Tabla, 1 April 2016

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  • 23 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 MCI (P) 017/11/2015
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  • Article, Illustration
    67 1 Indian scientists in Singapore come up with two innovations that can have a big impact in healthcare In the works... (above) this tiny sensor on a Singapore 5-cent coin can be implanted in an IV drip to regulate the flow. (Above right) this chip, 1cm by 1cm,
    PHOTOS: SMART, AMRITA KAUR  -  67 words
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    • 115 1 World Academy (Singapore) SINGAPORE'S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL STUDENTS Explore the GWA Difference at our Open Day on 16 April www.gwa.edu.sg/openday CPE Registration Number: *****3726H. Registration Period: 19 March 2013 to 18 March 2017. CHENNAI GIRLS EYE BOXING GLORY PAGE 23 OXING GLORY MMI CEO LAUNCHES AUTOBIOGRAPHY PAGE 11 BUDGET
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 94 2 TO CONTROL noise pollution, the Madras high court has ordered the authorities to carry out inspections and ensure action against owners of religious places that use horn-type loudspeakers. The counsel for the petitioner has given specific examples of 44 religious places where the
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      • 83 2 THE Uttar Pradesh government has made it mandatory for students in primary schools to sing the national anthem daily. In the new academic calendar, schools must also observe Cleanliness Day every Wednesday. The state government directive added that primary schools will operate
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      • 68 2 CRACKS appeared on Shimla’s Cart Road (above) causing a jam on March 29. The cracks appeared at a spot near which earth is being excavated for the construction of a parking complex. Deputy mayor Tikender Panwar told The Tribune: “The entire road may cave in.
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      • 84 2 A RARE dusky eagle owl fledgling at Taj Mahal was rescued by wildlife officials and sent to the Wildlife Hospital of Wildlife SOS in Agra on March 25. Officials said it will be released back into its natural habitat once it recovers. Efforts are
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      • 73 2 THE Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 22 satellites, including micro and nano ones from foreign countries, in a single mission in May. It is the highest number of satellites to be launched by ISRO, which had previously sent 10 satellites into orbit in
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      • 89 2 INDIAN citizens can soon dial one number 112 for all emergency services including the police, fire brigade and ambulance. Official sources said it will be launched within months. Currently, they need to dial different numbers for different emergencies 100 for the police, 102 for
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      • 82 2 IN THE picture above, a farmer grazes cows in a field of tomatoes in the village of Alindra, in Nadiad Taluka district, 55km from Ahmedabad. Due to an unseasonal rise in temperature, crops have ripened early causing an excess in supply, making
        PHOTOS: © AFP, IANS  -  82 words
      • 86 2 TWO villages in Andhra Pradesh Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka will be the first in India to run completely on solar power from this year, under the Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna. It is a village development project to develop the infrastructure of villages.
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      • 83 2 URGENT repairs to the structure of the 136-year-old Napier Museum in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, will begin this month. Zoo director K. Gangadharan told The Hindu that the repairs would be preliminary to the complete renovation of the museum planned by the Department
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    • 33 2 fr Kitaab launches Sunita Lad Bhamray’s novel, Ganga Jamuna on Friday, 8 April, 6.30pm at BooksActually, No. 9 Yong Siak Street Tiong Bahru, Singapore *****5 All arc invited. Ganga Jamuna RSVP at Kitaab.sg@gmail.com
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 966 4 / 5  -  ABHIJIT GHOSH, GAURAV TIJORIWALLA IN HIS maiden Budget speech, Singapore’s new Finance Minister, Mr Heng Swee Keat, laid the foundation for our shared vision of enhanced social cohesion and economic growth. Times are changing and changing fast. Taking heed of this fast-changing environment, Mr
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES, JTC, PWC SINGAPORE  -  966 words
    • 231 4 / 5 G Increase of cap on deal values for the mergers and acquisitions tax allowance to $40 million a year. G Exemption for gains on disposal of equity investments is extended to May 31, 2022. G Extension of the Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation scheme to March 31, 2020.
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    • 179 4 / 5 A “NEXT-GENERATION” industrial park of the future called the Jurong Innovation District, was announced by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in line with the Government’s strategy to drive growth through innovation. This district (above) will house learning, research, innovation and production activities together. The Business
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    • 528 10 / 11 ON MARCH 23, the chairman of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) Gopinath Pillai and CEO of Sports Hub Singapore Manu Sawhney launched a book titled Nation At Play: A History Of Sport In India. The book, authored by senior research fellow
      PHOTOS: ISAS  -  528 words
    • 477 10 / 11 THE Tamil Language Council has planned a month-long series of literary, oratorical and cultural events to encourage the community to “Love Tamil, Speak Tamil”. Celebrating the 10th year of the Tamil Language Festival, it has lined up 42 programmes by 40 partners from
      PHOTO: TAMIL LANGUAGE COUNCIL  -  477 words
    • 488 10 / 11 HE’S made a success of himself from door-to-door encyclopaedia salesman to the founder of a global chain of quality pre-schools. Now, Dr T. Chandroo will be passing his entrepreneurial knowledge to the next generation through his autobiography, Reach The Top With Big Dreams. The book
      PHOTO: MMI GROUP  -  488 words
    • Tiny but smart
      • 1000 12 / 13  -  AMRITA KAUR DR ARINDAM Basu was intrigued after watching videos of paralysed patients in the US using a brain implant system to help them move their limbs through a computer. The patients were suffering from tetraplegia paralysis caused by illness or injury that
        PHOTOS: LIANHE ZAOBAO, NTU  -  1,000 words
      • 1064 12 / 13 amritak@sph.com.sg MEANWHILE, researchers from SMART are also making waves with another innovation that will benefit the healthcare industry. As part of his thesis assignment in 2010, Dr Ajay Kottapalli had to create a sensor that detects changes in water pressure for marine vehicles. He
        PHOTOS: SMART  -  1,064 words
    • singapore snippets
      • 143 14 / 15 A STUDY has revealed that 410,000 Tamils from the state were residing in Singapore in 2015. Coordinated by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Thiruvananthapuram, the survey of 20,000 households across Tamil Nadu was commissioned by the Non-resident Tamils Welfare Board under the state’s Commissioner
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      • 129 14 / 15 LOCAL vegetation fires and wind convergence over Singapore could have contributed to the burning smell detected in some parts of the island on March 29, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). While hot spot activities in the region have been low, there has been a rise
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      • 105 14 / 15 THE Elections Department is gearing up for the Bukit Batok by-election, saying it will update the electoral registers on April 14. Its statement on March 28 said the Registration Officer will update the list of voters based on the addresses in their identity cards
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      • 102 14 / 15 A NEW method, known as liquid biopsy, to track how a cancer is progressing in a patient, could be offered as early as this year, said the National Cancer Centre Singapore and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star). The new test is less painful, cheaper
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    • 247 14 / 15 TEAMS are being set up to develop road maps for more than 20 economic sectors as part of efforts to get Singapore’s companies fu-ture-ready. In his first comments since the Budget on March 24, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on March 28 that these
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    • 187 14 / 15 Challenges ahead.. Challenges ahead... four key challenges confront Singapore in the next 50 years, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said at a forum in Nanyang Technological University (left) on March 28. These are: Balancing financial prudence with higher social spending, a rapidly ageing population that does not replace
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  187 words
    • 348 14 / 15 TO COPE with rapidly-rising kidney failure numbers here, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is building its largest dialysis centre a $12 million complex in Jurong with 24-hour dialysis, dedicated to kidney care. The new facility, 10 times the size of regular
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  348 words
    • 272 14 / 15 COMMUTERS can now use some mobile phones with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to pay their bus and train fares. Just as they do with their ez-link cards, commuters can tap their handsets at MRT and LRT fare gates, as well
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    • 440 16 “I’m still learning about the (startup) culture… and some of the innovativeness is riskier than I would have expected in my years at Tata.” Chairman emeritus of India’s Tata Sons and fervent angel investor Ratan Tata (below) at a lunch forum attended by some 100 industry leaders
      PHOTOS: IANS  -  440 words
    • 156 16 3km-long Tree trail to be launched in Civil District by the National Parks Board on May 1 558 Drink-driving cases were recorded in Delhi on Holi 9 Average number of hours Singaporeans spend in their car a week 3,700 Chemist stores will be opened in Odisha by the
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    • 65 17 Radha Madhav Satsang, Singapore celebrated the colourful festival of Holi on March 26 at Labrador Park. The festival brought together people of different cultures and religions. The event started with a yoga session and the more than 150 people there were treated to delicacies later. Children
      PHOTO: RADHA MADHAV SATSANG  -  65 words
    • 332 17 Four Indian community groups hold Holi festivities along with Katong CC THERE was food. There was music and there were 400kg of coloured powder imported from India. Add 3,000 Indians to the mix and you get a colourful fiesta. They were there at a field in Tanjong
      PHOTOS: MARWARI MITRA MANDAL (SINGAPORE)  -  332 words
    • 96 17 Holi at the Wave... Rang de holi, a festival of colours, was celebrated on March 26 at Wave House in Sentosa. Organisers said close to 6,000 people attended the event. It featured wet non-toxic colours. DJ Kevin and DJ Dalvin along with bhangra and fusion drummers
      PHOTO: GSVTEC  -  96 words
  • Page 4 / 5 Advertisements
    • 197 4 / 5 HMPnCT Where Ideas Ignite the Network 8-9 April 2016, Singapore Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre A Global IIM Alumni event The Pan IIM Alumni presents the 3rd edition of IIMPACT, a global thought-leadership conclave. Brings together global corporate leaders, leading entrepreneurs, social change-makers and technology pioneers under one roof. Introducing
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  • BUSINESS
    • 1009 6  -  Singapore start-up Tequila Shot Entertainment raises funds for and produces dramas shot in India AM RITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg ONE was in Singapore, the other in Mumbai but brothers Sudhanshu and Saurabh Tewari were facing the same dilemma their careers had reached a plateau, they
      PHOTO: AMRITA KAUR  -  1,009 words
    • 370 7 Third global conclave of IIM alumni in Singapore has tomorrow in mind OVER 1,200 business leaders are expected to gather at the third global edition of IIMPACT here on April 8 and 9. This will be the biggest global thought leadership conclave organised by the Pan IIM
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    • Article, Illustration
      104 7 Giving back...jeweller Malabar Gold Diamonds, which has three showrooms in Singapore, is contributing US$2.72 million to the UAE’S Al Jalila Foundation to support research in genetic diseases. In the picture, Malabar Group chairman M.P. Ahammad is handing over the amount to the foundation’s chairperson of the board of
      PHOTO: MALABAR GOLD & DIAMONDS  -  104 words
    • 6 7 RS49.05 US$0.73 A$0.96 ¤0.65 £0.51
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  • EDUCATION
    • 246 8 APPLICATIONS are now open for the Lim Kim San Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, funded by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Foundation and set up in 2003 on the suggestion of the late Mr Lim Kim San, former executive chairman of SPH, is
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    • 387 9  -  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) NIRMALA RAJ, Grade 8D ON FEB 21, history enthusiasts
      PHOTOS: NPSIS  -  387 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 253 9  -  ROHIT THOTA, IB Year 1 NINE students from NPSI Arunima Sircar, Ankith Mannath, Mallika Mankad and myself from IB Year 1; Badala Abhay Ram and Mayuri Gupta from Grade 9, and Mehul Gupta, Archith Sahu and Rishi Agarwal from Grade 8 participated in this year’s NTUMUN from Feb
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      • 195 9  -  VIJAY SIDDHARTH, Grade 10 IGCSE B I WAS excited to receive an e-mail announcing that I’d been selected as a participant to pitch for my book The Great Living Chola Temples Volume 1: The Ascent at the Bangalore LitFest LitMart on Dec 5 and 6.
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    • 181 8 r. www.gnssmgapore.org Global Indian International School Nurturing Global Citizens Thanks to teachers of Global Montessori'Plus^ 1 my son has blossomed into a confident child with excellent socfal and learning skills.’’ Ms Lavanya Lakshmanan Parent of Shiv Banerjee (Class 1) student of GIIS East Coast Campus Global Montessori Plus (2015 Testimonial)
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    • 137 8 Delight“Fool” Sale 1 3 Apr (Fri Sun) ONE HOLIDAY, ENDLESS ADVENTURES Chan Brothers Exclusive Sailing 3N Mother’s Day Long Weekend Cruise on Voyager of the Seas with Oli 96.8FM DJs Anand Vimala Singapore Penang Singapore 3N Shipboard Accommodation on Voyager of the Seas Mother’s Day Celebration with “Best Dressed Mom”
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    • 58 16 Organised by CARNIVAL ENTERTAINMENT V,.' Tt Live in Symphony Orchestra Performing with 45 Musicians Saturday, 23rd April 2016 The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore. 7.30 pm onwards l Featuring S'pore Celebrity Host, Renuka from Radio Masti 96.3 FM 10% off till 10th April 2016 Tickets-www.sistic.com.sg For More Details -*****628 kr
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 400 18 Indo-Asian News Service SAROD maestro Amjad Ali Khan (far right), who has enthralled audiences across the globe with his mellifluous music, is concerned that today people are more interested in fusion than pure classical music. “Today people are more interested to see collaborations. Why are
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: IANS  -  400 words
    • 399 18 Indo-Asian News Service AFTER creating waves with his Haryanvi song Chull, which is now part of the film Kapoor Sons, Haryanvi singer and rapper Fazilpuria (left) is keen to promote his birthplace Haryana and says that he will sing in his native language as long
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    • 192 19 THE Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Little Company brings to the stage a new take on the epic tale of monkey god Hanuman adapted from the Ramayana. Its new play Hanuman The Superhero Monkey is based on the stories of Hanuman, who destroys monsters, defeats evil
      PHOTO: SRT  -  192 words
    • 161 19 For invitations and registration for the Masterclass, call 6535-0509 or e-mail tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org THIS month, the Temple of Fine Arts (TFA) will present Musical Conversations with O.S. Arun Concert and Masterclass by Carnatic vocalist O.S. Arun (left). O.S. Arun hails from a family of
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    • LOOKING GOOD
      • 413 19  -  Dr Komathy Rajaratnam HAIR loss has become a common problem for women. While hair thinning has become socially acceptable (even attractive sometimes) for men, in women it is most devastating. How do I know if I have hair loss? You find a large amount of
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  • RELAX
    • mirch masala
      • 193 20 VETERAN actor Prem Chopra (right) says no artiste from the film industry retires voluntarily. At the launch of the first look of his film Udanchoo, Chopra was asked about still working at the age of 80. “It’s a good thing, if I keep
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      • 149 20 FILM-MAKER Aishwaryaa R. Dhanush (below) is all set to launch her autobiography Standing On An Apple Box. Aishwaryaa, the elder daughter of veteran actor Rajinikanth and wife of Kollywood actor Dhanush, has penned her life story as a celebrity child, star wife, film-maker and
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      • 185 20 SHE became a hero to millions when she pursued her passion for dancing with a Jaipur foot and also plunged into acting. Veteran actress-danseuse Sudha Chandran (right) says she considers it the “biggest honour” when someone looks up to her as a “role
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    • 36 21 TALK Sadhguru (below) will talk about Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, a yogic practice. Need to register. When: April 9 10 Where: Marina Bay Sands Expo Contact: 6100-4064 or log on to www.ishayoga.sg/sadhguru
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    • Article, Illustration
      206 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Which country did Just Fontaine represent in the FIFA World Cup? a) France b) Italy c) Germany 2) Calamari is plural of the Latin word “calamaro”, which means… a) Bottle neck b) Pen case c) Triangular shape 3) Employee number 16 of Google is at present
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      424 21 CELEBRATION Holi celebration organised by Buona Vista CC IAEC and Buona Vista Zone C RC. Light-coloured attire. Tickets: $2 (inclusive of food and coloured powder) When: April 3, 9 t0 11.30am Where: Amphitheatre next to Blk 9 Holland Avenue Contact: 6777-4169 or e-mail tan_miao_xian@pa.gov.sg SIFAS SIFAS Festival Of
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 571 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS FUTURE SPEAKS Aries There will be a lot of tension around. Financially this is going to be a difficult time. Health will require much care. Taurus The adverse trend continues, but there are some unexpected gains and an increase in your income which will help you to stay
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 300 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Carved Native American pole 6 Risk a ticket 11 Bon (clever comment) 14 Thing attached to the soft palate 15 Metrical units 16 Jungle swinger 17 No couch potato, he 19 Puppy’s bite 20 ATM ID 21 out (dress up) 22 The Phantom Menace boy 23 Unnamed
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    • 40 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.
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  • 198 22 Indo-Asian News Service CROP tops, blazers and shrugs look best when paired with high-waist pants, says Pooja Prabhan, a look good adviser for online fashion store Myntra. Get short on top Crop tops look amazing with high-waist trousers. Add towering heels and you are
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  • SPORTS
    • 987 23  -  Chennai girls are training hard to become professional boxers HEMA VIJAY Women’s Feature Service EVERY day after they are done with their classes Chithra, Mercy, Kalaivani, Gayathri and others make a beeline for a sandy ground located near the Police Boys Girls Club and the Housing Board
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    • star column
      • 949 24  -  Virat Kohli is equal to any challenge but is cool enough not to let the fire singe him HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg FROM the time he was a very young man, a fire has raged within Virat Kohli. An angry flame that licked at the surface
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