Tabla, 24 April 2015

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  • 23 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SfVl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 MCI (P) 025/11/2014
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  • 1496 1  -  Hitesh Ramchandani battles cerebral palsy, masters football and kickboxing, writes a book and gives motivational talks AMRITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg HIS parents figured out that something was wrong when Hitesh Ramchandani was two years old. He could not crawl. They sought the opinion of several doctors. The answer
    PHOTO COURTESY OF HITESH RAMCHANDANI; PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, COURTESY OF HITESH RAMCHANDANI  -  1,496 words
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    • 151 1 AXE BRAND UNIVERSAL OIL Available at all major pharmacies and medical halls HELPING SANTALIS STAY CONNECTED PAGES 4 5 HEB’S BIG ROLE IN COMMUNITY PAGES 6 7 INDIAN HERITAGE CENTRE TO OPEN ON MAY 8 PAGE 14 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep for $24 a year. Call 6319-1800 or
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 84 2 THE Narendra Modi government will be opening 1,000 stores selling generic medicine across India in June as part of a scheme to provide affordable medicine. Its target is to open 3,000 such stores over the course of the year. It will rope in
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      • 87 2 THE Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) inducted its first woman bus driver on April 17. Ms Vankadarath Saritha, who is from Telangana, was lauded by transport minister Gopal Rai, who said the DTC’s decision is “likely to inspire and encourage other women to choose driving
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      • 80 2 UTTARAKHAND’S Rajaji National Park was formally granted tiger reserve status on April 21. This makes it the second tiger reserve in the state, with the first being the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Chief minister Harish Rawat said Uttarakhand should not only be known as a state
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      • 92 2 KERALA chief minister Oommen Chandy will be launching the third leg of his statewide mass contact programme on April 27. In the programme, petitioners are called according to their meeting time with Mr Chandy and decisions are announced on the spot. The
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      • 97 2 THE Shiv Sena, an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party, is demanding that the Bombay High Court and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) be renamed to Mumbai. Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant said he had brought the matter up with union law minister Sadananda Gowda.
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      • 72 2 THE West Bengal College Service Commission has found 126 eligible candidates for the post of principal through its recruitment process of hiring principals. This is the first time that the Trinamul government has recruited more than 100 college principals since it came into power in
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      • 105 2 A NEW device called Satnam device for endoscopic surgery, which will smoothen spinal surgery procedures, has been designed at Sir Ganga Ram hospital in Delhi. The device was developed by the hospital’s neuro and spine department director Satnam Singh Chhabra. It is
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      • 80 2 THE Tamil Nadu government has postponed the Global Investors Meet (GIM) in Chennai to Sept 9 and 10. According to an official release, investments worth Rs23,000 crores in the energy sector and investments worth Rs53,000 crores in the other sectors have been lined up for the
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      • 157 2 THE Indian Navy’s newest and biggest destroyer warship was launched at sea on April 20. The ship will be inducted into the navy in July 2018, which is when it will be christened as the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Visakhapatnam. The 163m-long, 7,300-tonne
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    • 1150 4 / 5  -  Malati Murmu’s newspaper is the only paper in India published in that language RAKHI GHOSH Women’s Feature Service EVERY time Malati Murmu holds a copy of Fagun, the only newspaper in India that is published in the Santali language, in her hands she feels a great
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    • 112 3 t o< < INDIAN HERITAGE CENTRE INAUGURAL jj.T IK/ 1 J h. r iiti) 9 c r. <V i tlM ELWra FEST wmtt y to 31 MAY 2015 c.rAl HERITAGE OF INDIA’ PRESENTING PARTNER: ARTE COMPASS V > -T r ■fa Wf t H i/i 31 |L: f V -,>
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    • 118 4 / 5 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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  • SINGAPORE
    • 801 6 / 7  -  Besides managing four temples, it plays a big role in the social well-being of the community R. JAYACHANDRAN tabla@sph.com.sg THE Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) was officially formed on May 1, 1968 when the Hindu Endowments Act came into force. The Hindu endowments, which were under
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    • 397 14 / 15 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong (right) has called on leading entrepreneurs and investors from around the world to use Singapore as a test bed for solutions to urban challenges such as healthcare, transport and an ageing population. While other countries face similar challenges, he said Singapore
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    • Article, Illustration
      92 14 / 15 a painting of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, done by noted Indian painter Neeraj Goswami, was presented to the president of the Singapore Indian Association K. Kesavapany by India’s high commissioner to Singapore Vijay Thakur Singh (left) on April 18. The presentation was made at the Kala
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    • 201 14 / 15 THE Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) will open its doors to the public on May 8. Located at the corner of Campbell Lane and Clive Street in Little India, the four-storey building will have permanent galleries with five key themes and a special
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    • 79 14 / 15 the patron of Girl Guides Singapore (GGS) and wife of President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Mrs Mary Tan, distributing cookies to residents at the Sree Narayana Mission Home for the Aged Sick. The GGS launched special SG50 “Celebrate Singapore” cookies at the home on April 17. The
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    • 95 16 2,100 Trees in Singapore were transplanted last year 11.69% Of pregnant women in West Bengal suffer from gestational diabetes $1 million Donated by Tang Holdings to charity to mark the 20th anniversary of its Orchard Road building 8.91 lakh Children in Madhya Pradesh are married 17,000 Tickets issued
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    • 374 16 “There is a wellspring of desire and goodwill to help, and what we need to do is really create more platforms for people to participate, to come forward to help, and to give them the requisite training.” Second Minister for Home Affairs S. Iswaran, speaking at the
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    • 150 6 / 7 tabla! COMES TO YOU ON THURSDAY NEXT WEEK As Friday, May 1, is a public holiday, we will be publishing on Thursday, April 30. INDIA REALTY TY DEAL DHANLJ5H presents PROPERTY SHOW 25&26 Of April ISat-Sunl AT SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB INCREDIBLE DEALS ranging from Rs 10 Lacs to Rs 5
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  • NEWS
    • 407 8 Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is India’s Global Icon in NRI of the Year awards THE second edition of the Times Now ICICI Bank NRI of the Year awards saw 16 Non-resi-dent Indians (NRIs) commended for their achievements in seven different categories Entrepreneur, Professional, Academics,
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  • EDUCATION
    • 464 9  -  GIIS student one of three winners of the NRI of the Year award in academics BHAVNA VASNANI bhavnav@sph.com.sg THE frustration of low battery life on his mobile device led Vallamkonda Nagamani Teja to design a solar bag capable of charging mobile phones and laptops on
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    • 379 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, NPS) GEETHIKA AYILLIATH, Class 9A POOJA ASURI, Class 9B “EVEN from
      PHOTOS: GIIS  -  379 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • Article, Illustration
        161 10  -  JEENAL AGRAWAL, Class 3A IN THE first week of school in the new academic year, GIIS Balestier campus conducted some activities to pay tribute to the visionary leader Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Our parents joined us in this and wrote some beautiful words for Mr Lee. The school
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      • 123 10  -  SURABHI BANSAL, Class 8 IGCSE THE primary and secondary students of GIIS Queenstown campus honoured the founding father of Singapore Mr Lee Kuan Yew with a series of activities. Students of Classes 3 to 6 wrote special messages and offered prayers and thoughts to the great
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    • 146 14 / 15 GLOBAL INDIAN ACHIEVERS TAKE CENTRE-STAGE. vv\\\ V NX ■fv NX NNX NX MA N»\‘ NX '»',v ?>X \XV £Nnx SAX Nv 56 'i SATURDAY AT 9 PM (SGT) ON TIMES NOW Some people shape their way to the top with relentless hard work and unmatched determination. Here's to those whose
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 744 17  -  Music is a way of life for sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan BHAVNA VASNANI bhavnav@sph.com.sg AS THE sixth generation of the prestigious Bangash lineage, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is sad that he could not enjoy his childhood. “In a traditional musical family, most of
      PHOTO COURTESY OF AMJAD ALI KHAN  -  744 words
    • 420 19 He will be star act in concert for Indian Heritage Centre opening WEEK before the opening of the muchA awaited Indian Heritage Centre, well-known Indian singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan will get the beat going. Choosing Mahadevan to do the star act is quite
      PHOTO: ARTE COMPASS  -  420 words
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  • TRAVEL
    • 508 18  -  NISHAL RAMPERSADH rnishal@sph.com.sg IF YOU love natural landscapes and unusual activities like boiling eggs in a volcanic crater, put Bandung on your travel list. I travelled to the third largest Indonesian city situated in West Java recently and found Dutch colonial buildings surrounded by miles
      PHOTO: NISHAL RAMPERSADH  -  508 words
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    • 157 19 ShreeiLakshminarayan Temple celebrates 46th Anniversary Date:Sat 18th to Sun 26 April2015 Par sR^mSrotSte with Sri Ram Katha by Acharya Bajrang Bali Shukla Ji with singers musicians from the holy city of Vrindavan Programme Sat,18 April Kalash Yatra 6pm Katha Timings from Sat 18th to 25 April 2015 Weekdays 7.00pm to
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  • RELAX
    • 679 20 Indo-Asian News Service SHE prides herself on doing one film at a time and surviving in the Bollywood arena, but Preity Zinta’s involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2008 affected her movie presence. Now, the dimpled beauty
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    • 78 21 SIFAS MEHFIL SERIES G Sri Hari Avathara Blossoms of HARI by student of Guru M.S. Vidya. Free admission. When: April 24, 7 to 8.30pm G Svabhava a bharatanatyam recital by students of Gayathir Chachithanandar. Free admission. When: April 25, 7 to 8pm G A Hindustani
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    • 408 21 PRAYERS Sri Ram Katha by Acharya Bajrang Bali Shukla Ji, with singers and musicians from Vrindavan. Organised by Shree Lakshminarayan Temple, which is celebrating its 46th anniversary. Free admission. When: April 26, 8am to 12.30pm Where: 5 Chander Road Contact: 6293-0195 or log on to www.laskhminarayantemple.com DANCE Gatha
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    • Article, Illustration
      184 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Who created a painting titled Guernica in response to the German bombing of the town in 1937? a) Henri Matisse b) Pablo Picasso c) Georges Braque 2. Drift, trammel and surrounding are types of... a) Nets b) Locks c) Windows 3. Which food item’s name is
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 306 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries You feel as if everyone’s picking on you and mistrust those you encounter. If you are unsure of others’ motives, ask them exactly what they want. Taurus You may have communication problems with your superiors, but you will be able to overcome them if you
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous

  • 432 22 Indo-Asian News Service ACTRESS-DIRECTOR Revathi has never shied away from playing characters of her age, but she feels there is a dearth of roles revolving around the life of an older woman and emphasised the need to break out from the mould of stereotypes. “The
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 602 23  -  Foreign talent is sought after in the IPL HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg JAMES Faulkner is one of the bet ter finishers in limited overs cricket and he was up against Mitchell Johnson of the Kings XI Punjab. Just over a week earlier, he had demolished his Australian
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