Tabla, 28 February 2014

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY Srfl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28,2014
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  • 1786 1  -  Music maestro A.R. Rahman talks about his dreams and plans GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg IMAGINE the music maestro A.R. Rahman in a white lab gown and safety goggles conducting science experiments. A fine scientist is what he would have been if he’d had his way.
    PHOTO: WWW.ARRAHMAN.COM; PHOTOS: DML LIVE, WWW.ARRAHMAN.COM, UNIVERSAL MUSIC  -  1,786 words
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 74 2 OFFICIALS from the Union Ministry of Urban Development have started house hunting for the outgoing Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, who recently announced that he would not be seeking another term on the job. Mr Singh and his wife Gursharan looked at two bungalows
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      • 85 2 THE Indian Railways will be stopping refunds to passengers who do not turn up for their journeys from March 1. The earlier system allowed a 50 per cent fare refund if the ticket was presented for cancellation up to two hours after the actual
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      • 77 2 INDIAN cricketer Pragyan Ojha has joined People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to voice his opinion on cruelty to animals in zoos. The spinner locked himself up in a cage (above) which had a board reading “Try to relate
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      • 80 2 MATHEMATICS teacher A.T. Abdul Malik, from Malappuram in Kerala, had been swimming across the Kadalundi river to his school every day for the last 20 years. But he need not do so any more after he was given a fibreglass boat by
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      • 68 2 CHENNAI has recorded the lowest infant mortality rate (IMR) at 15 per 1,000 births among the four metro cities in India from 2010 to 2012, according to a report by the world’s largest charity for children, Save the Children. Delhi fared the worst in
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      • 60 2 OVER 800 Olive Ridley turtles have died on the beaches of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh recently, the highest number in the recent past. The turtles come to these beaches to lay eggs. The deaths were caused by fishermen’s trawl nets. The government has been
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      • 85 2 A LEOPARD that strayed into the town of Meerut (above) in Uttar Pradesh and attacked eight people has still not been found. Following the scare, schools and colleges across the city were shut but reopened on Feb 26. But the police have been
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      • 71 2 TWO lightweight pilotless aircraft have been employed to join in the search of a man-eating tigress which has killed at least 10 people in the last two months near the Jim Corbett national park. Each aircraft is fitted with five cameras and it is
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      • 68 2 INDIA’S capital is suffering from an acute garbage disposal crisis. Some of its current garbage dumping grounds have far exceeded their closure date and have become stinking mountains. The Delhi government has failed to find new landfill sites for disposal of garbage. The
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    • 435 4 Centre for leprosy treatment was founded by Japanese organisation more than 40 years ago Indo-Asian News Service JUST a few hundred metres from the Taj Mahal, there’s another monument to love that few people know about or few tourists would care to visit. The Japanese-founded
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: JALMA  -  435 words
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      821 6  -  Singapore Budget focuses on the journey towards social and economic transformation ABHIJIT GHOSH PRAPTI ACHARYA tabla@sph.com.sg FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam presented Budget 2014 in Parliament on Feb 21 unveiling a number of economic and social measures. The objective is to provide more support for raising business productivity, enhancing
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  821 words
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      635 8  -  Naturopath uses ayurveda, homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine to treat pain and allergies GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg THE Sundardas Naturopathic Clinic was one of the recipients of the Promising SME 500 award in September last year. he clinic, which prides itself on a wide array of natural and non-invasive
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    • 960 11  -  How Indian international schools here help their students learn local culture and integrate into the community LELA JALIL lela@sph.com.sg THE camps, competitions and community initiatives help students gain new insights, build character and confidence and open up to others. But the activities also serve another purpose
      PHOTOS: GIIS, DPSIS, SOUTH EAST CDC  -  960 words
    • singapore snippets
      • 171 12 / 13 THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) is keeping close watch on liquor prices to prevent profiteering. It said on Feb 24 that “businesses should not take advantage of the increase in liquor duties to raise prices unduly at the expense of consumers”. It was
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      • 60 12 / 13 THE results of the GCE A-level Examination will be out on March 3. Students can collect their result slips from their schools from 2pm that day. Private candidates will receive their results by post, or they can get them through the Singapore Examinations and
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      • 133 12 / 13 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH),which turns 30 this year, will kick off its anniversary celebrations on March 1 by hosting a special concert by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). The concert starts at 3pm at Paragon shopping mall and there will also be
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    • 376 12 / 13 THE Botanic Gardens is looking like this (right) because little rain has fallen in Singapore for 27 consecutive days from Jan 13 to Feb 8. The nearly month-long dry spell goes down in history as the country’s worst since extensive data recording began
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  376 words
    • 177 12 / 13 CUSTOMERS who want to transfer funds from one bank to another will find it easier with a new initiative by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). Under the electronic funds transfer service, customers can transfer funds from one bank to another almost immediately. It now takes
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    • 216 12 / 13 SINGAPOREANS holding electronic passports can now enter Australia faster, by going through self-service counters at the country’s eight international airports that use facial recognition technology. This technology, termed SmartGate, allows travellers to self-process through passport control, instead of having to queue at counters manned
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    • Article, Illustration
      152 12 / 13 Doing good... fourteen young Singaporeans spent three weeks of their December holidays turning an old rundown room into a library for the needy children in a village school in Punjab, India. The volunteers, made up of multiracial Singaporeans, were part of a community service expedition organised by Young
      PHOTO: YSA  -  152 words
    • 281 12 / 13 SINGAPOREANS’ biggest fear about ageing is not having enough money for their medical care, but even then, they are generally more confident than their peers in the region about having personal savings and investments as their primary source of income in retirement. A
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    • 88 19 1,000 Desert plants at the newly-opened Sun Pavillion at the Gardens by the Bay 42nd Indian Institute of Technology Delhi’s ranking in electrical engineering course in the QS World University Rankings by subject 1,900 Automated external defibrillators the Singapore Ministry of Defence has bought over and above the
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    • 299 19 ”I do not regard the low take-up rate as a failure. I would just say that what it means is that people are not financially desperate to need to take advantage of those options. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan who said that the Government is considering
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  • EDUCATION
    • 571 9  -  Three ITE students’ installation showcased in Mumbai, a first at the arts festival ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THREE students from the Institute of Technical Education College Central represented Singapore in the recently-concluded Kala Ghoda festival, one of the largest arts festivals in
      PHOTO: DFP  -  571 words
    • 386 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) DEVANSHI PATNAIK, Class 9A AS PART of the NYAA (National
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  386 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 154 10  -  ABHINAV CHILUVERU ADVIK UNNI, Class 4 ON JAN 29, we the students of GIIS Balestier campus were given yet another opportunity to display our creativity and imagination through GIIS Weave-a-tale, an intra-school competition. We met students from the Queenstown and East Coast campuses at our school.
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      • 176 10  -  KRATI JAIN, Class 8 IGCSE SRISHTI KHANNA, Class 7 AT THE beginning of this academic year, we submitted our names for the Gold Squad selections for the basketball team at GIIS Queenstown campus. To our surprise we got in. The training was intense and before
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  • TRAVEL
    • 571 14 / 15 Beaches, hill stations, monuments... so much to choose from and just four hours from Singapore IF YOU are planning a trip to south India, you will be spoilt for choice. With so many destinations to choose from and so many flights available, this part of India is
      PHOTOS: KARNATAKA TOURISM, INDIA TOURISM, FILE  -  571 words
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 277 16 / 17 THEY’VE been featured twice in compositions by music maestro A.R. Rahman. The duo, Lady Kash and Krissy, made up of Singaporeans Kalaivani Nagaraj and Saradha Vidianand Das (below with Rahman) respectively, was formed in September 2008 when rapper Lady Kash invited singer Krissy to join
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    • 256 18 NEXT month, the Chinmaya Mission Singapore will present a series of talks by Swami Swaroopananda on the Shri Hanuman Chalisa. Swami Swaroopananda (below) is a disciple of Vedanta champion Swami Chinmayananda and protege of the current head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide Swami Tejomayananda.
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  • RELAX
    • 212 20 Indo-Asian News Service COFFEE is considered one of the favourite drinks across India but, aside from providing the often needed early morning boost, the type of coffee a person likes to drink can also reveal a lot about his personality, says
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    • Article, Illustration
      438 21 CONCERTS G Hamsalekha, a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry, live in concert. Tickets: $100, $50, $12 (members) $20 (non-members) When: March 1, 5.30pm Where: Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre, 500 Dover Road Contact: 9191-8364 G Indian playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan live in concert. Tickets: $258,
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    • 36 21 EDUCATION FAIR US University Fair by Linden International Recruitment Tours. Free admission. When: March 1, 1 to 4pm Where: Mandarin Oriental, 5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square Contact: Log on to www.lindentours.com/fairs
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    • Article, Illustration
      222 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. A tutu is worn by someone who dances the… a) Flamenco b) Ballet c) Salsa 2. Who was the voice of Mickey Mouse originally? a) Walt Disney b) Bret Iwan c) Les Perkins 3. Ukranian scientist Selman Waksman is regarded as the “father” of a) antibiotics
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 546 20 FUTURE SPEAKS kamal kapoor Aries You will be in a romantic mood and conjugal happiness will flourish. You could see support from higher authorities and the chance of getting an increment is good. Taurus Those in management will do well. You may receive unexpected financial assistance from those in power
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 320 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Beaver projects 5 Sired, biblically 10 White-crested duck 14 Golden calf, for example 15 Decrease, as support 16 Painted metalware 17 California woman’s imperfection? 20 Coin with a hole in it 21 Weaves together 22 Wide gap 25 Rash treatment 26 Nibbled on 29 It may be
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    • 46 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 uniquedigits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 34 22 SOLUTIONS sudoku crossword quiz 1. Ballet 2. Walt Disney 3. Antibiotics 4. Boston Marathon 5. Mexico 6. Practice 7. Emerald 8. Middle finger 9. He scored that many goals in his career 10. Raccoon
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 806 23  -  His staying away from the Asia Cup is good for him and the team HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg FROM his point of view, and of the long term benefit of Indian cricket, it was for the best that Mahendra Singh Dhoni missed the Asia Cup. He must
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