Tabla, 23 August 2013

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    29 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MM U NITY E INDIAN COMMUNITY SfSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 042/11/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,2013
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    1141 1  -  PM Lee spells out the Government’s plan for a better future for the country and its people in his National Day Rally speech PM’S NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPEECH PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg VISION. That’s what sets Singapore’s leaders apart from many of their counterparts in other countries. From
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      105 1 Available at all major pharmacies and medical halls THE INDIAN CO MM U NITY COMMUNITY SHAH RUKH KHAN ON HIS SURROGATE BABY PAGES 14 15 FOREIGN WORKER EXCELS IN IA CRICKET PAGE 22 O STROKE-HIT AUTHOR'S LIFE JOURNEY PAGE 6 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep for $24 a year.
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  • INDIA
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        Lock icon Patriotic moment...
        96 2 Patriotic moment... the 67th Independence Day of India was celebrated on Aug 15 at the High Commission of India premises on Grange Road. The ceremony began with the unfurling of the Indian flag by the high commissioner of India Ms Vijay Thakur Singh. Despite being a working day,
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        Lock icon Taxi colour changes to blue in Kolkata
        95 2 THE colour of taxis in Kolkata will soon change from yellow to blue and white. All taxis will have registration numbers, no refusal and AC or non-AC marked on both sides with immediate effect. A total of 4,000 new permits are expected to
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        Lock icon Activist Dabholkar shot dead in Pune
        71 2 ANTI-SUPERSTITION activist Narendra Dabholkar, who led the campaign to persuade the Maharashtra government to pass an anti-superstition and black magic bill, was shot dead in Pune on Aug 20 by unknown assailants. Dabholkar was also the editor of Sadhana magazine devoted to propagate progressive
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        Lock icon 26-lakh riders on Delhi metro during Rakhi
        87 2 THE Delhi Metro reported a record ridership of 2.6 million on Aug 20 for the Raksha Bandhan festival. The figure of 2,606,364 passengers surpassed the previous record of 2,504,900 set on Aug 8, a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said. The metro
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        Lock icon 15,000 killed on rail tracks every year
        69 2 A SAFETY review committee appointed by the Indian Railways in 2012 revealed that almost 15,000 people are killed every year while crossing rail tracks in the country. Of these, 6,000 deaths were reported on the Mumbai suburban system alone. The report comes in
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        Lock icon Rubber farmers in Kerala suffer Rs550-crore loss
        70 2 RUBBER farmers in Kerala have lost more than 30,000 tonnes of latex worth over Rs550 crores because of unprecedented rains in June, July and early August. The rains brought tapping of the rubber trees to a halt for more than 60 days. However,
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        Lock icon Visa on arrival at four more airports
        56 2 THE visa on arrival facility will now be available for tourists from 11 countries at four more international airports in India, besides the country’s four metro cities. These include airports at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Singapore is one of the 11 countries
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      182 2 With up to 95%* funding for all our diplomas, it’s possible. jBJItrust sing Cert No: EDU-2-2005 Validity: 20/05/2010 -19/05/2014 PSB Academy Reg. No. *****4825E 20-05-2010 to 19-05-2014 As one of Singapore’s top private education institutions, we have been making it possible for students since 1964. And now with up to
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      57 3 Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Sri Krishna Janmastami Darshan. Drama. Dance. Feast n r* Sr- I i f r 28 August (Wed) 7pm to lam Singapore Khalsa Association 2 Tessensohn Road S(*****6) Raghunandan *****059 Jointly brought to you by
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Netbanking the focus for BOI Singapore
      511 4  -  Chairperson V.R. Iyer hopes the Singapore branch’s business will hit Rs28,000 crores ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THE chairperson and managing director of Bank of India (BOI) V.R. Iyer was in Singapore for a short visit to the bank’s new branch. The BOI office moved
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        391 5 THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry’s (SICCI) annual SICCI-DBS Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2013 (SIEA) will be presented this year on Oct 25, at the chamber’s 89th anniversary. The awards will be presented in three main categories: Large enterprise, medium enterprise and
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        Lock icon India mulls gold leasing
        92 5 INDIA is considering leasing out the 200 tonnes of gold it bought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2009. According to the Business Line newspaper, the gold will be leased in the international market for US dollars in order to shore up the sagging rupee,
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        Lock icon Dhoni gets richer
        102 5 INDIAN cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ranked 16th in the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes with earnings of U$31.5 million, between June 2012 and June 2013. The list places Dhoni above Rafael Nadal at No. 30 and Usain Bolt at No. 40. Dhoni
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      18 5 Exchange rates as of Aug 21, 2013 $$Rs63.45A$1.10¤0.74£0.63S$1.27 Rs49.67 US$0.78 A$0.86 ¤0.58 £0.49
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      94 5 THE TIMES OF INDIA Presents REALTY INDIA EXRO 2013 c -<7\ \<d?The Biggest INDIAN Realty Show in^/^ SINGAPORE ENTRY FREE For further details call *****689 Particivatina Exhibitors From: Ahmedabad > Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, Calicut, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR, Gurgaon, Goa, Greater Noida, Hyderabad, Mysore, Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Vadodara and many
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Stroke-hit author’s life journey
      852 6  -  Vijay Santhanam tells his inspiring tale of recovery and triumph of the human spirit ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg AT 41, most people are in a sense settled in their careers, have a stable family life and are pretty much dealing with and worrying about the rigours
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      106 6 IB'U III III Australia Bali Bhutan Cambodia China Dubai Europe Hong Hong India Israel Japan Jordan Maldives Morocco Nepal New Zealand South Africa Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey Vietnam MUSTAFA AIR TRAVEL $1,990 $285 domestic flight apt. tax $930 23 Nov 13: 9D Turkey 30 Nov'i3: 5D Sri Lanka 2 Dec'i3:
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon SINDA charts its way ahead
      562 7 It holds discussion with community members THE Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) held two important events last week. On Aug 17, it held its Community Forum at Bukit Panjang Community Club. The forum is for the community self-help group to re-assess and refresh its strategies
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      Lock icon Five-day shopping extravaganza
      334 11 The second Singapore International Deepavali Shopping Festival promises to be bigger than the first THE Festival of Lights may be two months away but we all know that the preparations should start early. And to help, tabla! and Tamil Murasu the two publications for the Indian community
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      77 12 / 13 Step-Up Housing Grants for families in two-room flats, to help them upgrade to three-roomers. Expanded Special CPF Housing Grants will give middle-income households up to $20,000 more to buy a four-room flat. More help to ensure every working family can afford a flat: Households with incomes of $1,000 a
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      79 12 / 13 From next year, all primary schools to reserve at least 40 places for children with no alumni or school links. PSLET-score will be replaced with wider bands for grades, like in the O and A levels, in future. Secondary 1 students in all streams can take a subject at
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      138 12 / 13 MediShield Life, a revamp of the health insurance scheme MediShield, will cover people for life and not stop at 90. It will cover all Singaporeans and pre-existing illnesses, with no opting out. Less out-of-pocket expenses for very large bills, but premiums will go up. Subsidies for those who cannot
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      57 12 / 13 Paya Lebar Airbase will move to Changi to free up land bigger than Ang Mo Kio for new homes, offices and factories. New air force base and a fourth runway at the site earmarked for Changi Airport’s future Terminal 5. A new Southern Waterfront City as existing ports there
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      Lock icon Soon a jewel will sparkle in Changi Airport
      379 12 / 13 FIVE years from now, Singapore will have a new icon. The open air carpark at Changi’s Terminal 1 will give way to a “world-class, signature lifestyle destination”. Codenamed “Project Jewel”, the new mixed-use complex is envisaged to be a signature lifestyle destination
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      75 21 350,000 Medical tourists visited India last year US$6.4 billion Mumbai’s projected annual losses from floods by 2050 26Hotels in Singapore were recognised at the Singapore Green Hotel Award presentation ceremony on Aug 7 for their green efforts 50,000 Singaporeans were part of the year-long national dialogue, Our Singapore
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      252 21 “(There are) students who start off weaker than others. You’ve got to make sure that doesn’t lead to a loss of confidence because that can become a spiral.” Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam “While our textbooks stop at 1947, we need to understand that we are still
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      80 7 DHANUSH Bringing ideas to life... August 29th, Thursday, 11 am to 7 pm Singapore Swimming Club Check out exciting products ranging from bags, jewellery, handicrafts, home linen much more...^| 29' come Jjr afjo cCefijfitycur^efj^vritfi ii m U alR Tace-tFaintin* fncRan%Kaat icnstration TXeahnq y 'emcn.ytraticn UcaJituj it Free Make up workshop:
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon Mumbai red-light district girl off to New York
      593 8 / 9 She overcomes odds to win scholarship to study in US college HER life took a 360-degree turn on Aug 1. That’s when 18-year-old Shweta Katti, daughter of a sex worker, left Mumbai for New York to pursue her studies at Bard College.
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      Lock icon Toying to win
      492 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) ASHUTOSH RAJEEV MENON, Class 4B IWAS so excited to have won
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        Lock icon Four months, 13,000 plastic bread tags for our wall mural
        205 10  -  MANASI GOREGAONKAR JANHAVI KULKARNI, Class 6 WE AT GIIS Balestier campus have been working on many green initiatives and this year we have chosen colourful bread tags for our project. This project was prepared by students of Classes 4, 5
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        Lock icon Striking the right notes
        196 10  -  SURABHI ATHALYE (below), Class 10 MUSIC is a universal language that not only brings people of various countries together, it gives people an identity. At GIIS East Coast campus, students are given various opportunities to exhibit and pursue their talents. The recently-concluded Global Indian Stars singing
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      263 8 / 9 NGEE ANN -ADELAIDE EDUCATION CENTRE Ann Kongsi THE UNIVERSITY "/ADELAIDE A PARTNERSHIP SINCE 1998 THE UNIVERSITY '/ADELAIDE Undergraduate Postgraduate Programs Offered In Singapore On Full-Time And Part-Time Basis NAA Are Equivalent To Degrees Offered In Adelaide ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY -/ADELAIDE NOBEL LAUREATES PRODUCED 106 RHODES SCHOLARS GROUP OF EIGHT
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      329 8 / 9 High academic calibre reaps outstanding results GIIS students excel in IB Diploma Exams 2013 Kalyani Subbiah GIIS IB Diploma Topper 2013 44/45 Sneha Gupta GIIS IB Diploma Topper 2013 44/45 Pooja Shah GIIS IB Diploma High Scorer 43/45 1 Nirali Zaveri GIIS IB Diploma High Scorer 43/45 Sovereigna Lakhotia GIIS
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      44 10 from Global Indian International School Tip of the Week: Give your child chores to keep him physically active. Gardening, washing the car, or walking the dog are good chores to get your child or teen involved in. ure Indian Development Association 1-295-4554 www.smda.org.sg facebook.com/mysinda
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      107 11 B M ‘torch (Bearers in the y Eiehf of (Education... INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Young Achievers felicitated at the Independence Day special assembly Dipsites shine at the SOF Olympiads, Go Green contests and Elocution competition 9 9 9 £3 Admission open for classes Nursery to Grade 12 for academic year 2013-2014 An
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon Shah Rukh opens up
      1015 14 / 15  -  The superstar talks about his surrogate baby and how he finds solace in his kids in an exclusive interview with tabla! KARISHMA UPADHYAY in Mumbai tabla@sph.com.sg IT’S been a frantic few months for Shah Rukh Khan. A whirlwind publicity tour for his latest release Chennai Express
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      101 14 / 15 SHAH Rukh’s North-South love story has been breaking box-office records across India since its release during the Eid weekend on Aug 6. Made with a budget of approximately Rs75 crores, the film crossed the Rs100-crore mark in just four days. “I can’t take all the
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      Lock icon Sufi queen Abida Parveen in Singapore
      266 16 / 17 CONSIDERED the greatest spiritual singer alive today, Abida Parveen has an effect on listeners that can be matched only by the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, whom Abida has described as her “spiritual brother”. The renowned Queen of Sufi will perform in Singapore on
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      516 16 / 17 ...and prepare to be entertained at Salim and Sulaiman Merchant’s concert FOR the first time, Bollywood music directors and brothers Salim (above left) and Sulaiman (above right) Merchant will be in town for a one-night-only concert. The Merchant brothers will also be performing live with singer Benny
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      261 16 / 17 SAMARPANA, the Asian festival of classical dance, is back after a successful beginning last year. This year, the festival will bring together an array of dancers and scholars who will showcase the present and the future of classical dance. Some of the dances to be
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      365 16 / 17 TWO legendary Indian rock bands Indus Creed (right, below) and Parikrama (right) will take to the stage at the Esplanade in a rare double concert. Starting out in the late ’80s and early ’90s, these pioneers of Indian rock did away with playing Western rock covers
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      106 14 / 15 Singapore INTERNATIONAL DEEPAVALI SHOPPING FESTIVAL 2013 18-22 September Singapore Expo Hall 5 B DAYS OF FUN CHALLENGING COMPETITIONS Jewellery 8t Bridal Textiles £t Sarees Beauty £t Wellness Electronics Books Et Cards Coir 8t Jute Packaged Food A Attractive Prizes Certificate for Participation j Lots of Freebies V mm iSKi Fancy
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      71 16 / 17 Sri Krishna Jeyanthi (Birthday) Mahotsavam Festival Fri 30-08-13 06.45pm Uriyadi Breaking of Butter Fri 06-09-13 06.30pm Thirukalyanam Holy WeddingSat 07-09-13 06.30pm Ratha Uchavam Chariot Procession Sun 08-09-13 09.00am Chakrasnanam Holy Bath Closing Ceremony All are Welcome. May the Divine Blessings of Sri Rukmani Devi Sameytha Sri Krishna Swamy be bestowed
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      76 18 a/r rE An exotic collection of Ihdian products for all your Diwali celebrations Fashionable attire for men, women and children, jewelry, rangolis, diyas, puja thalis, shawls, decorative accessories, bed and table linen, sweets, chaat, mehndi and more delights for everyone... Mon 2 Sept, 2013 (10am to 7pm) Tue 3 Sept,
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      208 18 NUCLEUS SOFTWARE Nucleus Software Solutions Pte Ltd 300Tampines Avenue 5, #04-06, NTUC IncomeTampines Junction, Singapore *****3 Website: www.nucleussoftware.com Nucleus Software is conducting Walk-In interviews this 5unday 25th August 2013 from 10am to 5pm to hire the fallowing positions. (Please bring along yeur I.C., resume and certificates) You may alsu apply
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      231 18 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries You may find great career opportunities. All negotiations will be successful. Taurus There may be monetary gain without pain. At work, you will need a great deal of discipline and effective communication. Gemini You may not be able to give your best for various reasons
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      252 18 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Kanavu Meipada Vendum 3.30pm SONY ENT: Munna Bhai MBBS 4.30pm ASIANET: Bachelor Party 9pm VASANTHAM: 47 Naatkal 9pm SONY MAX: Badmaash Company 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Don 2 Mn VTV: Santhosh Subramaniam Mn STAR GOLD: Nautanki Saala Banking Hours 10 to 4 9pm VASANTHAM: Friends 9pm
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  • RELAX
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      431 19 PROPERTY SHOW Realty India Expo 2013 features 50 builders across India. Free admission. When: Aug 24 25, 10am to 8pm Where: Suntec Convention Exhibition Centre Summit 1, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City Contact: 9057-0689 EXHIBITION Community exhibition, commemorating World Humanitarian Day, showcases the humanitarian work of Children of
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      49 19 CELEBRATION Radha Madhav Satsang is holding an evening of bhajans; also participate in Abhishekam for the Shri Krishna Janmashtami. Free admission. When: Aug 28, 8pm Where: Radha Kunj, 43 Cuff Road, off Serangon Road, 2nd Floor Contact: 9796-0596 or log on to www.radhamadhavsatsang. org/
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      182 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Elberta is a variety of which fruit? a) Peach b) Apple c) Mango 2. In which continent would you normally find the tribe called Tuareg? a) Europe b) Africa c) Asia 3. Who invented the spinning frame for spinning cotton in 1769? a) Isaac Newton b)
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      78 19 J Wonderful Therapy. Natural Therapy. Acupressure helps to relieve the symptoms of some common illnesses such as arthritis, joint pains, back pain, sciatica, insomnia, headaches, gastric, poor blood circulation and etc. Try out the effective power of the acupressure therapy through acupoints in most parts of the body. Therapies used:
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      338 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Come out of denial 6 Skeletal component 10 Phenomena after retiring 14 Former 15 Afterlife bio? 16 Will Grace star McCormack 17 Islam’s largest branch 18 Capital in the Baltics 19 Optimally rated 20 Bird that cannot fly 21 Comic-strip spaceman 24 Pre-fax transmission 26 Famed circus
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      46 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 unique digits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to next page.
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      403 20 Singapore** INTERNATIONAL DEEPAVALI SHOPPING FESTIVAL 2013 18-22 September Singapore Expo Hall 5 B For Competition: Download Forms at www.sidsfest.com DAYS OF FUN CHALLENGING COMPETITIONS Organised By Tamil Murasu tabla! 'f) de idea/ Wellness Partner W BODY CONTOURS rjnlcjlf ttr AYURVEDA OM VEDIC a branch of the ARYA VAIDYA PHARMACY (AVP),
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      34 20 SOLUTIONS quiz crossword sudoku 1. Peach 2. Africa 3. Richard Arkwright 4. Green 5. Canal 6. Buland Darwaza 7. Arthur Conan Doyle 8. 200 9. New York City 10. Koala Booking deadline: 5pm Monday
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      123 21 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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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Foreign worker excels in IA cricket
      782 22  -  Surendran could get a chance to play for Singapore, thanks to the IA ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg CHANDRAMOHAN Surendran, 25, came to Singapore in 2010 to make tools for a company in Kaki Bukit. He held a diploma in mechanical engineering which he thought
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      179 22 IN THE inaugural session of the Culture Forum of the Singapore Indian Association (IA), renowned dance exponent, art historian and author Lakshmi Vishwanathan will hold a talk on the Chola king Raja Raja Cholan. The king ruled over southern India in the 11th century
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        871 23  -  The game needs more ambassadors like Rahul Dravid for its survival HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg RAHUL Dravid’s eloquent plea for Test cricket his words have the same grace as his shots needs to be taken seriously, as does his thesis that T20 needs Test cricket. And he
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      115 23 rfiv^i-f-Uv Life Hinges on Three Relationships Discourse by U^4 Date 24th August 2013 (Saturday) Time 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Venue Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium 500 Dover Road, Singapore *****1 Contact: +65 9682 0404, +65 9742 1747 Entry is free and seating will be on first come first served basis. Please
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