Tabla, 16 January 2015

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  • 23 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SjJl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015 MCI (P) 025/11/2014
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    • 103 1 ACTRESS TAAPSEE PANNU MAKING WAVES IN NORTH AND SOUTH PAGE 19 PROJECT TO BRIDGE GENERATION GAP PAGES 8 9 TEACHING PEOPLE TO EAT SMART PAGE 3 ISWARAN’S INDIA VISIT PAGES 4 5 Smart and green Eco-friendly and tech-driven cities are the buzz words in India and Singapore REPORT ON PAGES
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 118 2 THE 11 million Non-resident Indians or NRIs across the world will soon be able to cast their vote from abroad, thanks to a Supreme Court order to the central government to enable e-voting by NRIs within eight weeks. In e-ballot voting, a blank postal
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      • 80 2 THE BJP government in Haryana is making yoga compulsory in all schools in the state. The Education Department will also include yoga as a subject in the curricula of all degree and diploma-level programmes of physical education. This was one of a slew of measures
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      • 87 2 READING levels of schoolchildren have stagnated throughout India, but Tamil Nadu has seen a sharp rise. The Annual Status of Education Report 2014 says 48.1 per cent of Class V children across India can read a Class II-level text. In Tamil Nadu, the figure
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      • 95 2 CHIEF minister Naveen Patnaik and his brother Prem have donated their ancestral house Anand Bhawan at Biju Patnaik Square to the people of Odisha. It will be converted into a museum-cum-research library. The 100-year-old building, with 22 rooms spread over two storeys, was
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      • 115 2 FOR the first time, the Indian Army held an investiture ceremony in a civilian tourist venue the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai. The chief of the army’s southern command, lieutenant-general Ashok Singh, presented eight gallantry and other awards to officers and
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      • 74 2 THE Andhra Pradesh government plans to release a 10-15 mbps broadband connection to each household at a price of Rs150 per month within a year, if the state’s proposal gets official approval from the Department of Telecommunications. They also plan to
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      • 112 2 THE All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is collaborating with US-based Ohio State University to develop a technique in regenerating human body parts and tissues for patients in India. This initiative was taken by the Delhi-based AIIMS in view of the increasing
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      • 84 2 PEOPLE of north India celebrated the Lohri festival on Jan 13 by lighting bonfires in the evening. On this day, people offer prayers to the fire and throw puffed rice into the flame. In the photograph (right), Indian schoolgirls clad in traditional Punjabi dress toss puffed
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      • 92 2 DUE to concerns that the Taj Mahal is turning yellow because of increasing pollution, the Agra district administration has banned the burning of cow dung cakes in the city. These are used as cooking fuel by the poor. The use of coal by manufacturers of bangles
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    • 68 2 THE UNFURLING OF THE NATIONAL FLAG ON THE OCCASION OF INDIA'S 66 th REPUBLIC DAY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 0900 HRS ON 26 JANUARY, 2015 (MONDAY) AT THE HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA, 31 GRANGE ROAD, SINGAPORE *****2. ALL INDIAN NATIONALS AND FRIENDS OF INDIA ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 824 3  -  The permanent resident organises workshops on nutrition and healthy living LAWRENCE STEWEN tabla@sph.com.sg HER aim is to empower Singaporeans to make smart food choices and cook nutritious meals. And she does this through her cooking and writing as well as her social enterprise Healthfriend,
      PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAYURA MOHTA  -  824 words
    • 460 6  -  This year’s festivities kick-start with folk performances WILSON SILAS DAVID wsilas@sph.com.sg Wilson Silas David is a journalist with Tamil Murasu. AS LITTLE India filled with colourful lights, the Pongal or harvest festival celebrations for this year kicked off with a traditional folk touch. Around 65 folk
      PHOTOS: TIMOTHY DAVID, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  460 words
    • 1564 12 / 13  -  SEERAM RAMAKRISHNA, DANIELA LA ROSA WE FREQUENTLY come across enticing words like “sustainable cities”, “green cities”, “eco cities” and “smart cities”. Several questions spring to mind. What are they? hy are they important to us? How would they look like? While there is not yet a single
      GRAPHICS: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  1,564 words
    • singapore snippets
      • 115 14 / 15 THE SEA Games may be the main course on the Sports Hub menu this year, but fans can also look forward to more world-class sporting talent being served up. Officials plan to host at least one event of international standing each month, once the Games
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      • 134 14 / 15 THE errant retailers at Sim Lim Square (below) seem to have cleaned up their act, some two months after now-defunct shop Mobile Air made local and global headlines for its unsavoury sales tactics. Shoppers, however, are still staying away, especially from
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      • 121 14 / 15 THE police will install up to 570 units of in-vehicle video recording systems in their vehicles, including their motorcycles and all fast-response cars. This new technology is meant to improve the police’s surveillance, and provide more effective support to operations. The Ministry of Home
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      • 79 14 / 15 BY MARCH, a small fleet of driverless cars will start plying the one-north area as Singapore joins an exclusive but growing group of countries testing autonomous vehicles on public roads. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and JTC Corp have earmarked a 6km test route in
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    • 382 14 / 15 SINGAPORE’S laws on corruption are being reviewed by the Government, even as manpower at the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) will be increased by more than 20 per cent, as part of efforts to keep corruption at bay. A one-stop Corruption Reporting Centre will
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  382 words
    • 213 14 / 15 FROM Jan 19, investing in pricey blue chips and other stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will become much more affordable. Investors will be able to buy stocks such as DBS Group Holdings and Singapore Airlines by laying out less cash because minimum lot
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    • 64 14 / 15 CASES of poaching in Singapore’s parks and nature reserves appear to be on the rise, although this could be partly due to greater enforcement efforts. The National Parks Board (NParks) handed out 273 notices of offences for poaching last year, up from 191 notices in
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    • 272 14 / 15  -  Bhavna Vasnani THE Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’s (IIMA) Alumni Association recently showcased graduates who have picked up the pen. Members who attended the first meet-the-authors session on Jan 10 got to meet four such alumni members who have high-flying careers and can now add
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    • 376 16 “People feel we have a luxurious life, we have huge cars but at the same time your life is not yours and that’s the price you have to pay. I am a very shy and private person. I want my comfort zone.” Actress Priyanka Chopra on the
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  376 words
    • 136 16 114 Child restraint offences on average were lodged each month in the first half of last year in Singapore, a 10 per cent increase from the same period in 2013 2,000 Soft-shell turtles were seized from two men in Bengal who attempted to smuggle them in 45,000 Number
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    • 678 17  -  Singaporean student declared Best Speaker at World Universities Debating Championship BHAVNA VASNANI bhavnav@sph.com.sg HE IS only 22, but Ashish Xiangyi Kumar already has a number of academic accomplishments to his name. He was the top Indian scorer for the Primary School Leaving Examination in 2004,
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  • NEWS
    • 814 4 / 5  -  Minister Iswaran’s four-day India visit included stops in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh TAMILAVEL tamilv@sph.com.sg IT WAS a busy four days (Jan 9-12) for Mr S. Iswaran in India. He started his India visit in Delhi and then moved on to Ahmedabad and Andhra Pradesh. Mr Iswaran
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    • 425 4 / 5 A Message For Every Concerned Parent “Is Your Child Prepared To Face ‘O’ Levels Maths This Year?” Dear Parent, the ‘O’ levels is a critical point in a child’s life, especially in a competitive country like Singapore. Which is why this real life story may interest you... Dewi Transforms Into
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    • 86 4 / 5 Bringing the world to your doorstep! 0 D GLOBAL PROPERTY ROAD SHOW jJjJ Plethora of exciting investment options in India, UK, USA, Malaysia Singapore. 18-19 JAN, 2015 SIN6AP0RE SWIMMING CLUB (Fort Room) RSVP FOR LUNCH COCKTAIL DINNER ®+65 6438 0918 TIMINGS 18 th JAN 9 AM TO 9 PM I
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    • 262 6 25 1ZMS Wellness for Life Talks in English by Swami Mukundananda 29 January 2015 (Sun Thu), 7.30 9.00 pm daily Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Hall Level 3 141 Serangoon Road, Singapore *****2 (Little India MRT Exit E, Next to Hotel Grand Chancellor) Sub>topics Sun, 25 January Conquest of Your Mind: The
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    • 328 7 r r ai DATE: 26.01.2015 Monday ■m Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple Singapore MAHA KUMBHABISHEGAM 2015 TIME 55am 11 15am vT. 3 _v. Dear Devotees The Kumbhabishegam of Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple will be h'eld;on Monday 26 January 2015 between 9.55a.m. and 11.15a.m. All devotees are invited to participate in the
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  • EDUCATION
    • 917 8 / 9  -  Students and seniors build bonds and trade knowledge in four-month project LAWRENCE STEWEN tabla@sph.com.sg OVER four months, 20 student volunteers and 15 seniors spent time with each other and traded knowledge. For instance, the Indian seniors would pass on their experience to the Indian students who,
      PHOTOS: RADIN MAS IAEC, G. BALACHANDRAN  -  917 words
    • 462 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) VISHAAL RAVI, Grade 9 IGCSE B ON DEC 9, I
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  462 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 219 10  -  ANANYA PARAMBATH, Grade 4C I WAS extremely excited when I was asked to lead the NPSI U-11 team for the Athletic Conference of Singapore International Schools (ACSIS) tournament. We had been training and playing basketball really hard, however the winners’ title had eluded us. ACSIS was
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      • 178 10  -  VEDANT KOTHARI, Grade 7D I CAN never forget the moment when we, the NPSI Jaguars (the U-13 Boys Basketball team), won the Community Basketball League tournament for the second time in a row. Our journey to the top had its difficult moments. We won our first Division
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    • 47 10 TIP OF THE WEEK S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg While studying, concentrate on the current lesson and stop feeling anxious about the next one. Finishing the first lesson will give you the confidence to go on to the next assignment. facebook.com/mysinda from NPS International School
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 678 18 / 19 Actor Abir Chatterjee says it was challenging trying to differentiate between Byomkesh and Feluda Indo-Asian News Service BIR Chatterjee (left), who recently A became the first actor to portray Bengali literature’s iconic sleuths Satyaj it Ray’s Feluda and Sharadindu Bandopadhyay’s Byomkesh Bakshi in two major movie adaptations,
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    • 656 18 / 19 Actress Taapsee Pannu has managed to find her niche in both Bollywood and southern films Indo-Asian News Service CTRESS Taapsee Pannu (left) considers herAself “lucky” to have been unanimously accepted in southern filmdom as well as Bollywood in a short span of four years since her
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    • 408 18 / 19 A NEW entertainment channel has been gathering a lot of eyeballs in Singapore. Varnam (StarHub TV Channel 168) went on air on Jan 10. It is Singapore’s first Tamil Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) channel and offers viewers a compelling mix of genres
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  • RELAX
    • 84 20 IT WAS a star-studded Saturday, as Bollywood stars descended upon Andheri on Jan 10 for the Umang Mumbai Police Show 2015. Held to honour the Mumbai police, the event was hosted by actor Manish Paul. Celebrities in attendance included (clockwise from left) Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan
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    • Article, Illustration
      428 21 OPEN HOUSE Modern Montessori International Group (MMI) open house. When: Jan 17, 10am to 1pm Where: MMI Building, 72 South Bridge Road Contact: 6220-8200 or log on to www.modern-montessori.com UTRAAN 2015 Singapore Gujarati Society is celebrating the new year With kite-flying and other events such as drawing and
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    • 70 21 PROPERTY EXHIBITION GGlobal Property Road Show featuring investment options in India, UK, US, Malaysia and Singapore. Free admission. When: Jan 18, 9am to 9pm Jan 19, 6 to 10pm Where: Singapore Swimming Club, Fort Room, 45 Tanjong Rhu Road Contact: 6438-0918 G Indian Property Fair
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    • Article, Illustration
      179 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. What is the name of comic character Tintin’s professor friend? a) Thomson b) Nestor c) Calculus 2. Which state of Mexico shares its name with a dog? a) Dalmatian b) Canary c) Chihuahua 3. Apart from dye, which of these is also used in batik printing?
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 322 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries You will experience some memorable moments of happiness. You will be able to accept tough tasks and complete them with ease. Taurus You will find it tough at work. You may lose patience and your talent will be questioned. You will not receive much appreciation from your
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    • 269 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3.30pm LIFE OK: Bang Bang 3.30pm SONY ENT: Aarakshan 7.30pm ZEE THAMIZH: Yaan 9pm SONY MAX: Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi 9.30pm VASANTHAM: Amaran 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Sooper Se Oooper Mn VTV: Thani Piravi Saturday 11.30am COLORS: Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai 12.30pm STAR PLUS: Highway
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 281 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Microbrewer’s need 5 Etcher’s material 9 Practical jokes 14 Keystone State port 15 Singin’ In The Rain first name 16 First letter, in Hebrew 17 Super server 18 Classic Icelandic poetry 19 Eyelashes 20 Brief description 23 Piece of property 24 Biddy 25 Contemptibly small, like a
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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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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 26 22 SOLUTIONS quiz sudoku crossword 1. Calculus 2. Chihuahua 3. Wax 4. Venice 5. Sucrose 6. Alexander Graham Bell 7. Colorado 8. Eyes 9. Actress 10. Kangaroo
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 929 24  -  India’s bowling department in need of serious attention HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg THE numbers are so damning, you can almost wish they belonged to someone else. If these were economic indicators, governments would have pressed the emergency button. For that is what it is now. India’s
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