Tabla, 13 June 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, JUNE 13,2014
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  • 1117 1  - Style substance East, west, north or south, Narendra Modi's presence is felt everywhere in India MUDAR PATHERYA tabla@sph.com.sg Mudar Patherya tracks the stock market, speaks to dozens of people, reads nine newspapers a day and keeps his ears to the ground in a happening India. HE most frequently used fourletter
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 78 2 THE Dehradun High Court has banned the practice of using number plates saying "Uttarakhand Government" on private cars owned by government employees. The police force has been encountering difficulties as these employees use such licence plates to park their cars illegally and also
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      • 60 2 BOLLYWOOD personalities Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Aamir Khan (right) along with veteran actress Saira Banu and author Udaya Tara Nayar launched the long-awaited autobiography of veteran actor Dilip Kumar (seated) in Mumbai on June 9. The book is titled The Substance And The Shadow. Many Bollywood
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      • 77 2 ACCORDING to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), the national average number of households with toilets in Karnataka is 40.3 per cent and is lagging behind other states. Poor cultural norms, lack of water and lack of funds are the main reasons for this. Under NBA, the
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      • 69 2 POOR upkeep and torture by mahouts are making elephants restless and run amok, causing panic and injury at events. Over 850 incidents have been reported since January this year and the Heritage Animal Task Force in Kerala has requested the state’s principal chief conservator of
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      • 100 2 IN A bid to beautify the city, Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) is offering a year’s worth of property tax waiver for residential buildings painted in the chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s favourite colours blue and white. Calling it a tax incentive,
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      • 88 2 ONLINE shopping portal Amazon.in has partnered with 10 NGOs to launch the "Gift a Smile" initiative, which allows donors to select the gifts they want to give from wishlists of the organisations. It reduces wastage of donated items, which may not be used by the
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      • 95 2 UNDER a memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training last week, Central Government employees who are parents of disabled children, will now be exempted from routine transfers. The department felt that new environments could hinder the rehabilitation process of disabled children who
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      • 90 2 The Department of Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs is setting up a comprehensive web-based, real-time tracking system for effective implementation of the Public Distribution System. This is done by tracking trucks carrying foodgrains using Global Positioning System (GPS) and radio-frequency identification, in order to
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      • 129 2 THE heatwave in northern India is hitting a record high and the public is advised to stay indoors as much as possible. However, Indians are resorting to methods like covering their heads when they are outdoors (below). Places like Amritsar and Ludhiana in Punjab
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      • 70 2 AFTER successfully launching low-cost drinking water and canteens in her brand, the Tamil Nadu chief minister has launched affordably-priced common salt of good quality on June 12. Made by the Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation, it comes in three varieties Double Fortified Salt, Refined Free Flow
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      • 96 2 THE flyover was a part of the city’s cable-wire bridge, which has been under construction for the past two years. It was to connect the Parle point area of the city to the Adajan area, near Tapi river. A portion of the flyover collapsed
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    • 622 8 Modi style icon Indo-Asian News Service FROM persona non grata to new fashion icon that’s how a stunning election victory has transformed India’s new prime minister Narendra Modi in the eyes of the American media as Washington prepares to welcome him, possibly in September. As if on cue, three major
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  • BUSINESS
    • 335 4 Indian president tells parliament in address about the priorities Indo-Asian News Service THE priorities of the new Indian government outlined in President Pranab Mukherjee’s address on June 9 had the stamp of prime minister Narendra Modi. From a “sagar mala” or a chain on the sea connecting
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    • 146 4 MUMBAI’S first metro rail network started operations on June 8 and is a big hit with commuters. Two days after services were launched, a journalist found that it took him 30 minutes to get a ticket standing in a queue, but the entire 11.4km
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    • biz notes
      • 79 4 ACUTE power shortage could force over 25 per cent of small and medium enterprises in several states, mostly in north India, to close their businesses, according to industry body Assocham. The worst affected states are Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. In its survey, Assocham stated
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      • 83 4 THIS is one of the measures taken by the authorities to conserve electricity. In addition, some street lights will also be switched off. Power lines in several parts of Delhi were damaged some days ago in a storm and it is taking time to
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      • 86 4 INDIA’S foreign exchange reserves rose by US$2.69 billion to US$286.26 billion for the week ended Nov 22, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, rose by US$2.76 billion to US$258.66 billion during the week under review,
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      • 69 4 RELIANCE Communications has rolled out a roaming offer. Under the “One India, One Rate” plans, customers will be charged on their home plan tariffs, even while roaming anywhere in India and there will be no difference between local, STD and roaming charges. The company said the
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      • 58 4 A BOSTON Consulting Group report has said that India had 175,000 millionaire households in 2013. The company’s 14th annual report on the global wealth-management industry titled Riding a Wave of Growth: Global Wealth 2014 said global private financial wealth grew by 14.6 per cent in
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    • 13 4 US RS59.31 A$1.06 ¤0.73 £0.59 S$1.25 Exchange rates as of June 11, 2014
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    • 145 4 Garbage mess in Bangalore... waking up to the growing menace of garbage piling up across the city for want of landfills, the Karnataka government has set a four-month deadline for the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to clear the mess. With the city’s major landfill at Mandur,
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  • 479 9 FOR many people, the modern workplace is where neck and shoulder problems develop. Modern office-workers usually spend more than eight hours a day in the office, sitting in front of the computers in the same position for a long time. In addition, many
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  • EDUCATION
    • 292 10 / 11 THE panel discussion was titled The Spectator In The Evolution Of Classical Indian Dance. And the focus of the six panellists was on why fewer people were attending classical art performances. Organised by Apsaras Arts and the Indian Heritage Centre, the discussion was held at the
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    • 605 10 / 11  -  IHC director Gauri Pari moo Krishnan’s new book is inspired by her two passions VASANTHI GUNASEKARAN tabla@sph.com.sg THE book was a product of her two passions dance and art history. When she was in 12th grade, she practised dance by day and at night, she would attend
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    • 448 12  -  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) P.V.S.S. JAYASIMHA, IB Year 2 ISTILL remember that day when
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 174 12  -  PRAMESH SINGHAVI, Class 7 MY AMAZING four years of cricket began at the age of eight playing in the Under-11 Howzat tournament for the GIIS school team and I cannot imagine a life without cricket. I have had a great experience playing with my friends and
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      • 160 12  -  NICOLE BOUT, Class 6 I WAITED excitedly for May 5, the day I would be invested with a badge of honour as the head girl of GIIS Balestier campus. My excitement was heightened as my badge was going to be pinned by my parents
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    • 103 10 / 11 tabla 1 TAMIL MURASU INTEGRATION CUP INTEGRATION NIGHT 2014 Presented by UBS July 30,2014, Wednesday 11.30am 10.00pm Venue Singapore Island Country Club, New Course Format of Play System 36 (Stableford Points) Registration Fee: S$350 (SICC members $250) per person Fee includes lunch, dinner and an attractive goodie bag worth more
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    • 265 10 / 11 www.gnssingapore.org CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CBSE CLASS 12 STUDENTS, 2014 FOR PRODUCING STERLING RESULTS Lekshmi Madhukumar tops with 97.4% 90% above marks scored by 46% students “The strong focus on academics at GIIS, along with a diversified range f extracurricular activities has helped define who I am today.” Lekshmi Madhukumar CBSE
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 247 13 HE IS a well-known figure in the Indian community, but the Hindu Endowments Board’s (HEB) new chairman R. Jayachandran (left) knows he has “big shoes to fill”. The accountant and businessman took over from retired High Court judge S. Rajendran, 76, last week.
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    • 687 13  -  Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple prepares for its consecration N. NARENTHIRAN nnaren@sph.com.sg N. Narenthiran is a sub-editor with Tamil Murasu. BUILT in 1855, Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple situated in the heart of Little India is one of the oldest temples in Singapore. The temple, which has been undergoing renovation
      PHOTOS: T. KAVI, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  687 words
    • singapore snippets
      • 101 14 / 15 THE Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the Little India riot last December will submit its findings to Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean by the end of the month. This comes after Mr Teo, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, granted the committee
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      • 128 14 / 15 THE latest release of land for new homes here has been scaled back again as Singapore faces a record supply of homes in the pipeline and dwindling buyer demand. The number of homes that can be built on sites being made available to developers on
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      • 100 14 / 15 SINGAPORE is the ninth most expensive place in the Asia-Pacific for expatriates for a second straight year. Globally, Singapore has risen four notches to become the 31st most expensive expatriate location. And for the first time since 2009, the Republic has surpassed
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      • 117 14 / 15 FOREIGN banks here say they are committed to developing a Singaporean core, stepping up efforts to groom and keep local talent. Their comments came as Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam said at a banking industry
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    • 327 14 / 15 FROM next month, operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) will no longer have to go through the hassle of notifying the authorities of overseas trips unless they are longer than 14 days. The move is the first of 30 proposals, made by a high-ranking panel
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    • 94 14 / 15 President friend... President Tony Tan Keng Yam visiting a children’s exhibition, Once Upon a Time in Asia; A Story Tree, as part of his community engagement programme. It is a specially-curated exhibition for children and the young at heart showcasing original interactive ensembles inspired by objects in the
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    • 189 14 / 15 ECONOMISTS are more upbeat about Singapore’s second-quarter economic growth than they were earlier in the year, according to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The survey, which polled 26 private sector analysts on their forecasts, showed that economists expect the Singapore economy to
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    • 289 14 / 15 THE global finance industry is evolving rapidly as fast-changing technology hits customer habits and banking staff levels. That means the Republic must stay nimble and develop capabilities to ensure the sector continues to provide rewarding careers for Singaporeans, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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    • 357 16 “All eyes will be fixed on the World Cup, and a lot of punters and investors will be putting money into football rather than into the stock market.” Singapore stockbroker Manoj Chaman Lal on the effects the World Cup will have on the markets “I made a
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    • 111 16 50Books on Singapore to mark Singapore’s 50 years has been launched by the Institute of Policy Studies 225km Of metro rail lines in India, of which 190km are in New Delhi 5.4% Increase in basic pay last year for blue-collar workers in Singapore, the highest in 16 years
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      963 18  -  The cast and director of Indian TV serial Tumhari Pakhi were in Singapore to shoot a few episodes GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg ANSHUMAN loves Pakhi so much that he followed her to Singapore last week, hoping to make her change her mind and go back to India with him.
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  • FOOD
    • 772 19  -  Yantra presents a modern rendition of classical Indian dishes GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg TO CATER to customers’ unique cravings, north Indian fine-din-ing restaurant Yantra has been experimenting with diverse ingredients that are widely used in Western cuisine. The result? New dishes on its menu. Take its
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  • RELAX
    • 222 20 MEGASTAR Amitabh Bachchan (left) is set to make his debut on TV drama Yudh. But with the rising number of channels and shows, he wonders if his effort will be appreciated. In his first foray into the small screen with Kaun Banega
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    • 174 20 PATRALEKHA (right), who delivered an impressive performance in her recently-released Bollywood debut film Citylights, is open to the idea of featuring in regional cinema. “I want to do regional films also. I want to do Tamil, Telugu, Bengali films and everything in regional cinema,” Patralekha
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    • 397 21 TALK Dance: A Multi-disciplinary Activity is a talk by legendary dancer Padma Shri Chitra Visweswaran. It is organised by Soorya (Singapore) and Temple of Fine Arts. Free admission. When: June 14, 4pm Where: Temple of Fine Arts, 20 Havelock Road, 01-01 Central Square Contact: 9369-2920 SALE Salaam India
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    • 45 21 DANCE Soorya (Singapore) presents Anubhuti An Ethereal Experience (left): A classical dance production of dance legend Padma Shri Chitra Visweswaran. Tickets: $75, $50 $30 When: June 15, 7pm Where: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Contact: 9389-0407 or log on to www.sooryafest.org
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    • Article, Illustration
      173 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which tree’s edible nuts are also known as cobnuts? a) Hazel b) Walnut c) Almond 2. On which street is the New York Stock Exchange? a) Wall Street b) Broad Street c) Stock Street 3. What name is given to the female part of a flower
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 237 20 friday 3.30pm LIFE OK: London Paris New York 3.30pm SONY ENT: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge 6.35pm STAR GOLD: Chalte Chalte 9.30pm VASANTHAM: Rhythm 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Iqbal Mn VTV: Thaavani Kanavugal TV HIGHLIGHTS saturday 11.30am COLORS: Knock Out Noon STAR PLUS: Rockstar 1pm VASANTHAM: Neelamalai Thirudan 3pm ZEE TV: Lagaan
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    • 313 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Use up your excess energy by exercising. This way your moods will be balanced and this will be beneficial. Self-control is important at home and at work. Taurus You will find out who your true friends are when you receive help unexpectedly from them. Be generous with
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 307 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Insect feeler 5 Avian claw 10 Item of finality in the paper 14 Petri dish gelatine 15 Sans support 16 Political competition 17 U. of Arkansas gridders 19 Type of rug 20 It won’t hold water 21 Bird-feeder fill 22 North Atlantic food fishes 23 Like some
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    • 67 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. DID YOU KNOW Mount Abu is the only place in
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

  • SPORTS
    • 1122 23  -  Eight years ago I hosted World Cup TV coverage from a Singapore studio star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg MY FIRST reaction when I was asked was “Me? No, thank you”. ESPN Star Sports wanted me to host the entire FIFA World Cup in 2006
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    • 1212 24  -  Indian firms are supplying footballs and other equipment for the 2014 World Cup SURESH NAIR tabla@sph.com.sg INDIA is not known for its footballing prowess and is ranked a lowly 154. However, India will be present in Brazil during the World Cup, which starts on June
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