Tabla, 14 March 2014

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 14,2014
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  • 44 1 While most Bollywood actors prefer to keep mum on national or cultural issues, Aamir Khan (left) has almost given up on all film work this year to focus on his social chat show. KARISHMA UPADHYAY talks to him in Mumbai
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    • 15 1 T20 WORLD CUP: ALL EYES ON THE PITCH PAGE 24 See report on Page 14
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 79 2 ABOUT 74.56 lakhs people turned out across India on March 9 to enrol themselves as voters before the general elections. The Election Commission of India said this is the highest number of applications received in a single day. Uttar Pradesh received 15.4
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      • 104 2 A MISSING 11-year-old boy in India was found after a man travelling on a train, who had received a WhatsApp alert sent out by police, recognised the boy sitting near him and called the police. Police from the town of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, said
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      • 102 2 MUMBAI-BASED online and classifieds firm Quikr raised this amount from a group of investors led by Swedish investment firm Investment Kinnevik, making it the largest amount an Internet services company in India has managed to raise. Mr Pranay Chulet, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Quikr,
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      • 37 2 THE fourth edition of the India Aviation exhibition and conference kicked off on March 12 in Hyderabad. Around 250 exhibitors from 18 countries are participating in the event which also included aerobatic displays (above).
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      • 80 2 ABOUT 25,000 villagers from close to 30 remote villages in Uttarakhand have written to the district election office, saying they have unanimously decided to boycott the upcoming general elections. Angry at being "used" for votes by politicians, the villagers decided to exercise the "none-of-the-above (NOTA)"
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      • 91 2 THE MD and eight directors of Bizarre Business Corporation were arrested in Kochi by the Crime Branch for alleged real estate fraud. They were accused of collecting investments from depositors under the guise of building supermarkets. The arrests came after duped investors complained
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      • 111 2 OVER 80 million children are not completing the full cycle of elementary education, while eight million have stayed out of school for some years, which, according to UNICEF, is “extremely high”. UNICEF representative in India Louis-Georges Arsenault said at a national seminar
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      • 107 2 A FEW days before the wedding day, a bride’s family in Bangalore sent 30kg of chicken biryani to the bridegroom’s side, living in the same area. This was not appreciated because the family does not eat chicken. The issue was resolved
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      • 82 2 AROUND 60 people from the Waltangoo Naad area of Kulgam district were moved to safer locations following heavy snowfall in Kashmir (left). The police in Shopian district and the army rescued 10 members of two families from Mastpora village after their houses were
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      • 81 2 SEVERAL thousand acres of crops were damaged by unseasonal weather in many states. Farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh were affected. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the loss in his state alone would come to
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  • NEWS
    • 873 4 / 5 Among them are a family and a manager who almost cancelled his work trip THEORIES abound on the Internet. What could have happened to the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 jet that went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing? At press time, there
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 128 6 79,000 Residents applied for public transport vouchers in the first four days of this year’s exercise US$150,000 Yale University prize won by Indian writer Pankaj Mishra in recognition of his achievements and to support his ongoing work 74.2% Internet penetration rate in Singapore according to the World Bank,
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    • 405 6 “Politics is identified with trickery... In the perception of the people, it has acquired a wrong connotation. That is why today, we need people who are not political in that sense. People want clean candidates.” Former civil servant R.S. Pandey, who is contesting from the eastern state
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  405 words
    • 445 7  -  Green enthusiast Bhavani Prakash is lauded for her efforts to foster sustainable living GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg THE founder of Eco Walk the Talk and Green Collar Asia Bhavani Prakash was named the Sony IWA Woman of the Year 2014 at an award function
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    • 784 8  -  Singapore organisation to celebrate the birth centenary of Tamil scholar Father Xavier S. Thani Nayagam GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg HE WAS born in Sri Lanka but picked up his love for the Tamil language in India. Jaffna-born Catholic priest Father Xavier S. Thani Nayagam then went on
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    • 126 11 What catches your eye when you set foot in Singapore is the country’s greenery. Wherever you turn, you are greeted by the sight of lush green plants and trees. Carpets of grass, immaculately cut, stretch out on most roadsides. But in recent weeks, green has given way to
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    • singapore snippets
      • 190 12 / 13 THE Housing Development Board (HDB) is overhauling the procedure for resale HDB transactions in a bid to shift the focus from cash over valuation (COV) to market prices when negotiating resale prices. It is requiring buyers to first obtain the option to purchase (OTP) before
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      • 130 12 / 13 HIS wife thought he was joking and his children said he was crazy, but this did not deter Mr Chow Wei Lin (right), 48, from donating part of his liver to a little girl he has never even met. Explaining his decision, Mr Chow, a technician
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      • 96 12 / 13 GRUHAPRAVESH, the flagship property show by IndiaProperty.com and managed by De Ideaz, is all set to showcase around 150 new projects by 40 top builders from India. Admission is free to the show on March 15 and 16 at the Suntec Convention Centre. IndiaProperty.com
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      • 75 12 / 13 AIR India is introducing the wide-bodied B787, also known as the Dreamliner, on its Singapore-Delhi-Singapore route with effect from March 20. The Dreamliner’s special features include large dimmable windows that lets the passengers control the light intensity, smoother rides and cleaner and healthier
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    • 372 12 / 13 THE Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) will be expanded with the addition of another 450 buses to the original 550 first introduced under this government-funded programme. Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced this during the 2014 Committee of Supply debate on March 11. The
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    • 258 12 / 13 THE Government will commit $1.5 billion to give Singaporeans easier access to sports and recreational facilities by 2030. Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong said in Parliament on March 11 that this will be used for phase one of the Sports Facilities
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    • 197 12 / 13 Book on Indian cinema... more than 100 guests, some from overseas, were at The POD, National Library Building, on March 8 for the launch of My Unbelievable Journey With Indian Cinema, a memoir about Indian cinema and its artistes. Former president S.R. Nathan, the guest of
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    • 378 12 / 13 FROM May, Singapore will have a new Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) that includes tiny, hazardous particles referred to as PM2.5. The move is timely as it gives a better picture of the toxicity of the air as the PM2.5 can enter people’s lungs
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  • EDUCATION
    • 573 9  -  Four NTU students come up with a unique idea for their final-year project GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg THE children were excited playing educational games and the parents were learning something important at the Tooth Keepers’ Day Out at Woodlands Regional Library on March 9. The
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    • 439 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, GIIS) HARSHITA PULLA, Class 12 A Level OUR much-awaited
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 152 10  -  GOKUL KUPPUSWAMY, Class 5C EACH year in our school we celebrate Math Week to sharpen the mathematical skills of students and to ignite their passion for this subject that evokes either passionate love or nervous fear. On the first day, we watched a fun video, explaining the
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      • 135 10  -  NAVANSHI PITLIYA, Class 2B WE, THE students of Primary 2, were very excited and curious when our class teacher announced the theme “Fractals” for our Math Week. We wondered if we would be asked to solve the kind of textbook maths problems we practise regularly, but we
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    • 345 9 V* •4 ■w r. We believe that a balanced approach toward: academics, sports and co-curricular activities ar hallmarks of quality education for a child. GIIS ha helped us achieve the same for both our icnildren. f*«li Mr Amit and Ms Savera Bhatnagar Parents of Ridhi, IB Year 1, GIIS Queenstown
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    • 58 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg EJ facebook.com/mysinda Eating well gives your body and brain the fuel it needs. Children should eat three good meals a f day and not skip breakfast. Try to have them eat fcJN a balanced diet of good healthy foods and not too much
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 1935 14 / 15  -  KARISHMA UPADHYAY in Mumbai tabla@sph.com.sg THE year was 2001 and Aamir Khan was on a high with the success of Lagaan across the world. At the Locarno Film Festival, where the Oscar-nominated film bagged the popular Prix Du Public, the superstar confided in his co-star Amin
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    • 111 14 / 15 THE September 2012 issue of Time Magazine’s Asian edition featured Aamir Khan as India’s first superstar activist. While his endeavours to create social awareness continue, Aamir Khan hasn’t let go of his superstar status. With Dhoom 3, his last release raking in over Rs500 crores worldwide, he continues
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    • mirch masala
      • 192 16 ART director Prabhakaran’s realistic sets for upcoming Tamil comedy Thenaliraman (above) will be one of the highlights of the film, says director Yuvaraj Dayalan, who is very impressed with the former’s work. “Since it’s a period film, huge sets replicating a fort and
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      • 115 16 AFTER the disastrous Zanjeer, Ram Charan Tej might be testing the waters of Bollywood again. The Telugu actor, who was in Mumbai recently, was aked about his future Bollywood plans. “I was in Mumbai on a personal trip. I am in talks with a few directors…
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      • 166 16 ACTOR Harman Baweja (right) is set for a comeback with his upcoming film Dishkiyaaon. After delivering box office duds like What’s Your Raashee?, Victory and Love Story 2050, He is hopeful that his acting career will be resurrected with Dishkiyaoon, which is
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      • 157 16 COME March 28, two star-studded Telugu films Rowdy and Legend, by Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) and Boyapati Srinu respectively, are slated to lock horns at the box office, making it the biggest clash of this summer. “Our film Legend will be
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      • 172 16 RAKUL Preet Singh (below) who was introduced with Keratam but shot to fame with last year’s super hit Venkatadri Express has been confirmed as the heroine for Nithiin Kumar Reddy’s new film. Earlier, Kajal Aggarwal was considered for the role but the role finally went
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    • 475 17  -  Santoor player Rahul Sharma is stepping out of his famous father’s shadow SARITA ALURKAR-SRIRAM tabla@sph.com.sg FITTING into his illustrious father’s shoes is no easy task. After all, the man is looked up to as a living legend among santoor players. But Rahul Sharma has managed this
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  • RELAX
    • 653 18 Indo-Asian News Service ENDOWED with picturesque landscapes, sterling beaches and nature’s generous gifts, the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has sadly failed to realise its full potential as a tourism hub for India due to infrastructural inadequacies, lack of free enterprise and the fear psychosis
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    • 346 19 TALK Singapore Khalsa Association Ladies Wing, in conjunction with International Women’s Day celebrations, is holding a talk on women and health titled Early Detection Saves Life. Admission by tickets. When: March 15, 2 to 6pm Where: Singapore Khalsa Association, Level 2, Tessensohn Road Contact: Tickets are available from
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    • 119 19 TALK Discourses on Shri Hanuman Chalisa (in English) Swami Swaroopananda (left) of the Chinmaya Mission speaks on the quintessential Secret of Success, as exemplified by Hanuman, and how to tap into the mystical power of the Hanuman Chalisa, a 40-verse prayer written in praise of
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    • Article, Illustration
      249 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which of these brands’ Facebook pages has the most “like”s? a) Pepsi b) McDonald’s c) Coca-Cola 2. What does the black colour on the flag of UAE represent? a) Petroleum b) Night c) Lack of water in the desert 3. Situated in Japan, the famous Tsukiji
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 608 18 FUTURE SPEAKS kamal kapoor Aries You need to show flexibility in making a relationship work. Happiness will be possible by adopting the same attitude. You may face situations that will test your patience. Taurus This period will show good results due to your efforts and motivation. On the job front,
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 306 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Foundation 6 Korbut of gymnastics 10 Far from wealthy 14 Prefix meaning “extremely” 15 Charles Grey’s title 16 Bus Stop playwright 17 “See, told ya!” 20 Like some cars and apartments 21 Suffocate 22 Belgrade citizens 25 Like Dilbert or Urkel 26 Hawaiian dance 30 Rocks to
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    • 44 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 uniquedigits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 26 20 SOLUTIONS 1. Coca-Cola 2. Petroleum 3. Fish 4. Encyclopaedia 5. Dunes 6. Genghis Khan 7. Electron 8. Winston Churchill 9. Australia 10. Japan sudoku crossword quiz
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  • FASHION
    • 593 21 Designer Manish Malhotra says there’s a need to create designs reflecting contemporary India Indo-Asian News Service CELEBRATED fashion designer Manish Malhotra believes that innovative silhouettes with an essence of local craftsmanship, culture and a touch of modernity can work wonders for the globalisation of Indian crafts. “What works
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  • SPORTS
    • 1404 22 / 23  -  A former German Premier League player brings the game to a small village in Rajasthan ELSA MATHEWS Women’s Feature Service IT WAS entirely by chance that Andrea Thumshirn, a former German Premier League hockey player, landed in Garh Himmat Singh, a nondescript
      Women’s Feature Service; PHOTOS: ANDREA THUMSHIRN/WFS  -  1,404 words
    • star column
      • Article, Illustration
        779 24  -  Slow track does not mean Asian sides are favourites at the T20 World Cup HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg AMID the hype from the converted, the disdain from the old guard and the relentless search for the next big hitting poster boy, two factors will play a big part in
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    • 203 24 MINISTER for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan put on his cycling gear (right) and rode with participants of See and Be Seen, Singapore’s first night cycling safety initiative here. He was the guest of honour at the March 8 event, which was
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