Tabla, 1 August 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, AUGUST 1,2014
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  • 53 1 Minister Vivian Balakrishnan is guest of honour at tabla!-Tamil Murasu Integration Cup and Integration Night dinner Night to remember... Minister Balakrishnan addressing the guests and (far right) Tamil Murasu chairman Chandra Das and UBS AG managing director Vijai Krovvidi with the Integration Cup. PHOTOS: T. KAVI
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    • 86 1 FOR ALL YOUR FESTIVITIES AND CORPORATE EVENTS! THE BANANA LEAF 40 54, Race Course Road, Singapore *****4 Catering Hotline 9225 3535 48 Serangoon Road, #01-32, Little India Arcade, Singapore *****9 www.bananaleafapolo.com www.facebook.com/TheBananaLeafApolo HISTORY IS HIS FORTE PAGE 18 THREE TIGERS OF INDIAN MEDIA PAGES 4 5 AN OASIS IN NEARBY
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 101 2 A CAR said to have been used by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the 1930s was found abandoned in a warehouse in Dhanbad recently and has become a tourist attraction. The car was discovered in the now-defunct Barari Coke Plant of Bharat Coking Coal.
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      • 83 2 A REPORT by the comptroller and auditorgeneral has found that the structural strength of 348 large dams in Maharashtra is suspect. The report said that these dams have not been inspected for over a decade. This is despite the fact that the government
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      • 83 2 THOUSANDS of Muslims offered Eid prayers at the Taj Mahal in Agra (right) and were joined by some foreign tourists as the 17th century monument was opened for entry for three hours. With pleasant weather, the festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month
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      • 85 2 THE world’s tallest railway bridge, with its highest pillar 141m high, is being built near Noney in Manipur. The bridge, which spans a gorge with an overall length of about 700m, is part of the 111 km-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal broad gauge railway
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      • 85 2 A BLACK Tiger cub was born in a zoo in Bhubaneshwar on July 28, a first for zoos in India, the Nandankanan Biological Park authorities claimed. The zoo celebrated Global Tiger Day on July 28 with the birth of four cubs, including the melanistic
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      • 55 2 TRAVELLERS at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala will soon enjoy Wi-Fi and SMS facilities to check the status of flights. Wi-Fi will be made available both at the newly-built international terminal and the domestic terminal. The Airports Authority of India is also launching the five-digit SMS
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      • 79 2 A FIVE-FOOT crocodile was found in the bathroom of a house in a residential area in Gujarat’s Anand district. The Patel family found the crocodile in the bathroom and locked it in. The family alerted forest officials who caged the reptile and released it in
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    • 941 4 / 5  -  Three empires emerging even as The Hindu is in disarray ROBIN JEFFREY tabla@sph.com.sg Robin Jeffrey is visiting research professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. THE resignation of two of India’s best known journalists from The Hindu, the Chen-nai-based daily
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    • 161 3 www.mantri.in manTRi ENJOY AN INCREDIBLE VIEW WITHOUT A JET LAG. TU3 I** y CT fi m i 'f m m w v <• k L 3r c 05 V k'h i •6 Vw JUST LAUNCHED III! Address Next to Periya Eri, Radial Road, Pallavaram Homes 2/3 BHK Penthouse Budget t
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    • 56 4 / 5 JBS Ayurvedic Healthcare Centre 60 Rangoon Road Singapore *****0 (Opp. Farrer Park MRT Exit-B) Daily: 9am-9pm U XT* 'Pinky nm at CONSULTATION r w! Ou r Specialitres: ft r Consultation Indian Traditional Unique Herbal Formulation Lifestyle-Food-Dtet-Management J Pure Ethical Ayurveda Medical ad; Qualified Experienced Therapi^£ Tel: +65 6396 0661 Mob:
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    • 75 4 / 5 CHINMAYA SEVA CENTRE SINGAPORE Talks in English on Geeta Chapter 14 SWAMI ABHEDANANDA ‘Secret of Self-Transformation 11 to 15 August (Monday Friday) 7:00 pm 8:30 pm RELC Auditorium 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore *****2 Admission is Free For sponsorship and enquiries:Ph: *****258, *****310, *****654; Email: chinmaya.sg@gmail.com Morning Vedanta Talks by
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    • 124 4 / 5 www.bizexcellence.com.sg Business Excellence Research Group www.facebook.com/BIZEXCELLENCESINGAPORE Congratulations Winners at the inaugural BERG Awards for Real Estate 2014, July 25, Singapore Honouring Innovation Excellence in the Indian Real Estate sector z —T- r- W/ Lifetime Achievement Award-Architect Hafeez Contractor 1 Cf •ate Research Engagemen' jiness Awards H RUN WAL Mixed Use
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 223 6 THE Hari Raya festive mood is in full swing at Joyalukkas’ Singapore outlet. In addition to choosing from a wide variety of new collections, customers stand to get a 15 per cent cashback on purchases of $50 and above in jewellery or gold. They will
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    • 507 6 ENOWNED Indian R architect Hafeez Contractor (right) was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural BERG Awards for Excellence in Indian Real Estate on July 25. Conceptualised and hosted by Singa-pore-based Business Excel- lence Research Group (BERG), the awards also recognised the contribution of
      PHOTOS: BERG, COURTESY OF HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR  -  507 words
    • 407 11 IIMPACT 2014 to see a larger mix of overseas delegates THE PAN IIM Alumni Association of Singapore (PIIMA) will be holding a global alumni event at the Raffles City Convention Centre on Aug 22 and 23. The event, titled IIMPACT 2014: I’M THE
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    • 1156 12 / 13  -  GAYATHRI RAMESH pgaya@sph.com.sg DARK clouds had hung low over the Singapore Island Country Club’s New Course since noon on July 30. Braving occasional showers, around 100 golfers played the entire afternoon with the aim of building bonds of friendship. When the game ended in near darkness,
      PHOTOS: T. KAVI, TIMOTHY DAVID, JOHN LIEW, GOLF DIGEST  -  1,156 words
    • 51 14 Going, going... (left) a guest examining the Claude Bernard watch from Crystal Time on auction. (Far right) auctioneer Edmond Rajendra calling for bids for the carpet (right) from Eastern Carpets. Proceeds of the auction went to the Singapore Indian Education Trust. PHOTOS: T. KAVI, TIMOTHY
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    • 60 14 They’re lucky... winners getting their prizes from Braun Asia business manager Ramesh Kumar (left); SPH editor-in-chief (right) and RSH group CEO Kesiri Kapur (far right). They’re lucky too... winners getting their prizes from Air India country manager Nirbhik Narang (far left); Pernod Ricard senior manager (public
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    • 443 15 Politicians and analysts give insights into the new Indian government at ISAS forum SINGAPOREANS took the opportunity to gain insights into the newly-elected Indian government of Mr Narendra Modi when more than 200 participants attended a forum, titled PM Modi’s government: Imperatives and challenges, at
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    • 157 15 Practice makes perfect... and that goes for everyone including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (above), who had his first go at delivering his speech for this year’s National Day Rally at a practice session on July 30. It will be his 11th National Day Rally speech since
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    • 322 15 HELPING people back onto their feet excites Divya Murugan (right), 20. And Divya will start her four-year honours programme in occupational therapy at the University of Queensland in February next year, having won a Healthcare Merit Award from the Ministry of Health. On July 30,
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    • 379 16 “Sometimes, you see them right in the carpark or in the open areas. They don’t seem to be afraid of people at all.” A resident in the Lower Peirce area, who declined to be named, on the estimated 30 to 50 boars still roaming the area “Some
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    • 180 16 15kg Weight of special firefighting suit at the new Tuas View Fire Station. It is lined with lead to protect against radiation 232 Teeth removed from the mouth of Indian teenager Ashik Gavai in an operation that took seven hours 9,282 Abortions performed in Singapore last year the
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  • TRAVEL
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      908 7  -  Do everything or nothing at all at Bintan Lagoon Resort with its 50 land and sea activities, spa and delectable cuisine NISHAL RAMPERSADH TO CELEBRATE my one year anniversary in Singapore, I broke away from the hustle and bustle of the city and went to Bintan Lagoon Resort.
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  • NEWS
    • 629 8  -  innovation SEERAM RAMAKRISHNA Dr P.E. Seer am Ramakrishna is director at the Center for Nanofibers Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore. He is one of the 3,200 scientific minds in the Reuters list. IN JUNE, Thomson Reuters released a list of 3,200 Highly Cited Researchers
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  • EDUCATION
    • 463 9 Students will be temporarily housed in a top Indian governmentowned hotel Indo-Asian News Service PART of a top governmentowned hotel will temporarily serve as a hostel for students of the revived Nalanda University. This is an international centre of learning coming up in Bihar,
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    • 271 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) SHRUTI NAYAK, IB Year 2 THE NUS Science Summer Camp,
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 200 10  -  SANDHYA BALAJI, Grade 5B AS PART of Parents’ Day Out, the art department of NPSI organised an art competition in the Primary campus based on a gamut of age-appropriate themes. I was one of the participants and found it exciting to work with a variety of mediums such
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      • 167 10  -  PARVATHI MENON, Grade 9 IGCSE A IT WAS a hot Saturday morning as dozens of parents and students arrived at the NPSI campus for the bi-annual Parents’ Day Out. The Senior students and their parents played sports together. Eight teams took part in Super 8s
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    • 313 9 www.gnssingapore.org Connect with us: f i in CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CLASS OF 2014 FOR ACHIEVING RECORD BREAKING RESULTS Ranked among IB world toppers, Kaustav Das has achieved a perfect score of 45/45 GIIS’ IB Results 2014 Ranked among IB worldwide toppers, Kaustav Das has achieved a perfect score
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    • 58 10 S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg E3 facebook.com/mysinda O. a a a Be a parent who is loving and fun to be with. Plan exciting things that your children love such as sports activities or watching films. Instead of lecturing them on their mistakes, try to understand the emotions
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    • 213 11 Torch (Bearers in the Eiekf of‘Education.. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Empowering Leaders of Tomorrow mu JlThe two weeks spent at the University of California, Berkeley, HAAS School of Business have indeed been very intense, stimulating and enlightening, Shrishti Mishra XI A Level I am glad that our school gave us this opportunity
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    • 83 14 FRI 8 TH AUG'14 AZZURA BEACH CLUB SENTOSA SINGAPORE 0 dance with SALMAN {da danceboilywooa A International SETT* UP S35 With D j Qnurag ir r mw, srs9» j. .Z' A k Vml Early Bird DANCESHOW UP- $30 $50 1 20 A 9 9 I FOR MORE DETAILS CALL POWERED
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    • 124 16 KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE. KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE 444 Serangoon Road Singapore *****6 (Opposite Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple) Tel: 6392 4158 Working Hours: 9am to 8pm. Closed On Mondays. Centre For Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments The fully equipped treatment centre offers facilities for Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic graduates
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 327 17 Asian dance festival Samarpana will feature performances by local and international artistes SAMARPANA, the Asian Festival of Classical Dance, is back again. The festival, which opens on Sept 5 at Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel, is in its third year and will begin with an opening night
      PHOTOS: JADE GROUP INTERNATIONAL  -  327 words
    • 610 18 Film-maker Ashutosh Gowariker is going further back in time with each project Indo-Asian News Service AFTER bringing films like Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar with a touch of history, to Indian screens, film-maker shutosh Gowariker (below left, with Hrithik Roshan) is ready to roll the cameras for
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    • 149 18 Indo-Asian News Service FILM-MAKER Ashutosh Gowariker has chosen Pooja Hegde (left) to play the female lead in his Indus Valley civilisation-set love story Mohenjo Daro. He believes her “natural” acting prowess and “elegance” make her a perfect fit for the role opposite Hrithik Roshan.
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    • 307 19 At Hard Rock Cafe, you also get to enjoy live music and good food ALWAYS wanted a chance to show your talent? You can, at the Hard Rock Cafe Singapore in Orchard Road. It offers open mic nights every Sunday from 7pm to
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    • 318 19  -  LOOKING GOOD Dr Komathy Rajaratnam Dr Komathy Rajaratnam is the founder of The Lifestyle Clinic at 16-03 Camden Medical Centre, Tel: 6733-0788. Her articles deal with beauty and aesthetic issues relevant to the Indian body type. DETERMINING your skin type helps you pick the right skincare
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  • RELAX
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      • 121 20 A MUSICAL night titled "Musafir Hoon Yaaron” will be held on Aug 1 in New Delhi to commemorate the 75th birth anniversary of composer R.D. Burman, fondly known as Pancham Da. A galaxy of playback singers such as Babul Supriyo, Vinod Rathore, Anuradha Paudwal, Mohammad Aziz,
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      • 150 20 ACTOR Shanthnu Bhagyaraj (right), son of ace Tamil film-maker K. Bhagyaraj, said he has stopped discussing scripts with his father as people in the industry are not so open to suggestion. Shanthnu told Indo-Asian News Service: "I used to consult my Dad initially,
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      • 113 20 BOLLYWOOD superstar Salman Khan (right) has announced that his Being Human charitable organisation will help “100 genuine patients” suffering from heart ailments by providing them free treatment. After the success of his new film Kick, Salman took to Twitter to make the
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    • Article, Illustration
      390 21 CELEBRATION 0 National Day and 50th Anniversary celebration by the Ladies wing of the Central Sikh Temple (Istri Sat Sang). Tickets: $25 When: Aug 11, noon to 4pm Where: Royal Palm Restaurant, Singapore Flyer, 30 Raffles Avenue 01-02 Contact: 9641-6390 TALK Secret of Self-Transformation talk on Geeta Chapter
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    • 47 21 PROPERTY EXHIBITION Indian Property Fair Singapore features property and investment deals in Gurgaon, Noida, Neemrana, Dharuhera, Jaipur, Ajmer, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bangalore. Free admission. When: Aug 2 3, noon to 8pm Where: Singapore Swimming Club, 45 Tanjong Rhu Road Contact: 9737-6712
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      201 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. In the world of comics, who among these is the world’s foremost illusionist and hypnotist? a) Flash Gordon b) Mandrake c) The Phantom 2. What is the art of producing miniature trees by selective pruning known as? a) Origami b) Bonsai c) Kabuki 3. Which city
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 541 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries Be patient and relax if you want to manage this period well. Disputes are likely with close friends and family members. Taurus You will be able to achieve progress and satisfaction by means of travel. Your relationship with your siblings could become strained. Gemini This
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 273 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Gift ideas for prisoners? 6 African language 11 Drill attachment 14Doofus 15 With all one’s strength 16 “We’re number 17 Men’s underwear 19 Poem of praise 20 Little piggy’s place 21 Care Of Business (rock classic) 23 Planetary reflections 26 Colourful perennials 27 Linen place 28 Schoolmarm’s
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    • 69 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 Out of about a thousand species of
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  • 372 22 Indo-Asian News Service MARY Kom co-producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali is overwhelmed by the impact of the trailer of the film. He agrees that Priyanka Chopra, who plays M.C. Mary Kom on screen, doesn’t resemble the Olympic bronze medallist boxer but says the
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 27 22 SOLUTIONS quiz 1. Mandrake 2. Bonsai 3. Florence 4. Calf of leg 5. Unicorn 6. Toga 7. Fluorine 8. Bat 9. Cranberry 10. Mario Goetze sudoku crossword
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  • SPORTS
    • 462 23  -  ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Indian Association’s (IA) National Day 6s Sports Carnival enters its 14th edition this year. The event will take place from Aug 8 to 10 at the IA’s grounds in Balestier Road. This is perhaps the only sports tournament in
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    • 298 23 INDIAN shooters and wrestlers put on yet another remarkable show at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The wrestlers, led by Sushil Kumar, swept three of the five gold medals to be won at the event. The other two golds were won by Amit Kumar and teenager Vinesh Phogat,
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    • 885 24 VOTED SINGAPORE’S FAVOURITE PAY TV NETWORK /BEST\ CONTENT QUALITY /BEST\ I IN CONTENT VARIETY /BEST'% RECEPTION QUALITY Source: MDA Media Consumer Experience Study 2013 VOTED BEST PAY TV SERVICE TECH AWARDS 2014 Taarak Mehta ka 1 0 0 I rfi Your daily dose of laughter. On the go. Enjoy Hindi
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