Tabla, 16 May 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, MAY 16,2014
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  • 1488 1  -  How Indian parents here bond with their children in this Internet age DIPTI KIRTIKAR tabla@sph.com.sg BRIDGING the generation gap is something people have been trying to do for ages. Festivals, games and celebrations are the few occasions when the entire family spends quality time together. However, it
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 68 2 INTENSIFYING the crackdown on loan sharks and illegal money-lending in Kerala, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has invited complaints through Facebook from people who have been harassed by loan sharks. He provided a telephone number and e-mail address and has received information that six
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      • 68 2 ACTRESS Poonam Dhillon was walking the ramp for designer Vikram Phadnis’ Caring with Style fashion show in support of the Cancer Patients Aid Association, at Worli, Mumbai, on May 10 when she tripped on her sari and fell (right). She recovered from the fall unhurt
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      • 67 2 ACCORDING to a recent survey of 4,000 women by leading travel portal MakeMyTrip, 44 per cent have travelled alone and 49 per cent feel safe travelling in India. It also showed that women increasingly prefer to travel in all-women groups to destinations within and outside
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      • 76 2 A WOMAN from Sadeshopur in the district of Patna has been provided a modern toilet by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation after she threatened to divorce her husband over a toilet. She had been fighting for the toilet since 2009, and Sulabh
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      • 63 2 THE Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has increased its power tariff for the sixth time in 4 1 2 years. The change will be effective from May 1 retrospectively. Although the increase for individual consumer categories ranges from 10 to 50 paise a unit depending on their
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      • 79 2 MURALS covering 6,500 sq ft of walls, ceilings and staircases of the Golden Temple in Amritsar is being restored using an organic compound developed in 1995. Named Cyclododecane, it is used by the Harvard Arts Museums in the US, and this is its
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      • 86 2 A TRINAMOOL party activist, who works as a cable TV operator in Howrah, snapped the cable connections to the homes of five Congress party supporters. When confronted, he allegedly abused them with the help of 20 youngsters. Some of them carried guns and
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  • 423 3 GEMS World Academy (Singapore), opening in September 2014, has a successful formula to bank on Advertorial brought to you by GEMS World Academy (Singapore) GEMS World Academy (Singapore), scheduled to open on September 3, is soon to become the latest addition to the GEMS Education international
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  • BUSINESS
    • 666 4 Jignesh Shah arrested in Mumbai for fraud Indo-Asian News Service IN 2008, at the age of 41, engineer-turned-finan-cial-wizard Jignesh Shah (right) made his debut on the Forbes list of billionaires. He has hit the headlines again. But this time, not for something he would be
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    • 402 6 Airline starts services to Delhi and Mumbai on May 30 FOR the first time, Singapore Airlines will launch A3 80 (above) services to two destinations on the same day. Singapore’s national airline will start the super jumbo services to Delhi and Mumbai on May 30. For
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    • 2 6 $$Rs59.53A$1.06¤0.72£0.59S$1.24Rs47.67US$0.80A$0.85¤0.58£0.47SING
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    • 9 6 $$Rs59.53A$1.06¤0.72£0.59S$1.24Rs47.67US$0.80A$0.85¤0.58£0.47SING Exchange rates as of May 14, 2014
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    • 581 7  - They flew to India just to vote in poll PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IN THE past, Indians living overseas hardly got involved when elections to India’s parliament are held. But not this time. Many returned to their homeland just to vote.tabla! spoke to two Indian nationals living in Singapore who flew
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    • 376 7 AS YOU read this report, a new government is being formed in India. The election results due on May 16 will see a new prime minister at the helm. What does this mean to those involved in business with India?
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  • EDUCATION
    • 985 8 / 9  -  That’s the policy adopted by the two sisters who started the craft outlet KIRTHI JAYAKUMAR Women’s Feature Service HARITY begins at home and C personal values can shape the future of a community. Those are the thoughts that strike me
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    • 563 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) ARSHA AGGARWAL, Class 11 A Level THE recently-held Scholar Badge Ceremony was
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 207 10  -  NIKITA VATTAS, Class 10 IGCSE THE students of Class 10 enjoyed attending MindFest, an annual event held by Science Centre Singapore. We first reported for the “Bling-Tastic Circuit” where we were tasked with creating an LED light necklace using an LED light bulb, a button
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      • 152 10  -  JAHNAVI ROY DIVYA BHATIA, Class 9 IGCSE TWO weeks ago, students of the ninth grade attended the Asia Dive Expo 2014 held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre. As marine life is a significant part of our Geography syllabus, we were excited about the event.
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    • 113 8 / 9 At' .A. i IV w W; M L ft Air India Boeing 787 DREAM LINER Fly the i Dreamliner to Delhi e way fare from 285 ll-in One way fare from All-in Return fare from Q SGD SGD A Promotional Fare to Chennai All-in One way fare from SGD 233
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    • 283 8 / 9 rThe International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) hones young minds through its well-balanced curriculum which is focused on research, academics and practical application. WHY IB DIPLOMA AT GIIS? Strong Academic Record Two GIIS students ranked amongst the IB world toppers, in 2008 and 2011, securing perfect scores of 45/45. In 2013,
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    • 60 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg (j facebook.com/mysinda O i J a a a Humour is priceless and even parenting can involve humour! Make your child laugh when he/she is stressed out and get to know what “fun” means to him/her. Laughter can improve your child’s self-esteem and make
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 407 11 Indian artists and writers here have their work displayed at four libraries in NAC-NLB project THE artworks by four Singapore artists are inspired by Singaporean English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil literature. And two of them feature the work of Indian Singaporeans M. Balakrishnan and
      PHOTOS: NAC, THE STRAITS TIMES, CHANDRAN NAIR  -  407 words
    • 452 14 / 15 MORE than half of all children in Singapore have one or more rotten teeth by the time they start primary school. This is a worrying trend because bacteria from their milk teeth can affect the development of their permanent teeth. That is why
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    • 216 14 / 15 SCHOOLS are going high-tech to keep track of attendance and to alert parents if their children are late or absent. About 50 schools are using smartphone apps or online portals to mark attendance. Another 45 schools use either a biometric or card system to keep a daily
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    • 121 14 / 15 Vesak Day Celebrations... Buddhists from all over the world gathered on May 13 to celebrate Vesak Day, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. It is also known as Buddha Day or Buddha’s Birthday. Devotees typically visit temples for prayers and offerings, while monks and
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    • 125 14 / 15 for the fifth time, Rainbow New Year celebrations were held at the Woodlands Community Club on May 11. The New Year of many South and South-east Asian countries and cultures falls between April 13 and 15, marking the beginning of spring. Mid-April is also the New Year period
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    • singapore snippets
      • 116 14 / 15 BANDHNA Kaur Bajaj, 28, was struck by an idea as she realised how common envelope exchanges were in the Indian community, and how useful it would be if there was a simple way to record these transactions as well. So she developed the Envylope application which
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      • 111 14 / 15 MORE non-landed private homes changed hands in the resale market last month, as prices fell to their lowest in nearly 1½ years. The 476 resale transactions of non-landed private homes that took place in April was up by nearly 25 per cent from
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      • 94 14 / 15 EMERGENCY starter kits containing three N95 masks have been delivered to all households here, in the largest mask distribution exercise to date. Over seven days, some 1,500 staff from Singapore Power and Singapore Post gave out kits to all 1.2 million households, said
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      • 94 14 / 15 THE manpower-starved preschool sector is getting a dose of relief, as it welcomes a batch of 160 housewives and mid-career women trained to be relief teachers at childcare centres. Mostly in their late 30s to early 50s, they are graduates of the first run
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    • 252 16 “For the immigrants who are here, we want them to make the effort to fit in. They must participate in the community, and respect our values, norms and way of life.” Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong, at a forum on integration organised by the People’s
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    • 95 16 1.9 million sq ft Of new shop space in Singapore will be ready by December 2,000 Stranded due to landslides in Badrinath $2.98 billion Spent by Chinese visitors in Singapore last year, making them the biggest spenders here 18 deg C Minimum temperature in Delhi, as the Indian
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    • 147 11 THE TIM RS OF INDIA Prese.nls i f '.JT’n REALTY INDIA EXPO 2014 “Biggest Real Estate Show In Singapore" G 4 ■-o Date: (Sat) 24th 25th (Sun) May, 2014 Time: 10.00 am to 8.00 pm Venue: Suntec Convention Exhibition Centre. Hall Summit 1 (Level 3), Suntec City. Singapore For Further
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    • 74 12 / 13 Vmall Bazaars Presents Ioterrtatl©rial fashlort Fair S iiijvSi W.::v: 21 st May, Wed, 10am 6pm Holiday Inn, Crystal Ballroom Orchard City Centre, Singapore *6k D. EDH Bringing Styles Trends from around the Globe to create a Shopper’s Paradise! Come see the Variety under one roof! Vendors from London, Philippines, Thailand,
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    • 80 14 / 15 Come and celebrate the launch of Linen&More by Manisha Gattani NEW STORE With bubbles, nibbles, and giggles, we have something for everyone and for every occasion. Be sure to grab your partner and make it an event to remember ffoin us om #02-12/13 GREAT WORLD CITY 1 Kim Seng Promenade,
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    • 56 14 / 15 8 pi r m Celebrating the Mystique of Indian Seasons through Dance and Music J GlIS Auditorium, Balestier Campus, 51, Jalan Rajah, Singapore *****4 m. On Saturday, May 31, 2014 O •c *> at 6:00 PM f m ,Sr# i Orchestral Ensemble 7 &f**L9 •L jk WJPJ' o iti X
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  • FASHION
    • 288 17 Linen More launching its store in Singapore with a free fashion show FOUNDED in 2010 by Manisha Gattani and offering affordable linen, homeware and fashion, Linen More (L&M) has un- dergone a revamp. It is opening a bigger store in the same premises at Great World
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    • 179 17 MULTI-TALENTED actor, anchor and sports presenter Mandira Bedi’s own brand of designer saris, Sarees by Mandira Bedi, will be showcased at a fashion show here on May 21 at the Holiday Inn Orchard. Last year, this was a sold-out event where she sold
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 644 18 Slumdog actor gets more offers from Hollywood than Bollywood Indo-Asian News Service A PIVOTAL role in Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire was the turning point in Agra-born Madhur Mittal’s life. Now awaiting the release of his new Hollywood movie Million Dollar Arm, he says Hindi cinema is
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  • RELAX
    • 684 20 Indo-Asian News Service FORMER beauty queen and actress Sangeeta Bijlani (below) is geared up to get “back into the groove” of the Hindi film industry, where she’s making a comeback with Onir’s Shab after almost two decades. In an interview with IANS, she says she is
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  684 words
    • 38 21 INDIA PROPERTY FAIR SINGAPORE Exhibition featuring properties in Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore, Jaipur, Mumbai and Chennai. Free admission. When: May 17 18, noon to 8pm Where: Singapore Swimming Club, 45 Tanjong Rhu Contact: 9737-6712
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    • 423 21 EXHIBITIONS G The Global Icon Ganesh In Fine Art showcases modern and contemporary art of Ganesha. Free admission. When: Till May 20, 11am to 8pm Where: ION Art Gallery, 4th floor, 2 Orchard Turn, ION Orchard Contact: Log on to www .gnaniarts .com G Kala Sutra Indian art
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    • Article, Illustration
      197 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. In which television series would you meet a character named Apu Nahasapeemapetilon? a) The Simpsons b) South Park c) Family Guy 2. Irish, Alpine Russet and White are types of which vegetable? a) Radish b) Potato c) Drum stick 3. The name of which breakfast favourite
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 571 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries It will be good for you to visit temples and involve yourself in acts of devotion. Practising meditation will be beneficial too. Taurus Avoid making major decisions. Handle your activities with patience. It will not be a comfortable time at work as you are likely to make
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 306 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 1/2fluid oz. 5 Dealer in stolen goods 10 Animated chipmunk 14 Seed covering 15 Col Hannibal Smith and squad 16 Impetuous ardour 17 Not readily apparent 20 Saved for the future 21 Common Market abbr. 22 “You get the idea,” briefly 23 One of Snow White’s chums
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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 unique digits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to page 23.
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    • 164 22 Shop Online myonlinegroceries.com Hotline: 6846 9334 9 am to 6 pm Widest Range of North South Indian Groceries Including Fresh Vegetable, Frozen Items Snacks. Pantry Items, Stationery, Toiletries, etc. Retail Shop 28 Haig Road (Opposite HDB Block 8) 8 am to 10.30 pm We specialize in Indonesian (ex-S'pore) maids. 131
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  • SPORTS
    • 817 23  -  India can try out a few in Bangladesh before the crucial tour of England later on star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg WHILE this IPL has seen some dramatic hitting from the Maxwells and the Millers and those two CSK openers who look like they have been
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    • 100 23 HOMEOPATHY Now More Than Ever. Homeopathy has taken an unprecedented lead in providing remedy for many medical conditions. Homeopathy can be of enormous help in supporting these conditions adjunct to modern medicine. Support immune system Types of skin conditions Joint problems Neurological problems Kidney and gall stones Headache/Sinusitis t f
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 29 23 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz 1. The Simpsons 2. Potato 3. Omelette 4. A diamond 5. New Zealand 6. Stethoscope 7. Ruskin Bond 8. US president 9. Golf 10. Seal sudoku
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    • 242 24 SINGAPOREINDIA BUSINESS DIALOGUE 2014 The Changing Financial Landscapes in Singapore and India SMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Despite slower global economic growth, Asia is witnessing significant development of its financial landscape, led predominantly by the emergence of China and India. All eyes are on India’s current elections, with the optimism of
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