Tabla, 12 August 2016

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 12,2016 MCI (P) 017/11/2015
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 93 2 A DELHI government assessment of Class 6 students in 1,011 schools has shown that 74 per cent of them faced difficulties reading a paragraph from their textbooks. The survey also showed that 8 per cent of them were clueless about Hindi alphabet, while 46
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      • 97 2 AIR India chief Ash wani Lohani has urged employees to stop sending him bouquets of flowers and also make sure that fewer officials see him off at airports. Mr Lohani, who will complete one year at the end of this
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      • 112 2 ODISHA chief minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a pension scheme for the weaver community in the state. The scheme, Baristha Bunakar SahayataYojana, was launched on National Handloom Day on Aug 7. It gave out Rs500 pension to the weavers on the day. The
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      • 110 2 PATIENTS who require kidney dialysis in Kerala’s Trichur district can get free rides between the hospital and their home with Kidney Taxi. This is an initiative by the Kidney Federation of India. The Federation chairman Fr Davis Chiramel noted that there were about 500
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      • 88 2 THOSE who have complaints on traffic movement or would like to report on the sale of cannabis or other problems can chat with Mangaluru police commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar or deputy commissioner of police (law and order) K.M. Shantaraju every Friday between 10am
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      • 102 2 IN A bid to push its tiger conservation efforts, India will set up its first tiger cell at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) campus in Dehradun. A memorandum of understanding regarding the setting up of the cell will be signed between the
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    • 780 4 Bezwada Wilson’s 32 years of crusade against manual scavenging wins him the Ramon Magsaysay Award SELECTING Mr Bezwada Wilson (right), 50, the Ramon Magsaysay Award committee said about him in its citation: “In electing Bezwada Wilson to receive the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award, the board
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    • 408 4 Indo-Asian News Service HE PUBLISHES e-books, uploading millions of words onto cyberspace and he is proud that he charges zilch for them, even though some have seen over 150,000 downloads. T. Shrinivasan, 33, an instrumentation engineering alumnus from the University of Madras, runs the
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    • Article, Illustration
      819 6 / 7  -  Indian PM Modi has captured attention on the world stage but relations with Pakistan and China remain challenging AMITENDU PALIT The author is Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. NEARLY halfway through his
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    • 842 8 / 9  -  But upcoming UP elections will be a referendum on his popularity RONOJOY SEN The writer is a Senior Research Fellow at ISAS and SASP, National University of Singapore. WITH Independence Day approaching, the Indian government has received a huge shot in the arm. The Rajya Sabha
      PHOTOS: AFP  -  842 words
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    • 69 5 th Year r I i corner zqj A t Eras Singapore INTERNATIONAL INDIAN EXP***** FREE ENTRY SUNTEC CONVENTION EXHIBITION CENTRE, HALL: 401 402 22nd 25th SEPTEMBER 2016,10AM TO 10PM H A ifeu EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS OVER 160 EXHIBITORS FOOD, FUN FESTIVITY LUCKY DRAW PRIZES ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY APPEARANCE r Pli CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
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    • 56 6 / 7 53% T 4.» -9. Hafia Gm?! THE UNFURLING OF THE TRICOLOUR ON THE OCCASION OF 69TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 0900 HRS ON 15 AUGUST, 2016 (MONDAY) AT THE HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA, 31 GRANGE ROAD, SINGAPORE *****2. ALL INDIAN NATIONALS AND FRIENDS OF INDIA ARE
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    • 53 6 / 7 AUGUST INDEPENDENCE DAY With compliments from The Forum of Indian Banks A AXIS BANK flte 3ffjn ad)c,i BankofBaroda Bank of India a IH III fRg Cations flip 6eyond Sanding Indian Overseas Bank IEXIM BANK f^T^rfcT—3TRTTcT «f«f> EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA 0 ICICI Bank 0SBI STATE BANK OF INDIA UCO BANK
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    • 152 8 / 9 Happy Independence Day, Jndia! STRAITS LAW Advocates COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS Solicitors AND NOTARY PUBLIC Straits Law Practice LLC, 9 Raffles Place #32-00, Republic Plaza, S(*****9) Tel: (65) 6713 0200 Fax: (65) 6538 1311 Web: www.straitslaw.com.sg Areas of Practice Litigation Practice Group Arbitration Building Construction Disputes Business Commercial Disputes Corporate Insolvency
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    • 72 8 / 9 Stay anywhere... Phir bhi UiL hai Hindustani Independence Day wishes from the National Carrier. Qal ‘’H'ivib! ..■.■I'* ■4. Call Toll Free: 1800 180 1407 or n visit www.airindia.in Stay connected K p Available on the GET IT ON App Store I Google play HA MMMA A STAR ALLIANCE MEMBER Air
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  • NEWS
    • 385 10 Naveen Jain’s Moon Explorer receives US government approval to launch a craft that will explore the moon for minerals that can be mined Indo-Asian News Service AN INDIAN-American entrepreneur has begun a countdown for launching a moon lander next year after the
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  385 words
    • innovation
      • 556 11  -  An innovative climate challenges people to take risks within a safe environment THOMAS MENKHOFF The writer is professor of organisational behaviour and human resources (education), Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU), and academic director of SMU’s Master of Science in Innovation
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    • 76 10 15th August 2016 Happy Independence Day! India. i>h£’s eomc a long way. As she marks another year of freedom, we celebrate the growth of the Indian. i NPS NPS International School CPE Registration Number: *****7600E Registration Period: 15 July 2014 to 14 July 2018 10-12 Chai Chee Lane, Singapore *****1
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  • EDUCATION
    • 394 12  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s whytabla! 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) ABHYARTHANA PRADHAN, ABHYARTHANA PRADHAN, Grade 11 A Level ON JULY 14,
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • Article, Illustration
        286 12  -  ANIRUDDHA MALGIKAR Grade 7 C IN early April, I learnt about the “DBS Junior Idol” competition. Initially, I was a little hesitant as I lacked experience, but my parents and my music teacher, Mr Anand Dhamelia (HOD, Dept. of Music), encouraged me to overcome my fear of failure.
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      • 250 12  -  SANJANA PINGALI, SANJANA PINGALI, Grade 10 IGCSE NURSERY rhymes, an integral part of our early childhood years, also offer a fun way of developing communication and memorisation skills. That is why on July 8, our Kindergarten celebrated Recitation Day. All the students prepared a popular rhyme to
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    • 275 13 Indo-Asian News Service AN engineer who came up with a robotics training start-up last year announced on July 30 that he would adopt 70 slum children to sharpen their start-up culture. Young entrepreneur Akshay Ahuja, 23, launched the initiative in Chandigarh, capital of the
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: AFP  -  275 words
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 285 14 / 15 WITH less than a year to go before a new re-employment law kicks in, unionised companies in Singapore are pulling ahead, with nearly three-quar-ter already rehiring workers beyond age 65. The number of unionised companies doing this has nearly doubled from a year ago,
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    • 266 14 / 15 FOR 192 people, Aug 9 was their first time celebrating National Day as Singapore citizens. They were presented with their new identity cards and citizenship certificates at a national citizenship ceremony organised by Tampines GRC on Aug 9 at Temasek Polytechnic.
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    • 214 14 / 15 SIXTEEN teams signed up for the IA National Day Cricket 6s 2016 Migrant Workforce Challenge held over Aug 7 and 9. This the 16th edition of the IA ND6s and the organisers decided to dedicate this year’s tournament to the cricket-playing migrant workers here. After the preliminary
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    • 432 14 / 15 SINGAPORE’S unity is under threat from global forces, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is confident Singaporeans will “hold together and succeed”. In a solemn National Day Message on TV, he said: “Half a century ago, when we embarked on our na-tion-building journey, we could
      PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER; PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  432 words
    • 246 14 / 15 FORMER head of Civil Service Peter Ho Ho, 62, is the only recipient of the Distinguished Service Order this year. He led the Civil Service from 2005 until his retirement in 2010. A total of 3,959 individuals received National Day honours this year. Four were awarded
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    • 302 16 “We have our regulars, but young people prefer to shop at air-conditioned supermarkets, which offer loyalty programmes. Add that to the higher operational costs for utilities and supplies, and it’s about time for us to throw in the towel.” Madam Teo Say Hong, owner of vegetable stall
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    • 148 16 1,000Pairs of shoes were distributed to school children in Delhi by actor Manoj Bajpayee and sports minister Vijay Goel 10,000The approximate number of tin cans used to set up a 3D installation of The Merlion at Bedok Mall for the nation’s 51st birthday 2,200 Number of tigers in
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      695 17 Film on Pushpa in works, Naomi Watts approached Indo-Asian News Service PUSHPA, a vibrant account of Danish designer-turned writer Inger Solberg’s experiences in India over 15 years, is set to be adapted for the big screen. The makers are in talks with British actress Naomi Watts for the
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTOS: AFP, IANS  -  695 words
    • 1250 18 / 19  -  Local Indian cast in long-running TV drama open up on their challenges and experiences SUDHA RAMAN, BALA SUBARAMANIAM Sudha Raman and Bala Subaramaniam are journalists with Tamil Murasu IT IS not easy for actors to don roles and shine in multilingual productions but that is what
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  • RELAX
    • 353 20 Chef Olivier Vincenot shares his recipe Indo-Asian News Service CORPORATE Chef Olivier Vincenot transported the attendees at a workshop held in Delhi into a wonderland of fruit and nut choco- lates, his culinary skills ensuring a chocolatier out of everyone who attended. Chef Vincenot, rustled some
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    • 313 21 MUSIC Resonance of the Bamboo Flute by Niranjan Pandian, disciple of Sri Ghanavenothan Retnam. When: Aug 13, 6.30pm Where: Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium Contact: 8339-0631 TRAVEL FAIR NATAS Travel Fair 2016. Free admission. When: Aug 12 to 14 Noon to 9.30pm (Aug 12), 10am to 9.30pm (Aug 13 14)
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    • 33 21 FLAG HOISTING The unfurling of the tricolour flag celebrating India’s Independence Day. Free admission. When: Aug 15, 9am Where: High Commission of India, 31, Grange Road Contact: 6238-2536
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    • Article, Illustration
      181 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Rodrigo Duterte became the president of which country in 2016? a) Mauritius b) Greece c) Philippines 2. What is the chemical symbol of Mercury? a) Fm b) Mc c) Hg 3. How do we popularly know Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov? a) Karl Marx b) Lenin c) Che
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 330 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This week may cause pressure in your life. You will be active and smart in your work at an office in spite of heavy workload. Taurus This week may cause huge expenditure for you. You may be fascinated in the acquisition of costly items out
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    • 225 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3pm LIFE OK: KabhiAlvida Na Kehna 6pm ZEE CINEMA: Saudagar 9pm VTV: Veeram 9pm SONY MAX: U Me Aur Hum 9.30pm VASANTHAM: Kathal Kottai Mn STAR PLUS: Bol Bachchan Saturday 11am COLORS: Shaandaar Noon ZEE TV: Pyaar Ka Punchnama Noon ZEE CINEMA: Grand Masti 12.30pm STAR PLUS:
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 301 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Femme fatale 5 Sax type 9 Indianapolis football team 14 Commodore Perry victory site 15 Be frightened of 16 Be of service 17 Stellar plea to quit fooling around? 19 See the old gang 20 San (Texas city casually) 21 Watched over 22 Utter 23 Archipelago unit
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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. FOR SOLUTIONS, TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE
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  • 246 22 Indo-Asian News Service ACTOR Kunal Jaisingh, who is being seen essaying the role of an artist in TV show Ishqbaaaz, hopes to master the art of painting. He wants to paint a picture of his father as a gift to him.
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    • 88 22 Doing your own business Many people are fascinated by the idea of doing their own business. It may be a small trading business, restaurant, consulting, job placement or accounts. But what are the legal requirements? What licenses are needed? Why do you need to register your business? Can a foreigner
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 794 23  -  The faster the Indian government moves out of sports, the better the country’s chances of improvement HARSHA BHOGLE ➥tabla@sph.com.sg MANY years ago, I had written an article which I hoped would become irrelevant but sadly, it hasn’t. I had tried to argue that just as governments
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    • 280 23 THE Singapore Indian Education Trust (SIET) is hosting its ninth Charity Golf on Aug 28 at the Orchid Country Club. The funds raised will be used to educate needy students. Last year, SIET assisted 284 students by way of offering tertiary bursaries, study loans and
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