Tabla, 4 December 2015

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MCI (P) 017/11/2015 SjSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4,2015
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  • Article, Illustration
    18 1 Former minister and ex-Temasek chairman S. Dhanabalan on SINDA and the Indian community PHOTO: TAMIL MURASU
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 79 2 ANTIQUE smugglers in Bihar have been stealing ancient idols of Mahavira and Buddha, with nearly 200 thefts in the last five years. Thefts have been reported from Gaya, Bhagalpur, Kishanganj, Vaishali, Begusarai, Saran, Samastipur, Jamui, Nalanda, Rohtas, Sitamarhi and Patna
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      • 102 2 WITH the onset of winter, the Indian capital has become more polluted. The photograph (right) shows pedestrians near smog-enveloped government offices on Rajpath on Dec 1. The air quality index in the city rose to 372, putting Delhi’s air in the hazardous category, according to the US
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      • 83 2 COMMUTERS can now flag a two-wheeler taxi after the service was launched in Gurgaon on Nov 30. The new service, called M-TAXI, was launched by Gurgaon deputy commissioner T.L. Satyaprakash and Road Transport Authority secretary Sushil Sarwan. It will also be launched across the
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      • 96 2 AS PART of the country’s commitment to global polio eradication, health minister J.P. Nadda has launched India’s first injectable inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). The vaccine will first be introduced in Assam, Gujarat, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. The IPV injection will be given
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      • 93 2 MADHYA Pradesh will recognise sign language as a separate language next year. The state will also set up 10 industrial training institutes to give vocational training to the hearing and speech impaired. The state government will provide education in sign language to those pursuing
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      • 107 2 THE recall will start this month and is for violating India’s anti-pollution norms, according to a senior government official. Last month, officials found cars made by Volkswagen in India had violated nitrogen oxide emission norms. It found significantly higher variation in some of Volkswagen’s
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      • 90 2 THE Madras High Court Bench has issued a dress code for men, women and children who want to visit temples maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department in Tamil Nadu. Justice S. Vaidyanathan ordered that from Jan 1 next year,
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      • 85 2 THE Maharashtra government has made domestic toilets compulsory for all those aspiring to get elected to municipal corporations and councils. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who chaired the Cabinet meeting, said that candidates contesting elections of Municipal Council and Corporations will have to prove
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      • 99 2 PRESIDENT Pranab Mukherjee has approved a law in Maharashtra that will amend the Factories Act, allowing women to work shifts from 7pm to 6am. Maharashtra industries minister Subhash Desai told The Hindu: “This is a big decision and will help in
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      • 178 2 HEAVY rain and flooding brought life to a standstill in Chennai. Flights from Chennai airport were suspended on Dec 1 night as the runway was flooded and water was almost touching the undercarriage of aircraft. At press time, reports mentioned that flights would most probably
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    • 1050 4/5  -  Indian designers are promoting eco-friendly fabrics in their collections SUREKHA KADAPA-BOSE Women’s Feature Service HIS festive season, fashion has gone green T with a vengeance. A trend, which started with Stella McCartney’s sustainable clothing line that wowed style pundits and won her Britain’s Designer of the
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    • 540 6 Kerala NRI businessman spends Rs50 crores on daughter’s wedding THE bride glittered from head to toe. She was decked out in diamonds. But it was the wedding arena which grabbed the headlines in much of India. On Nov 26, Kerala Non-resident Indian (NRI) businessman Ravi Pillai’s
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    • 382 7 Nearly 10,000 join hands in peaceful protest demanding better road and civic amenities WHITEFIELD is one of the most sought-after areas in Bengaluru. Several big IT companies have their offices there and residential apartments are in big demand. But if you have to travel in and out
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    • 149 7 THE VELAMMAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Velammal Knowledge Park, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India, Phone: +91 99 3293 9339 26. Email: infoptvis.in I www.tvis.in Integrated Coaching for SAT, TOEFL, IELTS, FCE, CLAT, NATA, NID, NIFT, B.Des, IAS Additional Subjects for Classes XI XII CBSE Engineering Graphics I History I Geography I Entrepreneurship I
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 505 8 PM Lee lauds Sikhs’ contribution to Singapore at community event PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong celebrated the nation’s golden jubilee with the Sikh community on Nov 28. Gracing the community dinner held at the Raffles Town Club ballroom, he launched a coffee-table book published
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    • Article, Illustration
      1551 12/13  -  WILSON SILAS DAVID wsilas@sph.com.sg Wilson Silas David is a journalist with Tamil Murasu. ONLY eight people have been awarded the prestigious Order of Temasek (First Class) Singapore’s highest civilian honour. The latest addition to the illustrious list is Mr S. Dhanabalan, who received the award from President Tony
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, DBS BANK  -  1,551 words
    • 1604 14  -  Mr Dhanabalan talks about issues affecting the Indian community in Singapore Wilson Silas David Q: Can you take us through SINDA’s development and its relevance today? A: At first, I was not very much in favour of SINDA because I felt that this was a national
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    • 198 15 $159.3 million Amount needy patients in Singapore received through Medifund in the last financial year 1.43 lakh Cataract operations done in Kerala so far this year, compared to 1.36 lakh done in the whole of last year 50% Of women in Singapore are unaware that they could have
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    • 485 15 “It provides a boost to three Es enterprises, earning and empowerment. The scheme encourages enterprises, provides opportunity for earning and, in the truest sense, empowers people. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said about 66 lakh people, including 24 lakh women in India, have benefited from the Mudra
      PHOTOS: IANS, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  485 words
    • singapore snippets
      • 123 16/17 MORE than a billion dollars will be spent upfront on the 99 new MRT trains for Singapore’s train network, but Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan thinks it is a worthy investment in the ongoing quest to achieve higher rail reliability. In his latest blog post on
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      • 102 16/17 COMMUTERS transferring between train lines at two interchange stations on the upcoming Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) will have to exit and re-enter at the fare gates. This is the first time commuters will have to do so anywhere along the Singapore rail network. At Newton
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      • 146 16/17 NEW touches such as waterfront steps and phone-charging benches have been added to the historic Civic District, and more improvements are on the way. The aim is to make the Civic District a more pleasant place to walk around, with added greenery and pedestrian-friendly changes.
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      • 95 16/17 SINGAPORE’S first metal recovery facility that extracts metals from incinerated rubbish was opened officially by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on Dec 1. It is operated by waste-management company Remex Minerals Singapore, which won the tender to build the 1.4ha facility
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    • 451 16/17 THERE will be more music and stricter alcohol enforcement at next year’s Thaipusam. The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) will also halve the cost of carrying the kavadi during the religious event. These are some of the changes that those taking part in Thaipusam can expect
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    • 130 16/17 Happy occasion...Malabar Gold Diamonds held its 22nd anniversary celebration at its Syed Alwi Road outlet on Nov 28. About 150 customers were treated to high tea and witnessed the cake-cutting ceremony (above). The guests were told about plans for 22 more new showrooms in India, the Middle East
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    • 155 16/17 SINGAPORE has the second-highest proportion of diabetics among the developed nations, a new report by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has revealed. Some 10.53 per cent of people here aged between 20 and 79 are estimated to have the chronic disease, after correcting
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    • 151 16/17 PAP starts work for next GE... the People’s Action Party (PAP) has started preparing for the next general election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Mr Lee (third from left) told past and present PAP MPs (including former officeholders, from left, Mr Lui Tuck
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  151 words
    • 253 16/17 INCOMES here grew strongly this year due to the tight labour market, but economists caution that this is unlikely to continue next year, given the sombre economic outlook. Median income, including employer Central Provident Fund contributions, rose 4.7 per cent for full-time employed residents
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    • 195 16/17 MOBILE Air boss Jover Chew Chiew Loon (right) who, with his workers, cheated 26 victims into agreeing to buy mobile devices worth $16,599, was sentenced to 33 months’ jail on Nov 30. The 33-year-old was fined $2,000 for insulting a Chinese national by making
      PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER  -  195 words
    • 227 16/17 EMPLOYERS will continue to receive subsidies for hiring older workers for at least another year, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) announced on Dec 1. A wage subsidy to reward those who voluntarily re-employ older locals will be extended beyond its original deadline of
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  • EDUCATION
    • 354 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) NIKITA VATTAS, Class 11 A Level ON NOV 14, our
      PHOTOS: DPSIS  -  354 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 185 10  -  ISHANI ROY, Class 2D THE bond that we share with our grandparents is very special and to honour this special tie, our school organised Grandparents’ Day on Oct 30. Our class teacher, Ms Farida Shopurwala, encouraged all of us to showcase our talents. We were all
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      • Article, Illustration
        271 10  -  KRISHNA THYAGARAJ, Class 2C HUSSAIN SHOPURWALA, Class 2B OUR school celebrated Literary Week for Classes 1, 2 and 3 with three events from Nov 9 to 13. On the first day “Marvellous Monday”, we had to write an acrostic poem on the word “world”. I learnt that
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  • NEWS
    • 813 11  -  It is one of the most exciting challenges on the emerging innovation frontier innovation SEERAM RAMAKRISHNA Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is the director of Center for Nanofibers Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore. INGAPORE is buzzing with S start-up companies. It is now home to over
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 538 18 Lead actor Prabhas credits the team for the movie’s good showing Indo-Asian News Service THE phenomenal success of S.S. Rajamouli’s Baah u b a l i emerged as India’s biggest w hi c h h as emerged as India’s biggest blockbuster, has made its lead actor Prabhas
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    • 491 18 Indo-Asian News Service AFTER superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan stirred the hornet’s nest with their comments on the growing intolerance in India, critically-acclaimed actress and film-maker Nandita Das (below) says curbs on freedom of expression are taking a “dangerous” turn and speaking
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  491 words
    • mirch masala
      • 161 19 BARELY a year ago, he was seen pedalling around in the eastern metropolis in a kurta and hat for Shoojit Sircar’s Piku. On Nov 28, megastar Amitabh Bachchan was back on the road in Kolkata this time on a scooter
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      • 156 19 LAST seen in romantic war drama Kanche, actress Pragya Jaiswal (below left) will play Ravi Teja’s love interest in upcoming Telugu film Yevado Okadu, which went on the floors last month and will hit the screens next summer. “Pragya was
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      • 202 19 ACTRESS Kriti Sanon (below right), who has been roped in for director Mohit Suri’s next film titled Half Girlfriend, an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s book by the same name, says she likes the script but can’t talk about it right now.
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    • LOOKING GOOD
      • 382 19  -  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. THERE are no shortcuts to weight loss. It is
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  • RELAX
    • 198 20 Indo-Asian News Service WHY should girls have all the fun? Men too can make a fashion statement. Angad Singh Malhotra, owner and designer of Mr Fox, a bespoke luxury label, shares tips that can help you ace the festive style: G For men
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    • Article, Illustration
      288 21 QUIZ Pan IIM-Mind aMaze quiz by quizmaster Joy Bhattacharjya. Free admission but need to register. When: Dec 5, 3pm Where: DBS Auditorium, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Tower 3, Level 3 Contact: Log on to www.eventbrite.sg/e/pan-iim-mind-amaze-quiz-registration-**********3 COMEDY Indian Invasion Comedy a desi stand-up comedy presenting three comedians from India
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    • 59 21 CHILDAID 2015 The 11th annual concert, in aid of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, features music talents. Tickets: $112 (VIP), $38, $28 $18 When: Dec 4 5, 7.30pm Where: Grand Theatre, MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay
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    • Article, Illustration
      195 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. In Nepal, which peak is known as Sagarmatha? a) Mount Everest b) Annapurna I. c) Nanga Parbat 2. What is the opening page on a particular site of the World Wide Web called? a) New page b) Home page c) Loaded page 3. Who among these
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 532 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries You will be benefit from visiting temples and involving yourself in acts of devotion. Practising meditation will be good for you. Taurus Egoistic tendencies should be avoided in a relationship. Try not to feel too dissatisfied with your circumstances and be as realistic as possible. Gemini Others
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 299 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Trodden way 5 All excited 10 Places to get pampered 14 Beehive’s kin? 15 Computer telephone hook-up 16 Bearer of the Golden Fleece 17 Downright evasive 20 Recover a fumble? 21 It is in most dialogue? 22 End of Jack Horner’s boast 23 Delay 24 Commendation 27
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    • 46 21 SUDOKU The objectiveis 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 uniquedigits going across and down over the large grid. G For solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • 380 22 Indo-Asian News Service WEAVING a story with a “real-life context” and with superstars into mainstream cinema is quite a challenge, says film-maker Kabir Khan (right), known for films like Kabul Express, New York and the blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan. “Commercial success is important,
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 29 22 SOLUTIONS quiz 1. Mount Everest 2. Home page 3. Facundo Roncaglia 4. Adam Sandler 5. Mowgli 6. Norway 7. John Green 8. Hippopotamus 9. Charminar 10. Ginger sudoku crossword
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 778 23  -  Indian batsmen need to show more skill in this department HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg OR six months after the Delhi Test, India don’t play any Test cricket. It means White balls, flat pitches, smaller boundaries. It means bat bullying ball again. And that is just another reason
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