Tabla, 21 June 2013

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY Sil A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 042/11/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JUNE 21,2013
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  • 1590 1  -  India’s high commissioner looks back as he moves on to his next posting PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg THERE is a board in the Indian High Commission building on Grange Road which lists the names of all the high commissioners who have served India in Singapore. A few days from
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    • 171 1 PHILANTHROPIC MERCHANTS HONOURED 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 modern ll1onte//ori International is one of the oldest and most established Montessori institutions in the world. Its core programme, Diploma in Montessori Method of Education, is
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    • 9 1 NOT SUPERFAST BUT SWING IS HIS WEAPON PAGE 22
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 82 2 REGULAR toilets will soon be replaced by eco-friendly bio-toilets (above) at all Konkan Railway (KR) stations. Two railway stations, Chiplun and Kankavali on the KR route, had earlier got India’s first green toilets. The toilets are developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
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      • 88 2 A GANG of six to seven ran away with an entire ATM, containing an estimated Rs24 lakhs in Bangalore on June 18. There was no security guard at the State Bank of India ATM. The machine weighed 450kg and the police said it had not been
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      • 82 2 AFTER the Supreme Court banned the use of sun films on the windscreens and windows of four-wheelers, Kerala made Rs25,954,100 in penalties from errant motorists. The court’s ruling was announced on April 27. Till May 31, in Kerala state alone 254,218
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      • 91 2 TO REDUCE the non-availability of appointments and to check no-shows of applicants at passport offices, the Indian government has made prior online payments compulsory for booking appointments at more centres, with effect from June 21. Reviewing the operations over the last year, the government
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      • 78 2 RAINS and floods devastated many parts of the mountainous states of Uttarakhand (above) and Himachal Pradesh, with more than 70,000 people still missing. Though official figures claim only 120 deaths, rescue workers fear the number could be in the thousands. The worst affected areas
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      • 75 2 Mills Boon romance now in Hindi, Tamil MILLS Boon romance novels will now be available to vernacular readers in Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil. The publishers, Harlequin India, made the announcement in Mumbai recently. For the last five years only English titles were published by the company’s Indian arm. Now
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      • 97 2 THE heroine of the documentary film Smile Pinki that won an Oscar in 2008, Pinki Sonkar, will flip the coin before the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on July 7. After the formalities she will get the chance to watch the match
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      • 89 2 THE Delhi government is likely to allow government school teachers to work till the age of 65. Delhi’s education minister Kiran Walia said that the report, already prepared, will be discussed at the Cabinet meeting next week. Reports claim that the retirement age
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    • 165 3 I have what it takes 57; Years of Growing with the Nation Since 1956, MDIS has always believed that success comes through lifelong learning. That’s why, we constantly strive towards the holistic development of our students with a range of Diplomas, as well as Degree and Masters programmes awarded by
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 586 6  -  Indian minister Kamal Nath woos Singapore investors to invest in infrastructure PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg “WE H A D o u r decade of IT. We are now in the decade of infrastructure and India’s growth will be driven by its infrastructure needs.” This comment by India’s
      PHOTO: SGX  -  586 words
    • 436 7  -  It’s entry time for the SICCI-DBS business awards again. Winners will be announced on Oct 25 ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry (SICCI) announced its 10th SICCI-DBS Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2013 on June 18. The annual awards, launched in 2004, honour
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    • 915 8  -  Couple given award by National Heritage Board for their philanthropy. They also contribute to education JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg TUCKED in a corner of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is a rosewood and ebony cabinet inlaid with ivory floral motifs from the 17th century, believed to be part
      PHOTOS: JAMUNA SUNDARAJ  -  915 words
    • 373 11 SINDA’s two camps give youths chance to talk to DPM Tharman and to develop character and teamwork A TOTAL of 145 students from various post-secondary educational institutions participated in the third edition of the SIND Youth Leaders Seminar (SYLS) organised by the Singapore Indian Development Association’s (SINDA)
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    • singapore snippets
      • 119 12 / 13 SINGAPORE maid agencies are being barred from taking out new licences to source for workers in the Philippines in a move by Manila to crack down on firms flouting its rules. The country’s embassy will limit the number of licensed companies to the current pool of
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      • 126 12 / 13 NEW figures out on June 19 show that there were 101,000 millionaires by the end of 2012, a jump of 10.3 per cent over 2011. Their total wealth also shot up and was estimated to have hit US$489 billion, up 11.5 per cent from the
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      • 148 12 / 13 PEOPLE suffering from such chronic diseases as hypertension and diabetes can have their health monitored from home by doctors, when a new IT system is launched in October. They will use a wireless device to record their blood pressure and glucose levels while
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      • 200 12 / 13 ABOUT 250 passengers were left stranded without instructions for more than an hour from 6.15pm when their north-bound train broke down between Woodleigh and Punggol stations on the North East Line (NEL) on June 19. They were eventually asked to get off and walk
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    • 774 12 / 13 THE Government will provide monetary assistance to Singaporeans who need help with their medical expenses should they fall ill from the haze, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on June 20. At a press conference, he revealed that the Health Ministry (MOH)
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    • 139 12 / 13 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced there will be a Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee, led by Minister Ng Eng Hen, to tackle the haze problem. The Ministerial Committee will focus on “protecting public heath and safety, working with the Indonesians to mitigate the haze
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    • 195 21 157 The pioneering cohort size for Singapore’s first liberal arts college, the Yale-National University of Singapore College of Liberal Arts 24% Of this year’s IIM-Calcutta batch are females, an increase of more than 50 per cent from last year 5,000km Distance Mr Lim Wee Yin, 57, cycled in
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    • 325 21 “I don’t think anybody can work with me but him.” Architect Shagufta Anurag, 42, who runs Space Matrix Design Consultants with her husband Anurag Srivastava, 47. They have been married for 14 years “Whatever buying you’re seeing now is not driven by actual demand. It could be
      PHOTOS: IANS, MYPAPER  -  325 words
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    • 168 7 (Bhai ‘Maharaj Singh J 1 Saint SoCcfier The first Sikh on record to arrive in Singapore in 1850 Join us for the 157 th Anniversary (Barsi) Celebrations GURDWARA SAHIB SILAT ROAD 8 JALAN BUKIT MERAH, SINGAPORE *****3, Tel: 6222-2208 mu II INI III ill INI ill ill INI ill III
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  • EDUCATION
    • 418 9  -  25 students in the Youth Book Selection Committee choose 24 books for this year’s Read! Singapore campaign JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg WHEN 18-year-old Kishan Kannan went for his first meeting with the National Library Board’s (NLB) Youth Book Selection Committee late last year, he learnt that
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    • 471 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, NPS) GAURY NAGARAJU, IB Year 2 TWO years ago, a
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  471 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        198 10  -  ANUSHA SINGH, Class 5C GIIS Jhankaar 2013, the inter-school dance competition, filled my friends and I with excitement as we decided to go for the selections. We could choose from classical, folk or contemporary dance styles and be part of folk and contemporary group dances. When we found
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      • 184 10  -  MUKUND KAVERIRANGAN, Class 6B “RUN to win and win to run”. With this motto we proceeded to the Clementi Stadium for the ACSIS Athletic Meet. Seventy-three athletes from GIIS East Coast campus took part in the meet, which saw 670 students from 17 international schools
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    • 296 9 "Today, I feel confident of facing the challenges that lie ahead. Thanks to the motivation of my teachers at GIIS." Mayank Kumar Class 12CBSE2013 high achiever with 95.4% GIIS Queenstown Campus student from 2011-2013 (2013 Testimonial) Global Indian International School's focus on providing a strong academic foundation and holistic development
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      423 14 But no intimate scenes please, says Miss India World 2013 Indo-Asian News Service SHE can dance but believes she can act better Pond’s Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon (right) is ready to follow in the footsteps of her predecessors and break into the acting
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  423 words
    • 534 15  -  Director and choreographer’s next film is a love story ITEE SHARMA Bollywood News Service SUCCESS does change people, but not Prabhudeva. Despite 100-crore films like Rowdy Rathore and Wanted under his belt, he has remained his easy-going self. Even his looks remain unchanged though he has been
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    • 225 17 Singaporean and Malaysian Gujarati communities meet in Penang for biennial games THE Gujarati communities of Singapore, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Penang gathered for the biennial games an event that has been organised by the Gujarati Consultative Goodwill Council since 1978 for two days in Penang.
      PHOTOS: SINGAPORE GUJARATI SOCIETY  -  225 words

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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 540 18 TV HIGHLIGHTS FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Planets transiting in 3rd house will offer promising results in every walk of life. Those looking for a change in career will have positive outcomes. Taurus Majority of planets in 3rd house will provide sufficient opportunities to improve your earnings. Efforts to implement your plans
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  • RELAX
    • 436 19 BLOOD DONATION Amber Neighbourhood Community is organising an open-to-all blood donation camp. Free admission. When: June 23, noon to 6pm Where: One Amber Condominium, 9 Amber Gardens Contact: 9100-3933 DANCE Dance by Maya Dance Theatre explores the convergence of two different dance forms traditional Asian dance (bharathanatyam) and
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    • 44 19 TALK Meditation and spiritual talk by Shiv Yog, with Acharya Ishaan Shivanandji, spiritual healer (right). When: June 20 to 25, 8.30am to 5.30pm Where: Global Indian International School, 51 Jalan Rajah, Balestier Road Contact: 9424-7304 or e-mail namahshivayasg@ gmail.com
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    • Article, Illustration
      181 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. The flag of which country is solid green with a big red circle in the middle? a) Bangladesh b) Iran c) Iraq 2. Croque-Monsieur and Reuben are types of which food? a) Sandwiches b) Chocolates c) Biscuits 3. Who wrote Life, The Universe, And Everything? a)
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    • mirch masala
      • 221 20 INDIAN movie buffs have loved his action avatar for years, but Hollywood actor Jackie Chan (left), in New Delhi for the inauguration of the China Film Festival on June 18, showed his jolly side much to the delight of the star-struck
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      • 167 20 RANBIR Kapoor (below), who is on cloud nine after the success of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD), is leaving no stone unturned to give his best in Besharam. The Bollywood heartthrob is polishing his Punjabi diction for the comedy. “They are shooting a
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      • 139 20 DUSKY beauty Deepika Padukone (left, with Shah Rukh Khan) is happy that she got to relive the classic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) moment of chasing a train with superstar Shah Rukh Khan in her forthcoming release Chennai Express. Deepika will be
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 313 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Horrid creatures in The Lord Of The Rings 5 Charlotte (cream-filled dessert) 10 Whispered call 14 Country in western Africa 15 One who’ll put you in your place 16 On the protected side 17 Hydroxylcarbon compound 18 Eddie (sportswear chain) 19 Singer Vikki 20 Offspring of Japanese
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    • 45 19 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 unique digits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to next page.
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  • SPORTS
    • 700 22  -  India bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has impressed with his accuracy ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THE current Indian team is chock-a-block with young, feisty and brash cricketers, supremely confident of their abilities. Everything, from their assured stroke play and sprightly fielding, the up-twirled moustaches to the spewing
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    • Article, Illustration
      1099 23  -  He could well be the torch-bearer of a new Indian era columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg MAHENDRA Singh Dhoni (above) doesn’t strike you as the kind of person who will sit back and relive his triumphs. And yet, like an artist with a glittering body of work, there is
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