Tabla, 17 July 2015

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 17,2015 MCI (P) 025/11/2014
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  • Article, Illustration
    38 1 These four women dared to start their own businesses and realise their dreams. tabla! speaks to (from left) Roshni Mahtani, Sanjna Parasrampuria, Sonya Madeira and Pranoti Nagarkar Israni on the secret of their success PHOTO: BHAVNA VASNANI
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  • INDIA
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    • 87 2 CLEAN drinking water will soon be available at railway stations, as there are plans to install vending machines for water at stations across India. Officials said that the vending machines will provide drinking water at a lower price than bottled water. Passengers will
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    • 84 2 STARTING in August, all prominent religious places and shrines in Uttar Pradesh will get uninterrupted electricity. Following chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s orders a few months ago, the UP Power Corporation initiated the process of creating separate electrical feeders for these places and
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    • 95 2 THE Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will be introducing prepaid smart cards for buses from October. Electronic ticketing machines will be provided for all buses by the end of July, and commuters’ ticket fares will be debited via a radio frequency
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    • 134 2 INDIAN tennis ace Sania Mirza (below) clinched her first-ever women’s doubles Grand Slam title on July 11, along with her Swiss partner Martina Hingis. Speaking to reporters in her home in Hyderabad, she said that winning a Wimbledon title was a dream come true because
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    • 116 2 INDIA’S longest road tunnel, which is being built on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (above), will be open for traffic in July next year. It will reduce the distance between the two cities by 30km. India’s road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari
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    • 104 2 THE Sri Krishna Temple in Guruvayoor, Kerala, houses 58 elephants, of which 53 have tusks, while the other five are females with no tusks. Since July 1, these 53 elephants have been receiving “tusk makeovers”, where tusks are trimmed and shaped. Elephant expert
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    • 104 2 THE environment and forests ministry in New Delhi approved projects on July 8 worth Rs162 crores for conserving the environment and saving endangered species. Listing the projects, environment minister Prakash Javadekar said the Urban Forest Nagar project will create 200 city forests, each
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    • 95 2 THE power demand in Gujarat reached a record high of 14,556MW on July 13, owing to the delayed monsoon and a prolonged dry spell. “The main reason for power demand peaking is the additional two hours of electricity being supplied to farmers for
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    • 95 2 VETERAN south Indian music composer M.S. Viswanathan died in Chennai on July 14 after a prolonged illness. The 87-year-old, who composed songs for over 1,500 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu, was recently admitted to a private hospital for age-related ailments. Sources said
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    • 315 3 Thousands of devotees throng Nashik temple as it opens for Kumbh Mela festival Indo-Asian News Service IT’S a temple with a unique routine it only opens its doors every 12 years for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela. On July 14, the Shree Ganga Godavari Temple
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    • 90 3 IN THE Rajahmundry district of Andhra Pradesh, at least 27 Hindu pilgrims died in an early morning stampede on July 14 on the banks of the Godavari, reported the BBC. They had gathered to take a dip in the river at the start of
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    • 347 3 Indo-Asian News Service IT IS past midnight but the traffic in Hyderabad is moving at snail’s pace. Scores of people are in their cars, parked on both sides of the road, relishing the haleem. Shoppers, techies heading home from IT hubs and
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 788 4  -  Institute of South Asian Studies organises first South Asia Literary Salon ROBIN JEFFREY tabla@sph.com.sg A FULL house of more than 150 savoured the best of writing and social commentary from a dozen of South Asia’s leading fiction writers, poets and journalists at the first South Asia
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    • 544 5 NITI Aayog vicechairman confident country’s high growth rate is sustainable in the long run THE name is a mouthful for a generation and more of Indians who religiously followed the country’s five-year plans for 65 years. India’s Planning Commission gave way to the National Institution for Transforming
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    • 173 6/7 THE Singapore economy grew just 1.7 per cent from April to June over the same period last year, according to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). This was the slowest rate of expansion since the third quarter of 2012. It was
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    • 296 6/7 EXPECT a general election in the coming months. The first step in the lead-up to an election the formation of a committee to review constituency boundaries took place two months ago, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Parliament on July 13. Mr Lee said he
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    • 131 6/7 For women, by women... the Kamala Club, made up of Indian women, and non-profit women’s group WINGS have come together to help women age with confidence and dignity. The Kamala Club handed over its $2,500 donation to the group’s cause on July 8. The event included
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    • 177 6/7 New hawker centre to offer cheaper food... the Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre and Market (right), which is to open by the end of this year, will offer lower food prices and longer operating hours. Cooked food stalls will be required to operate a
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      • 134 6/7 THE Institute of South-east Asian Studies (ISEAS) will be renamed the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on Aug 12, the 105th anniversary of the birth of Singapore’s first president. The move, approved by Parliament, was announced on July 14 by Education Minister
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      • 144 6/7 SCHOOLS will continue to provide both local and overseas outdoor adventure learning programmes for students because they are useful and effective tools for learning, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on July 13. But as a safety precaution, all school trips to
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      • 148 6/7 OFF-PEAK travel schemes have managed to consistently keep 7 to 8 per cent of commuters off the trains during the morning peak period. That is about 10,000 people or six to eight MRT trains full of people, said Senior Minister of State
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      • 131 6/7 ABOUT 200 blocks of Housing Board flats are not suited to be given lifts on every floor, a situation that has led the Ministry of National Development to look into two unconventional lift systems that could solve the problem. One is a pneumatic vacuum
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    • 932 8  -  The Criminal Legal Aid Scheme fellow is also SINDA Youth Club vice-chairman BHAVNA VASNANI bhavnav@sph.com.sg WHEN she was young, Ms Sujatha Selvakumar’s mother had her enter storytelling and oratorical competitions, which evolved into participating in debate competitions in her secondary school and junior college. Doing law as
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    • Womenpreneurs
      • 621 12/13  -  Sanjna Parasrampuria Bhavna Vasnani STATUS quo was never good enough for Ms Sanjna Parasrampuria. The 35-year-old has a restless streak in her, something that her bosses would comment on. “All the bosses I’ve worked with said that I need change and I need to always be
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      • 507 12/13  -  Roshni Mahtani Amrita Kaur ROSHNI Mahtani (right) was writing for women’s and parenting magazines in New York when she decided to learn from hands-on experience what parenthood was really like, by babysitting two children. As a Singaporean living in the US, she realised that the culture of
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      • 463 12/13  -  Sonya Madeira Amrita Kaur SONYA Madeira built up her career in public relations in Mumbai before moving to Singapore in 2002. As an employee, she was deeply committed to building long-term relationships with clients and interested in leading a team of communication professionals. That led
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      • 848 14  -  Pranoti Nagarkar Israni Bhavna Vasnani SHE has a degree in mechanical engineering and designed and built the hardware for the Rotimatic prototype on her own. Yet when Ms Pranoti Nagarkar Israni met people to convince them to come on board her company, most
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    • 147 15 $7 million Spent to improve a 400m stretch of waterway along the Kallang River in Potong Pasir with new plants, lookout decks and an open plaza that can accommodate 750 people 1.6% Yearly rate of growth of India’s population, which will make it the most populous country by
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    • 423 15 “It’s not practical to expect maids not to have mobile phones these days. It’s a way for them to talk to their family.” Owner of Orange Employment Agency Shirley Ng commenting on how more employers are unhappy over their maids’ mobile phone usage “Arousal of curiosity is
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  • EDUCATION
    • 467 9 PSB Academy student has overcome his fear of public speaking and takes on leadership roles now COMING from an English-medi-um high school in Delhi, the Singapore curriculum proved a bit of a culture shock for 20-year-old Rushil Khera. Mr Khera, his mother and his younger sister
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    • 356 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) KHUSHI BHARDWAJ, Class 7B, IGCSE ANUSHIKA DUBEY, SANYA TRIKHA,
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 150 10  -  NEHA S. PULLARKAT, Class 3D MY PARENTS enrolled me in the summer fiesta organised by GIIS Balestier campus. The camp, from June 8 to 19, involved lots of activities such as batik painting, mosaic art and copper tooling art. There were also games like Dodgeball and Speed
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      • 168 10  -  ARYAN PANIGRAHI, Class 7A THE students of Classes 6 and 7 of GIIS East Coast campus went on a three-day learning journey to Tanjong Leman in Malaysia as part of the SEWA (Social Empowerment through Work and Action) programme of the CBSE-i curriculum. We began the trip
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    • 196 9 www.gnssmgapore.org Phenomenal success in IB results 2015! One IB worldwide topper (45/45) Two near-perfect scorers (44/45) Excellent school average of 36.03 points Once again, GIIS’ IB cohort has secured exceptional results in the IB Diploma examinations. Consistency in excellent results establishes the calibre of the IB Learner Profile at GIIS.
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  • OPINION
    • 776 11  -  community matters DR R.THEYVENDRAN THE fact is everyone wants success. The problem is just wanting (and not doing anything about it). It is human nature to expect things to fall into our laps. From the time we came into existence, we have managed to get
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 492 16  -  The poet-lyricist says the hardest part of writing is finishing the piece BHAVNA VASNANI bhavnav@sph.com.sg INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED lyricist, poet and film director Gulzar will be in Singapore on July 26, when he will spend an evening in a heart-to-heart conversation with Salim Arif, a wellknown
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    • 745 17 Movies based on journeys have become the new trend in Bollywood Indo-Asian News Service BE IT a train journey in Chennai Express, the National Highway journeys in Highway and NH10, a father-daughter journey from Delhi to Kolkata in entertainer Piku or a cruise trip in Dil Dhadakne
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    • 468 21 S’pore music ensemble wins hearts, ready for home premiere FLUSH with its success in India, Upasana A Homage (above) will premiere in Singapore on Aug 23. Third-generation Singaporean Lalitha Vaidyanathan is looking forward to the show. The Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir conductor since
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      • 167 21 KANU Behl’s directorial debut Titli will release in India on Oct 16. Titli (above), produced by Dibakar Banerjee and presented by Yash Raj Films, received rave reviews when it first screened at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival. It has since travelled to
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      • 163 21 ACTOR Sivakarthikeyan (below) is in experimental mode. He will be seen in three different get-ups in his upcoming, as-yet-untitled Tamil outing, which will be directed by debutant Bhagyaraj Bharathi. “Sivakarthikeyan, for the first time in his career, will be seen in three
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      • 185 21 Indo-Asian News Service AFTER producing Hindi films like Dehradun Diary and Trip To Bhangarh, Anita Nandwani and Yatin Nandwani (below) have entered into regional cinema with Marathi film Krupasindhu, which is a “socio-religious family drama”. “After producing two Hindi films, we were eager to make
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    • 423 22 DANCE Singapore Dance, Zee TV’s (Asia Pacific beam) first reality dance competition in Singapore, will premiere on July 18. After three gruelling months of training, the 12 finalists (seen on this page) are all set to take the stage to compete for the grand
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  • RELAX
    • 150 18 AHAM, Reflections Of The Self marks The Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) alumni’s first music and dance collaboration at the National Library Board (NLB) Drama Centre Theatre on July 18. The play presents a human being’s journey through life and portrays the
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    • 412 19 CONCERT GNaad-Yatra a dhrupad (form of north Indian classical music) concert by Pandit Uday Bhawalkar. Admission by invitation. When: July 19, 10am to noon Where: Temple of Fine Arts, 01-01 Central Square, 20 Havelock Road Contact: 6535-0509 or e-mail tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org GSpend an evening with artiste Gulzar in conversation
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    • 34 19 FESTIVAL Sri Krishna Mandir celebrates the festival of chariots with Jagannatha Ratha Yatra. Free admission. When: July 19, 5 to 10pm Where: Hougang Stadium Contact: Log on to www.chariotfest.sg
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    • Article, Illustration
      206 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which ring colour on the Olympic flag does not appear in a rainbow? a) Black b) White c) Grey 2. Penne, vermicelli and macaroni are varieties of which food item? a) Cake b) Pasta c) Soup 3. Bronze is an alloy of copper and which of
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 567 18 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Spiritual pursuits will give you immense satisfaction. Travelling for leisure will keep you energetic and happy. You will be filled with enthusiasm in carrying out your work. Taurus Success will come if you plan efficiently and are consistent. Organising your finances is important to avoid unnecessary expenditure.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 312 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Sound enhancer 5 Hard to rattle 9 “Little” Chaplin role 14 “It 15 Facial-tissue additive what you think!” 15 Facial-tissue additive 16 Projections from a hub 17 Dog’s bane 18 Small carps 19 Give off, as perspiration 20 Needing to watch every penny 23 Hereditary unit 24
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    • 48 19 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. G For solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 26 20 SOLUTIONS quiz 1. Black 2. Pasta 3. Tin 4. Heart 5. Feet 6. Brazil 7. Agatha Christie 8. Napoleon Bonaparte 9. Calendar 10. Dragons sudoku crossword
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  • SPORTS
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      826 23 Two-year suspension for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals while Meiyappan and Raj Kundra get life ban Indo-Asian News Service CHENNAI Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals have been suspended from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years by the Supreme Court-ap-pointed Justice Lodha Committee in the
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    • 175 23 Indoor Cricket League Indoor court cricket came alive at Turf City recently with two leagues currently running on an international standard pitch. This column will focus on results and star STAR PERFORMERS: performers on a weekly basis. You too can contribute by sending us your photographs via email or posting
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