Tabla, 7 June 2013

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  • 24 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY SfJl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 042/11/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JUNE 7,2013
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  • 180 1 Students from India and Singapore who visit each other’s country talk about their experiences BOOKS can tell of its expansiveness, the Internet can allow connections to its people. But nothing can prepare you for the experience of India, as two National University of Singapore (NUS) students found
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    • 101 1 THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN SPREADING KINDNESS, A TREND IN INDIA PAGES 4 5 INDIAN STUDENTS IN SINGAPORE: PAGES 6 AND 7 SINGAPORE STUDENTS IN INDIA: PAGE 8 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep for $24 a year. Call 6319-1800 or e-mail circs@sph.com.sg View us at www.tabla.com.sg I have
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 89 2 ASSAM’S chief minister Tarun Gogoi announced that the government will bear the medical expenses of shoe-shop owner Abdul Rahim’s three sons who suffer from thalassemia, a blood disease. Mr Rahim had been struggling to meet the medical expenses of his three children. He
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      • 87 2 TWO brothers in Coimbatore, who opened a couple of jewellery showrooms recently, went missing with all the jewellery and money invested in a gold savings scheme amounting to Rs60 crores. The duo disappeared after buying nearly 75kg of gold on credit. The
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      • 102 2 RAGHAV Joneja (below, far right), a 15-year-old student from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, became the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest. He scaled the world’s highest peak with five other schoolmates from Lawrence School, Sanawar, on May 21. Raghav broke the record of
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      • 76 2 A GROUP of 23 pilgrims were rescued on June 5 after the cable car they were travelling in to reach Lord Murugan’s temple in Palani, 450km south of Chennai, stopped moving. The cars came to a standstill at a height of 140 feet
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      • 98 2 A SCHEME launched by district officials on June 6 in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh will provide customers nine vegetables at Rs99. The aim is to provide some relief to the customers who have been hit by rising vegetable prices. The bag will contain
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      • 79 2 THE World Wide Fund For Nature has initiated a year-long project to preserve and document the sacred groves of Himachal Pradesh. The groves, locally called Dev Van, are dedicated to deities, and felling of trees is taboo in these regions. The project aims
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      • 97 2 HIGH mortgages and real estate prices pushed down the Residex for Chennai during the March quarter. The Residex, developed by the National Housing Bank, has been tracking the movement in prices of residential properties on a quarterly basis since 2007. Chennai’s index for the
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      • 88 2 RAJASTHAN will soon get two new airports, in Jaisalmer and Bikaner. Both airports will be inaugurated in August and are likely to start operations by October. The Airports Authority of India is also conducting a survey of unused air strips which can be revived
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      • 86 2 DOZENS of farmers from the Solapur district in Maharashtra, which has been hit by severe drought, married off donkeys (below) during an anti-government protest in Mumbai on June 5. The farmers were protesting against the lack of government assistance in coping with
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    • 1337 4 / 5  -  You can have it. And free food and products too, thanks to a pay-it-forward initiative in India AZERA PARVEEN RAHMAN Women’s Feature Service IMAGINE you’ve just had a fabulous meal at a restaurant. But instead of being presented with a bill, you get a handwritten
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    • 149 2 Unleash the Power of the Subconscious Mind I ©(a) w rZvzj www.sipbrainpower.sg J www.facebook.com/SIPBRAINPOWER Help your child stimulate the 5 senses, enhance memory, concentration creativity and also develop a positive attitude and self-confidence The globally recognised Mid-Brain Activation programme involves 2 full day workshop and 8 follow-up enhancement classes The
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  • NEWS
    • 673 3  -  The challenge is in tapping it innovation GURDEV SINGH tabla@sph.com.sg Dr Gurdev Singh is senior manager at the Environmental Water Technology Centre of Innovation at Ngee Ann Polytechnic GROWING up, I was always intrigued when I was taught that Singapore is a country with
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    • 152 4 / 5 Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai's Pravachans in SINGAPORE Propounding the path of Bhagwan Mahavira, the torchbearer of Shrimad Rajchandraji's mission,Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai is a spiritual visionary and a modern-day mystic. He is illuminating thousands of lives in various countries through enlightening discourses and an array of meditation retreats. Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai will
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 1133 6 / 7  -  Students from India marvel at the level of freedom enjoyed by girls in Singapore and are impressed with the use of technology in schools ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg ANJALI Bakliwal, 16, is like any other young teenage girl. She loves new clothes, boy bands and can spend
      PHOTO: ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN; PHOTOS COURTESY OF MALVIKA NOWLAKHA AND KANCHAN DHIR  -  1,133 words
    • 896 8  -  NUS programmes give students a chance to savour life in Delhi and Udaipur YVONNE ARIVALAGAN tabla@sph.com.sg HINDU College in Delhi is your average premier academic institution, standing proud on 114 years of history, boasting prolific alumni and welcoming eager students from all parts of India and, since
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    • 711 11  -  Dr Suresh Nathan says his creative side helps him in his work as a surgeon JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg PATIENTS who enter Dr Suresh Nathan’s cosy office are greeted by a painting of killer whales playing in the sea. The painting is striking with its
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    • 403 12 / 13 HOME loan interest rates have risen marginally over the past half-year as banks seek to shore up profit margins amid low market rates, industry observers told The Straits Times. But although the increase so far has been small, and overall interest rates remain at
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    • 198 12 / 13 THE Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) has called for collaborative project proposals between cultural organisations from Asia and Europe under the wing of its two programmes. It is the first open call for the ASEF Creative Networks programme and the third for its Creative Encounters programme. The
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    • 137 12 / 13 Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew (extreme left receiving the award from President Tony Tan Keng Yam) was conferred an honorary degree by the National University of Singapore (NUS) on June 4. The 89-year-old former prime minister received the prestigious Doctor of Laws
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    • 309 12 / 13 THE Government’s new licensing framework for news websites is not a “fundamental shift” in policy and is in line with its “light touch” approach to regulating the Internet, said Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim on June 4. “Like our regulations in
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    • singapore snippets
      • 101 12 / 13 THE Housing Board is on track to meet its target of building 13,600 flats this year, despite tightening the inflow of foreign labour. At the same time, the Government is keeping a close eye on the supply of
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      • 145 12 / 13 WAGES in the private sector continued to grow last year, but the gains were undercut by inflation. But employees may expect some reprieve this year, as economists predict that inflation will ease. Based on the Ministry of Manpower’s Report on Wage Practices 2012 released
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      • 105 12 / 13 THE government agency overseeing pre-schools is carrying out a survey to determine the sector’s manpower needs as it faces a labour crunch. The Early Childhood Development Agency is polling childcare and kindergarten operators on their immediate vacancies, turnover rate and staff requirements for
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      • 144 12 / 13 THE United World College of South East Asia has told parents that it is no longer accepting applications from locals, as the number of Singaporeans in the college had “reached a significant level”. The Straits Times understands that affected students include those who have
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    • 300 14 Jain guru to give discourses in Singapore EVER since Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of the Jain religion, attained nirvana some 2,500 years ago, several enlightened people have spoken about Jain philosophy. One such person was Shrimad Rajchandraji. He lived from 1867 to 1901 and
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    • 559 15  -  Child@Street 11 raises funds with exhibition of children’s art ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg WHEN Vashima Goyal received a grant of $5,000 from the National Arts Council for the non-profit organisation Child@Street 11, she felt compelled to do something meaningful for the 65 children at
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    • 203 19 30,000 People took part in this year’s Sundown Marathon, a new record for the six-year-old event Rs25 Amount per day Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be paid for making paper bags at the Yerawada Central Jail 18Windows fell in the first five months from high-rise buildings this year
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    • 437 19 “We owe it to every Singaporean to do our best to protect ourselves from any future outbreak.” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a Sars memorial event on May 31 “It is convenient that all of us stay under one roof. I think communication is important and
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, CHAN HAMPE GALLERIES  -  437 words
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  • EDUCATION
    • 401 9  -  Prithvi Gundlapalli’s individual project gets two awards at the event in Phoenix, US JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg FOR the first time, a Singapore student came out tops at The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Phoenix, Arizona in the US from
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    • Article, Illustration
      353 10  -  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, DPS) ADITI SAXENA, Grade 8D IN MAY, NPS International School conducted its first
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  353 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 245 10  -  ASHMITA CHATTERJEE, Grade IB Year 1 OUR sports teams participated in various interschool games in April. It was an exciting and exhilarating time for them. On April 20, the Under-12 Boys Football team beat Marlborough International School, Malaysia, and the score was 8-3. Kashmir Kalsi, one
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        184 10  -  KARTIK KAUL, Grade IB Year 1 IN THE heat of May, we walked into school in a flood of colours red, blue, yellow, and green, proudly representing our houses, Pioneers, Voyagers, Discoverers and Explorers respectively. We were all very excited and ready for an active and
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    • 261 9 "I credit my academic success to teachers at GIIS. Their guidance and motivation have enabled^ •Mm me to aim higher and excel." n GIIS Academic Highlights 2011 -2013 Over 85% students scored 80% and above in CBSE Class 12 Examination, 2013 75% students scored A* and A grades in IGCSE
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    • 70 10 Vasundhara 8A and Grade 9 second and respectively. phofrom NPS International School Tip of thm Exercise will increase memory and study stamina, as well as making you feel generally more confident. Older children should aim for three to four exercise sessions a week, doing 20 or more minutes in each
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    • 291 14 KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE. KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE 444 Serangoon Road Singapore *****6 (Opposite Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple) Tel: 6392 4158 Working Hours: 9am to 8pm. Closed On Mondays. Centre For Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments The fully equipped treatment centre offers facilities for Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic graduates
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 584 16 Dances and songs are now technically better, says Madhuri Dixit Indo-Asian News Service WHEN it comes to dancing, Madhuri Dixit (left) is inimitable. The dancing diva of the ’80s and ’90s who is creating magic again by teaming up with current heart-throb Ranbir Kapoor in
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    • 340 17 Indo-Asian News Service EVEN though magic tricks are merely illusions, what differentiates one magic trick from another is the way it’s done. Likewise, films too are like magic tricks, and what differentiates a good film from a bad one is the way it is presented,
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    • 610 17 For Delhi’s starry-eyed kids, theatre can be a ladder to fame Indo-Asian News Service TEN-YEAR-OLD Bhavya Mehra wanted to become the next Katrina Kaif but her introverted nature deterred her from participating in extra-curricular activities, particularly acting. A theatre workshop during her summer vacation last year transformed
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  • FOOD
    • 300 18 EASY-TO-PREPARE summer salads can help you feel cool in the soaring temperatures, suggest chefs, who recommend nutritious and light preparations to beat the heat. “You can put vegetables or meat of your choice (in your salad). A well-constituted salad has vitamin C, vitamin K
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    • 252 18 NOTHING beats a chilled drink with a slice of lemon on a scorching hot day. Whether it is an iced tea or a mojito, the citrus fruit refreshes you and, what’s even better, it can be added to a variety of drinks that
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  • RELAX
    • mirch masala
      • 279 20 BOLLYWOOD actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan (right) was depressed about her faltering film career and her rocky relationship with actor Aditya Pancholi’s son, Suraj, and this could be the reason for her suicide, the police suspect. The New York-born actress
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      • 183 20 SOUTHERN actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu (right) says she thoroughly enjoyed working with the team of her upcoming yet untitled Telugu family-drama starring Pawan Kalyan and that she feels the film is already a winner. “Schedule over. I really love working with Trivikram
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      • 154 20 IT WAS like a scene straight out of a film when actor-producer Lakshmi Manchu (below) narrated her near-death experience after she was thrown off a canoe and fell into a lake in Alappuzha, Kerala. She said her swimming lessons came to her
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    • 412 21 BOOKS G Indian author Jaishree Misra will read from her contribution to A Monsoon Feast, a unique literary collaboration between writers from India and Singapore. Free admission. When: June 7, 7.30pm Where: The Arts House, Living Room, 1 Old Parliament Lane Contact: 6332-6919 or log on to www.theartshouse.com.sg
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    • 43 21 PC SHOW Encompasses four sections The PC Show 2013, Digital Imaging 2013, Game 2013 and Consumer Electronics 2013. Free admission. When: Till June 9, noon to 9pm Where: Singapore Expo Halls 5 6 Contact: Log on to www.thepcshow.com.sg
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    • Article, Illustration
      207 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Who painted the Galatea Of The Spheres in 1952? a) Salvador Dali b) Pablo Picasso c) Paul Klee 2. Which of these characters wears the middy blouse of a sailor suit and a sailor’s hat? a) Snoopy b) Hagar c) Donald Duck 3. How does corned
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 315 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries All your previous efforts towards building up your financial position will start yielding good results. Taurus Mercury and Venus in 2nd house will bless you with a free flow of income regularly. Your speculative activities will be rewarded. Gemini There may be some uncertainty regarding the finalisation
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    • 250 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Uthama Puthiran 9pm SONY MAX: Tashan 9pm VASANTHAM: Vedikkai En Vaadikkai 9pm VTV: Anniyan 9.45pm STAR GOLD: Kya Love Story Hai 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Paying Guests Saturday Noon ASIANET: Thekanshi Pattanam 1pm VASANTHAM: Athisaya Thirudan 1.30pm STAR PLUS: Aisha 2.30pm COLORS: Prince 3pm ZEE TV:
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 299 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Not bold 6 Dinner’s often on him 10 Cleopatra’s love 14 Gladiator’s place 15 Went like the dickens 16 Polo played there? 17 Be an inquisitive tutee 20 Havana residue 21 Foreign currency 22 Greek Catholic, e.g. 23 Make confused 25 What Simon does 26 Matter of
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    • 44 21 SUDOKU The objectiveis 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. GFor solutions, turn to next page.
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 32 22 SOLUTIONS crossword sudoku quiz 1. Salvador Dali 2. Donald Duck 3. Presence of grains of salt 4. Hearts 5. Geneva 6. New Zealand 7. Lahore 8. Bhutan 9. 8 10. Mumbai Indians
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  • SPORTS
    • 926 24  -  And One-Day cricket gets a makeover columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg ENGLAND is tranquil, there is a freshness in the breeze, nature is still a bit uncertain about whether to present summer in all its glory or to keep the suspense lingering. Accordingly there is the occasional
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