Tabla, 27 June 2014

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY Sjfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 031/11/2013 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JUNE 27,2014
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  • 52 1 Architect Hafeez Contractor is helping to create the face of 21st-century India Starchitect... (left) Infosys’ educational facility near Mysore that is laid out around a columned structure that Mr Contractor (below) designed to look like St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. PHOTOS: INFOSYS, COURTESY OF
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 110 2 THE Madras High Court has banned the use of oil, shampoo, soap and washing of clothes in the bathing area of the Courtallam falls in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. The waterfalls are popular among tourists and several thousand visit it to take a dip
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      • 84 2 A WOMAN is at the helm as chief minister and Mrs Anandiben Patel has given women in the state something to cheer about. She announced a 33 per cent reservation for women in the police force on June 24. There are around 2,500 policewomen
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      • 87 2 SHE had come from Rhode Island, US, to Ladakh to attend a workshop and stay on to help install solar panels at a nearby Buddhist monastery. But Kaitlin Goldstein, 28, went missing when she went for a run on a mountain trail on June 14. Her
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      • Article, Illustration
        51 2 THE annual Rath Yatra takes place in different locations in India on June 29. The biggest is held in Odisha’s Puri. Along with the celebrations are side shows like this motorcycle stunt (left). Stuntman Kalpesh Modi is seen practising his art for the Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad. PHOTOS:
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      • 48 2 INDIAN volunteers (right) dance during the One Billion Rising campaign programme in front of the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on June 22. The One Billion Rising campaign is a global call for an end to violence against women and girls and that survivors should receive justice.
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      • Article, Illustration
        75 2 INDIA’S all-time cricket great Sachin Tendulkar (right) is seen holding a gold coin issued by Britain’s luxury goods brand East India Company worth £12,000 in his honour. The coin pays tribute to his remarkable career spanning 24 years and 200 Test matches. It is accompanied by an
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      • 115 2 A NEW bill, seeking to prohibit slaughter and regulate temporary migration or export of camels, is expected to be tabled before the state Cabinet soon. This follows a sharp decline in the number of camels, particularly females, as these are transported to neighbouring states
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      • 73 2 THE two were headed to Guwahati from Delhi on June 19. But soon after the SpiceJet aircraft took off Mrs Premlata Jain, 65, had a heart attack. The plane turned back. She was rushed to a hospital near the airport but died on the way. Her
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    • 1350 4  -  A Chennaibased organisation is resurrecting history from family albums HEMA VIJAY Women’s Feature Service IN MANY of our homes there are those old black-and-white photographs, some probably framed, others lying in some album that we rarely pore over. These are representations of our mothers, aunts or
      Women’s Feature Service; PHOTOS: WFS  -  1,350 words
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  • 573 5 THERE is a rather strange phenomenon occurring in our daily life. After dinner, drowsiness starts to kick in at 8 or 9 pm. However, at 11pm, alertness arrives, causing some individuals to cultivate a habit of working after 11pm. There are also others who
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  • BUSINESS
    • 462 6 It joins exclusive alliance of 26 airlines Indo-Asian News Service INDIA’S national airline Air India has joined Star Alliance. This means it is now in an exclusive club consisting of 26 airlines including Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, Thai Airways, Air Canada, United, Air China and
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    • 175 6 AFTER Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra will have its own Buddhist circuit tours with 25 major destinations, in a bid to attract more tourists to the state. The circuit has been finalised by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and will start from the
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    • 13 6 US RS60.21 A$1.06 ¤0.73 £0.58 S$1.25 Exchange rates as of June 25, 2014
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    • biz notes
      • 108 6 A UNITED Nations survey has showed that India has slipped to fourth place in a list of preferred investment destinations for transnational corporations. Concerns over the tax and regulatory environment in the country attributed to the fall. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s
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      • 57 6 INDIA is now the world’s second-biggest exporter of beef, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its annual report, USDA ranked India behind Brazil with a market share of 20 per cent. India’s beef exports comprise almost entirely water buffalo meat as cow slaughter
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      • 66 6 INDIA’S road transport and highways ministry has said it has approved highway projects worth over Rs40,000 crores to be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the north-eastern region. “Within three months, we will start work on those projects and preparation of detailed project
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      • 123 6 AFTER 18 months of hearings, a tribunal in Singapore has ruled in favour of GMR and said the concession pact the company had with the Maldives government was valid and binding and not void for any mistake of law or discharged by frustration, reported the
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 146 8 / 9 break...Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam taking a group selfie with the participants of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) Youth Leaders Seminar 2014 at Hwa Chong Institution on June 22. Into its fourth year, the annual seminar, geared towards Singaporean Indian post-secondary youths, brought together about
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    • 931 8 / 9  -  ACSI grad creates platform to connect people VASANTHI GUNASEKARAN tabla@sph.com.sg SHE has just graduated from An-glo-Chinese School (Independent) but Tara Venkatesan is already a CEO of her own company, Cogsci Connects Inc. The company is a student-led collaboration that raises awareness about
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    • 491 11  -  50,000 brave the rain as Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple unveils a new look N. NARENTHIRAN nnaren@sph.com.sg N. Narenthiran is a sub-editor with Tamil Murasu. THE rain posed little hindrance as some 50,000 devotees turned up for the consecration (Maha Kumbabhishekam) ceremony of Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple in
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    • 157 14 / 15 TIGHTER rules aimed at bolstering the cash buffer banks must hold in case of emergency will take effect from January, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said on June 24. The new regulations centre around what is called a liquidity coverage ratio. It
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    • 566 14 / 15 IF YOU think this month has felt warmer than usual especially at night you are not mistaken. The highest and lowest temperatures over the last fortnight have mostly been above the long-term average highs and lows for the month of June, according to figures
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    • 172 14 / 15 SINGAPORE will adopt the Euro 6 emission standard for petrol and diesel vehicles as early as 2017, making it possibly the first country in the region to embrace the most stringent regulation to reduce harmful exhaust emissions. Currently, the standard for petrol and diesel
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    • 147 14 / 15 art...this 88m-long dragon made out of old CDs in Tiong Bahru is part of a festival that celebrates art and neighbourliness a combination that produced about 100 “masterpieces” for visitors. Over the past five weeks, more than 90,000 visitors have viewed these Works of Wonders large
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    • singapore snippets
      • 135 14 / 15 SOFTWARE piracy is on the wane here due partly to computers falling out of favour with consumers. The 10th Global Software Survey released on June 24 showed that 32 per cent of software used in homes and offices in Singapore last year was pirated, down from
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      • 124 14 / 15 GUIDELINES and standards for large buses are to be examined to see if more can be done to help their drivers observe blind spots, the Land Transport Authority said on June 24. The announcement came a day after a coroner’s inquiry into the death of
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      • 106 14 / 15 INFLATION last month hit its highest level since March last year, driven primarily by fluctuations in car prices. The consumer price index rose 2.7 per cent last month, up from 2.5 per cent in April, Department of Statistics data released on June 23 showed. But
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      • 112 14 / 15 SINGAPORE wants to nip a dip in the number of Chinese tourists coming here with a $1-million campaign to convince them that the Republic is worth visiting in its own right. This follows four months of decline in passenger traffic from China. In a bid to
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    • 425 16 “We should be the champions of not only Tamil and Tamilness but also that of other Indian languages and their respective heritage.” Former president S.R. Nathan at the Singapore Tamil Youth Conference “If India built 1,000 kilometres of new bus rapid transit lanes over 20 years, that
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    • 165 16 15 Singaporeans arrested over illegal betting on World Cup matches 24 Airports in India will be getting dedicated domestic cargo terminals 2,600 Students entered 121 secondary schools here through the direct school admissions route, which lets schools take in students based not just on academic ability, but also
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    • 426 19  -  A pampering session awaits at Shahnaz Husain Signature Salon KALWANT KAUR kalwant@sph.com.sg THE daily stresses of city living and Singapore’s hot, humid weather can take their toll on one’s skin. So I decided to do something about mine. I walked into Shahnaz Husain salon in
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    • 330 19 AFTER an intensive five days of competition, the eighth edition of the National Indian Music Competition ended on a high note on June 21. Organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), this triennial competition attests to the highest standard of Indian classical music
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    • 247 8 / 9 www.giissingapore.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 "Ilia imaiuuimitaJ fistula nils fosua at £LLt3 jUyjlitaJ rna iuaHaiimysamr' V 7 At GIIS, we motivate our students to develop insights for lifelong learning, and
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  • EDUCATION
    • 306 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) WILLIAM JOHNSON SHREYA PUNNIAMOORTHY, Class 7B THIS year our class
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 160 10  -  AMRITA DUTTA, Class 5D I WAS delighted to learn that the Sony Toy Making Contest this year coincided with my birthday. I chose to make a balloon-powered car. I used a piece of cardboard for the base of the car and supported the wheels with wooden
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      • 177 10  -  HIRANYA S.. 8 IGCSE ACTOR-DIRECTOR Farhan Akhtar performed at the Esplanade on April 13. For the occasion, online talent showcase platform Dream Catchers had an online singing competition called “Fans of Farhan” for Singapore fans of all ages. The charismatic Farhan, who is also a producer, singer and
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    • 53 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg EJ facebook.com/mysinda Do not overload your children with tuition and enrichment classes. Ensure they have a right mix of studies and entertainment activities. Choose fun activities that they enjoy rather than choosing what you think would suit them best. GK o §\H from
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  • NEWS
    • 1686 12 / 13  -  DANIEL BROOK tabla@sph.com.sg Daniel Brook is the author of A History Of Future Cities. This report is adapted from an article that originally appeared in The New York Times Magazine. THE offices of Mr Hafeez Contractor, India’s most commercially-successful architect, are on Bank Street, just
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 562 17 Model-turned-actress Kriti Sanon says she’s more comfortable in front of the camera Indo-Asian News Service SHE’S walked the ramp for designers of repute like Tarun Tahiliani and Rohit Bal, but actress Kriti Sanon, who recently made her Bollywood debut with Tiger Shroff-starrer Heropanti, says facing the camera
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    • 368 17 Indo-Asian News Service AFTER its successful run at the box office, Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ Queen, which starred Kangana Ranaut (below), is ready for a remake down south. Veteran actor and film-maker Thiagarajan has acquired the remake rights to the movie, which will now have
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    • Article, Illustration
      535 18 John Abraham is India’s World Cup ambassador and wants to rope in real footballers for his new film Indo-Asian News Service ACTOR-PRODUCER John Abraham is currently living and loving the 2014 FIFA World Cup fever, but the co-owner of Indian Super League (ISL) Guwahati franchise North East United
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    • 360 18 Indo-Asian News Service JOHN Abraham is just one of a number of Bollywood stars lending their star power to games like football, shooting and kabaddi to give these neglected sports a boost. They are either promoting a game they love or buying franchises
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 301 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries You will be able to shine through hard work and determination. You can expect your wishes to be fulfilled. Taurus Some unexpected benefits related to wealth will be possible. You will be able to realise your ambitions and gain new contacts. Gemini You will do well at
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  • RELAX
    • 465 21 DANCE Brahmakalpa The Eternal Universe a bharatanatyam dance about the story of the universe based on ancient Sanskrit works as well as scientific truths. Conceived, choreographed and performed by dance exponents Ajith Bhaskaran Dass and Rama Vaidyanathan (Malaysia/India), it also features dancers and musicians from India and Malaysia.
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    • 49 21 JAGANNATHA RATHA YATRA This yatra, with a chariot procession, dance and feast, is jointly organised by Gita Ready Society and Sri Harinam Society. Free admission. When: June 29, 5 to 9pm Where: Yio Chu Kang Stadium, 210 Ang Mo Kio Ave 9 Contact: 9070-4059
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    • Article, Illustration
      187 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which wine takes its name from Jerez de la Frontera where it was originally made? a) Sherry b) Gin c) Cognac 2. Which of these is a lump of soft sand that is unable to support any weight? a) Lowsand b) Quicksand c) Fastsand 3. Which
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 272 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Deep-bodied herring 5 Discussion group 10 Rhyming work 14 Forbidden perfume? 15 A plant disease 16 Golden or slide 17 “I’m signing off” 19 Handy abbr. 20 Old explosive device 21 Treacherous type 23 Admirer of Beauty 26 Surf phenomenon 27 Ceylon, now 30 Bottomless pits 33
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    • 47 21 SUDOKU GFor solutions, turn to the next page. 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.
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  • 201 22 Indo-Asian News Service ACTRESS Rani Mukerji has said she hopes to work till she literally takes her boots off. “I hope to work till I literally take my boots off. You can’t take the artiste out of me ever. Even though I play a wife today
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  • SPORTS
    • 310 23 IT WAS a blisteringly hot Friday the 13th as 84 intrepid golfers descended on Sembawang Country Club to mark the sixth edition of The High Commissioner’s Cup. The golfers layered themselves with sunblock to take on the “commando course” as the very challenging Sembawang Course
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    • 621 23  -  Even without stars like Nasri and Ribery, France is showing its class as a team star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg THERE weren’t a lot of people talking about France when the World Cup began. Brazil and Argentina were fancied, with those two you often only have
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