Tabla, 28 March 2014

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SjSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 28,2014
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  • 1133 1  -  It’s a battle between him and the rest in India polls AMITENDU PALIT The author is head (Partnership Programme) and senior research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies in the National University of Singapore. The views are personal. VERY few Indian elections have been
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 102 2 AAMIR Khan (right) and Sharman Joshi were spotted at the All India Women’s Open Tennis Tournament finals held in Mumbai, where players Himani Mor and Tanushree Palanwale were pitted against each other. Though they managed to remain focused on the game, the players confessed to being
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      • 82 2 A 0.32 BORE lightweight revolver, Nirbheek, designed by Indian Ordnance Factory (IOF), was officially launched at Field Gun Factory in Kanpur on March 25. The aim is to give more power to women to defend themselves and as a tribute to Dec 2012 gangrape victim Nirbhaya. The
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      • 73 2 BANGALORE city police introduced the biometric system on a pilot basis at 19 police stations to ensure transparency in their functioning. The mandatory rule for those accused in certain cases to visit stations regularly to report their activities is not implemented properly, thus making
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      • 50 2 CHENNAI city police arrested 518 people in a storm operation against drink driving across the city, on the orders of commissioner of police S. George. As many as 384 people were detained on suspicion while 110 people were arrested for drink driving.
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      • 109 2 DEEP Mondal (right, hugging his sister) who was kidnapped by Bru rebels from near Udolsini village near Mizoram’s Rajiv Nagar and kept hostage for four months, has been released. The Bru extremists had handed him to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT)
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      • 79 2 FRENCH ambassador Francois Richier revealed that France will be opening offices for visa application and Campus France, the French higher education promotion agency, in Kochi by the end of the year. France had provided visas to 3,000 Indian students last year, of whom
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      • 51 2 NON-profit groups Vandana Foundation and Aquakraft have started “AQUATM”, a water vending machine that can be operated via prepaid cards. The vending machine has been set up at Mankhurd where there are water contamination problems. Residents can buy water at one rupee per litre from this
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      • 80 2 ENFORCEMENT Directorate officials of Ahmedabad and Surat, claiming to have unearthed a hawala (money laundering) racket amounting to Rs700 crores in Surat, raided the home and office of Afroz Fatta, a diamond businessman. It was found that on the pretext of importing diamonds, huge amounts
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      • 57 2 IN AN article (Building a reputation) published on March 21, we reported that the Indian Heritage Centre will be opened by August this year. It is slated to be opened next year instead. Also, the architectural design competition for the project was won by Robert
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    • 615 3 Former India striker is Trinamool’s candidate for Darjeeling seat Indo-Asian News Service BHAICHUNG Bhutia, India’s football icon even though he retired from the game some years ago, is now aiming to score a “goal” in his maiden appearance on the tricky political turf. Bred
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    • 1129 4  -  Invisible to the locals and forgotten by the government, the Rajasthani Banjaras live in tents on the capital’s sidewalks ANURADHA DUTT Women’s Feature Service STONE’S throw from a high-end priAvate hospital and close to a luxury shopping mall that houses the latest in Western fashion in South
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    • 85 3 Friday 11 th April 2014 7 pm to 9 pm Shine Auditorium 100 Beach Road, #03-01,Shaw Tower Admission is FREE Donations are welcome All nett proceeds from donations will go towards SINDA (education for children of low income families) THE CALL OF THE ■Flute (frfute tJiecitaC Disciple of Pt. Hariprasad
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 826 5  -  Indian author Fehmida Zakeer (below) shares slices of life with Singapore readers GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg Fehmida Zakeer will be having a Meet-the-Author session at the Bukit Batok Public Library from 5-6.30pm on March 28, and a reading and discussion of Pot Of Water at the
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    • 1069 6  -  Boxer Mohamed Hanurdeen Hamid keeps hardworking mum in mind as he chases Olympic glory HARPREET KAUR tabla@sph.com.sg HE used to be a playful and lazy boy. But now 20-year-old Mohamed Hanurdeen Hamid (right) is staying focused and pursuing his passion boxing. And he credits his mother
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    • 538 7  -  IBR raises over $300,000 for SINDA’s e-learning programme Gayathri Ramesh THE Indian Business-leaders’ Rountable (IBR) on March 22 presented the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) with $307,000 to assist in SINDA’s e-learning initiatives. This amount was raised at the IBR Fundraiser 2014, which featured fusion concerts
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    • 352 8 The last two weekends saw several Indian associations celebrate Holi in different parts of Singapore A time to celebrate... Nearly 3,600 people (left and above) gathered for the Rang De Holi celebration at Kampong Kembangan Community Club on March 22. India’s high commissioner to Singapore Vijay
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    • 89 11 150,000 Myanmar citizens in Singapore 25% Loan seekers in India are under 30, according to credit information provider Cibil 12,000 People visited Haw Par Villa over the last two weekends as part of the Reliving Haw Par Villa festival 132 Species of plants and animals from India figure
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    • 299 11 “When we seek to bring out the best in every child, it takes more than good teaching curricula, strategies or experience it takes heart.” Education Minister Heng Swee Keat in a Facebook letter to teachers one day before school re-opened after the March holidays “Today they want
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    • 99 14 / 15 ECONOMISTS say mounting pressure on costs here coupled with risks abroad means the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will stick to its approach of a gradual and modest appreciation of the Singapore dollar. Inflation eased to a four-year low last month, but domestic
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    • 313 14 / 15 TEMASEK Holdings is starting a $40 million fund to help Singapore prepare for and deal with difficult situations. This will kickstart events to mark its 40th year. The Temasek Emergency Preparedness fund will give money to programmes that support people in crises,
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    • 101 14 / 15 Learning for parents and children... Around 230 Indian children from primary schools and their parents attended the SINDA Junior Challenge on March 22. The event engaged students (left) in fun enrichment activities that would aid them in their personal development and ultimately motivate them to
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    • 373 14 / 15 THE Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee wants to recruit 1,000 more cops to beef up the police’s anti-riot capability while keeping Singapore safe, he told the Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the Dec 8 riot on March 25. The extra manpower will let
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    • singapore snippets
      • 70 14 / 15 THE Straits Times is now available to readers in Myanmar. About 5,000 copies of the paper’s Myanmar edition is being distributed daily in major cities like Yangon, Naypyidaw and Mandalay from March 25, making it the largest circulating international newspaper in the country. The paper is
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      • 133 14 / 15 SINGAPORE budget carrier Tigerair will buy 37 Airbus A-320neo planes valued at US$3.8 billion ($4.8 billion), it said on March 24. This will allow the airline to cut fuel costs and fly to new, more distant places. Tigerair, which is 40 per cent
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      • 83 14 / 15 THE Housing Board launched 3,497 flats in the March Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise on March 26. The flats are across four projects in Sengkang, Yishun and Sembawang, with two projects in the latter. They range from two- to five-room flats and include 70 Three-Generation or 3Gen
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  • EDUCATION
    • 422 9 NPS’ Class of 2014 given a warm farewell ON March 22, NPS International School bade goodbye to the 2014 batch of graduating students at the school’s graduation ceremony. The graduating batch consists of students from CBSE Grade 12 and IB Year 2 who have or
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    • 379 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) NITI ATHAVLE, IB Year 1 ROBERT Schumann once said, nothing
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 217 10  -  UV BATRA, IB Year 1 WE HAVE all been to a science fair, but what about a social science and language fair? Along with the sciences, NPS promotes the learning of languages (Hindi, English, Tamil, French and Mandarin) and the social sciences (history, geography, economics and politics).
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      • 167 10  -  SIDDHARTH VIJAY, IB Year 1 ON FEB 2, NPS International was in a festive mood. Following the Chinese New Year holiday, students had come dressed as some of their favourite movie characters. Winnie the Pooh, Alice In Wonderland, The White Witch and The American Psycho, among
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    • 314 9 WMy weakness has become my strength today, thanks to the teachers at GIIS who guided me to plan my work in a smart manner. i; V V 1 Academics is at the forefront of our focus at GIIS in providing a holistic educational experience to our students. We recognise the
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    • 65 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg EJ facebook.com/mysinda m When you see large problem areas in your child s studies, don’t get overwhelmed. Break it down into smaller elements and work on each one separately. Instil confidence in your child that as a team you will overcome the hurdles
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    • 160 11 r “Stansfield has prepared me well to read Law in London through the Diploma in Law. Lessons were interactive and with small classes, the lecturers were able to guide me effectively.” V Ms Cheryl Tan Ling Xing is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Laws at King's College, London. Her admissions
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  • NEWS
    • 316 12 / 13 “The spectre of Indian politics leaves much to be desired for someone like me to take interest in, let alone understand the complicated nature of Indian politics. Having said that however, Modi seems to be the current choice and rightfully so. Hopefuly like good wine
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    • HAPPENINGS
      • 183 16 ON MARCH 31, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, will have a new CEO. Mr Neeraj Swaroop (right), who most recently served as CEO for ASEAN excluding Singapore, will take over that post. According to a statement by the bank, Mr Swaroop will be responsible for growing
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      • 134 16 WANT to exchange your old gold jewellery for new and worried that you will lose out? Fear not. Joyalukkas, which has a showroom in Singapore, has an exchange offer that lasts from March 21 to 30. Said Joyalukkas Group executive director John Paul Joy: “The Gold
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      • 169 16 BACK in 1982, a psychology graduate with a passion for saris took to designing them and started Mayuri. Mrs Thangam Mathai has not looked back since. To her, designing saris is like painting on a “six-yard canvas”. The bold and beautiful patterns are created using embroidery,
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      • 160 16 THE 16th century Reformation figure Martin Luther said: “Next to the word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” In an evening that encompasses love, melody, divinity and joy, Chinmaya Seva Centre, Singapore will be presenting Call of the Flute, a
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    • 112 14 / 15 4* Family Telematches Captain s Ball Competition Walk-A-Jog Archery Rodeo Bull Riding Amazing Food 4 4 Mm COMMUNITY HOLLA M0»A A 1 Lfil I. i Jl Ill il.hlAful COME DRESSED IN KESRI ORANGE) V a DATE: 29 MARCH 2014, SATURDAY TIME: 1 TO 6.30PM VENUE BISHAN-ANG MO KIO PARK, ACTIVITY
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 501 17  -  Pravaha, a dance theatre production, is highlight of 12th edition of festival SARITA ALURKAR-SRIRAM tabla@sph.com.sg THE annual SIFAS Festival of Music and Dance is set for an auspicious start. The opening night of this year’s festival, its 12th edition, on March 28 at the SIFAS Auditorium, will
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    • Article, Illustration
      843 18 A number of Bollywood actresses have started their own production companies, but not all have been successful Indo-Asian News Service AFTER hosting, being a judge on a reality show and co-owning a cricket league, actress and model Shilpa Shetty is all set to step into a new
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    • 664 19 Director Santosh Sivan says his films are based on stories he read in school Indo-Asian News Service CINEMATOGRAPHER-FILMMAK-ER Santosh Sivan (below), known for directing films like Halo and Asoka, says he has a fascination for tales and fables he heard during his schooldays, and therefore, most of his
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    • 505 19 Indo-Asian News Service ACTRESS Raima Sen (right) will be seen playing a victim in Children Of War, based on the violent birth of Bangladesh, and, after familiarising herself with the tragedies experienced by its people then, says she feels strongly for them
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      • 219 23 GERMAN model and Bollywood actress Evelyn Sharma (right) is thankful to the makers of the 2013 film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani for giving her a role, which helped her gain more visibility, and hence more projects. It was her role as
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      • 264 23 MEGASTAR Amitabh Bachchan (right) was presented the India’s Global Icon of the Year award at The Times Now ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards held in Mumbai. The 71-year-old, who has been ruling the film industry for over four decades
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      • 202 23 COMEDIAN Brahmanandam, who has starred with actor Allu Arjun (right) in almost all his films since his debut, says the latter has improved as an artiste over the years. The duo have yet again come together for upcoming Telugu film Race Gurram.
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      • 244 23 SOUTHERN actress Meera Chopra (below), who teamed up with a host of actors in her Bollywood debut Gang Of Ghosts, says that the advantage of working in a multi-starrer is that if the movie doesnt work, the onus is on everyone.
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  • RELAX
    • 300 20 Indo-Asian News Service THE trendiest nails this season are simply wild! Fashionistas, here’s your chance to go on the prowl and show off the popular leopard print on your nails. Navyata Malkani from Hindi fashion channel Fashion On My Own (FOMO) suggests tips for achieving
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    • 345 21 MOVIE Dr Prakash Baba Amte The Real Hero (in Marathi) and Hemalkasa (in Hindi) movie based on philanthropist Dr Prakash Baba Amte. Tickets: $20 $50 (includes a talk and dinner on March 29 at GIIS Queenstown) When: March 29, 3pm 3.20pm (in Marathi); March 30, 2.20pm (in Hindi)
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    • 36 21 CONCERT Music directors Vishal Shekhar perform live in Singapore. Tickets: $285, $245, $185, $125, $105, $85 $65 When: March 30, 8pm Where: Esplanade Theatre Contact: 6221-0786 or log on to www.sistic.com
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    • Article, Illustration
      196 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. What is the name of a Japanese paper or silk wall hanging with a roller at the bottom? a) Kakemono b) Origami c) Ikebana 2. A “depilatory” is a substance used for removing what? a) Teeth b) Scars c) Hair 3. Which planet’s satellites were discovered
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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    • 539 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries There may be problems with your subordinates at work. Unwanted expenses may rule for the week. Taurus You may face concentration lapses at work. You may enter into an argument with your elders. Stay fit by doing some exercises. Libra You will be busy with
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 311 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Solid home base 5 Tilts to one side 10 Developer’s reference 14 “And miles before I sleep” (Frost) 15 Hawaii “hi” 16 Prevalent 17 Secured, as a victory 18 Mortise’s woodworking mate 19 Desktop graphic 20 Tyrannising 23 Lummoxes 24 Forgets to mention 25 Like a CIA
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    • 47 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 unique digits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • SPORTS
    • 753 24  -  T20 cricket was supposed to spell their doom but just look at their performance in the World Cup star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg IWAS sitting next to Ian Bishop, who the players on the 1989 Indian team rated the fastest and the scariest opposition bowler,
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