Waugh could sometimes413 words
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Article, Illustration113 2012-03-09 24 CHANCES are... if you happen to be reading this by the evening of March 9, cricketer Rahul Dravid would have called it quits from Test cricket. He was to have met the media a little past noon (Indian time) at Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium along with thePHOTO: IANS - 113 words
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