Tabla, 26 August 2016

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 26,2016 MCI (P) 017/11/2015
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  • 33 1 S R NATHAN 1924 2016 Farewell to a man who rose from humble beginnings to the highest office in the country and occupied a special place in our hearts PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES
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    • 39 1 3 Belilios Road #01-03, Hotel Grand Chancellor, S’pore *****4 93 Syed Alwi Road, S’pore *****9 (Opp. Mustafa Centre) +65 6836 5545 +65 6291 5545 admin@kailashparbat.com.sg www.kailashparbat.com.sg GROOMING GRADS TO BE INDUSTRY-READY PAGE 7 REPORTS ON PAGES 12,13, 14 15
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    • 6 1 INDIA’S LESSONS FROM RIO PAGE 23
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 98 2 / 3 INDIA’S president Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the first convocation ceremony of Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar. Apart from presenting degrees to 12 students from the first batch and delivering the address on Aug 27, he will lay the foundation
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      • 99 2 / 3 UTTARAKHAND Chief Minister Harish Rawat has sanctioned a 500acre land in Rishikesh to set up a turtle breeding centre in an effort to clean up the Ganga river. An official said the prevention of chemical laced water into the river was not enough
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      • 89 2 / 3 THE Telangana government has issued a draft for the formation of 17 new districts as it takes its first steps to reorganise them. The state, which came into being in 2014, currently has 10 districts, including state capital Hyderabad. Deputy chief minister Mohammed Mahmood
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      • 104 2 / 3 INDIA’S holy city of Varanasi has been forced to stop cremations along the banks of the Ganges as deadly floods from monsoon rains hit parts of the country. The situation has forced families to cremate their relatives on the terraced roofs of
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      • 100 2 / 3 THE Indian Railways is roping in the forest departments of Haryana and Punjab for planting trees on railway land alongside tracks, while zonal railways have also been asked to replicate the model in their regions. The railways has set a target
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      • 106 2 / 3 WORK has begun to set up a new aerospace museum close to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, which will showcase the country’s rich aviation history. The museum will preserve the tradition of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and create awareness among the public
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      • 93 2 / 3 ABOUT 1,500 Border Security Force officials pledged their organs for donation after death on World Organ Donation Day. The event in Delhi two weeks ago was organised in collaboration with National Organ Tissue Transplantation Organisation. Apart from the officials, their families also registered themselves as
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      • 97 2 / 3 KARNATAKA chief minister Siddaramaiah launched 637 high-tech Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses. Of these, 241 buses have been flagged off while the rest will be operational by December. The non-air conditioned lowfloor buses, which will operate in 13 towns and cities across Karnataka, are
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      • 77 2 / 3 MINISTER for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the Indian government will set up 50 regional airports in the next three years and 10 of them will be ready by the end of this year. The civil aviation policy draft has suggested
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      • 96 2 / 3 THE Kerala government has said it will issue an order to local government bodies to cull dogs after a pack of strays mauled a 65-year-old woman to death at a beach near Thiruvananthapuram. Directions have been given to the local governments to allocate 10 per
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      • 94 2 / 3 THE Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Council, which has institutes across India, will increase its student intake by almost 50 per cent over the next three years from 21,500 to 31,000. Since IIT rules state that students must stay in hostels and building them will
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      • 118 2 / 3 ACCORDING to a report by New World Wealth, India was ranked 7th in the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world, with a total individual wealth of US$5,600 billion. It was ranked ahead of Canada, Australia and Italy, which came in at
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      • 112 2 / 3 A TEAM of 25 used 200kg of potatoes and bread each to make the world’s longest vada pao in three hours 44m long (above) on WorldVada Pao Day on Aug 23. This is according to a spokesperson for Nukkadwala, a chain of restaurants
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    • 619 4 Modified motorcycle reaches remote villages to ferry passengers to urban hospitals Indo-Asian News Service WHEN eight-month pregnant Sukmi’s water broke, she was in Ongnarpal, a village deep in the jungle of Chhattisgarh where four-wheeled vehicles cannot reach and the hospital was kilometres away. However, help arrived in
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    • 364 6 What you need to know about the man who will take over as the 24th chief of India’s central bank on Sept 4 l The 52-year-old has a PhD in Economics from Yale University and an M. Phil. from Oxford University. l He has been a
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    • 261 6 It’s raining gifts for Olympic badminton silver medalist P.V. Sindhu l Rs3 crores from Andhra Pradesh government and a 1,000 sq yard plot in upcoming capital Amaravati. That’s not all. She will also get a Group-1 officer’s job in the Andhra Pradesh government. Sindhu can
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    • 76 2 / 3 TEM/WA/CRK CIIEIIATING THI AITS HAZAARON KHWAISHEIN AlSI. TUMKO DEKHA JO Hothon si :>u It TU/^tosl m < YEH KAAGAZ K1 KASHT1 H < ,HU I Y i IO waRton ko mAEAR kyA A TRIBUTE TO SHRI JAGJIT SINGH BY SHEKHAR RAVJIANI FEATURING HARSHDEEP KAUR&DEEPAK PANDIT i+. 9 September, Friday Esplanade
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 897 7  -  Emphasis on industry-ready education is PSB Academy’s greatest pull, says its executive chairman Viva Sinniah AMRITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg DESPITE the report by the Council for Private Education last October that enrolment in private schools had fallen in recent years, PSB Academy saw a 10 per
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    • 566 11  -  PM cites Indian couple for their innovative gadget in National Day Rally speech AMRITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg WANT to make rotis but don’t want to do the hard work of kneading, rolling, roasting and cleaning? “A few hundred families in Singapore” are skipping the tiresome process
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    • 206 11 THE second international edition of Numaish will be held on Sept 5 at the Hilton Singapore. According to the organisers, more than 40 designers will showcase designer wear, jewellery and accessories at the show. Shoppers who are planning for their Diwali and Eid purchases will
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    • 1599 12 / 13  - S R Nathan 1924 2016 As Singapore mourns a beloved president, tabla! looks back on what he shared with us PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg THE Indian community has lost one of its favourite sons. And tabla!, a well-wisher. Mr S R Nathan came up in life the hard way. Challenges, he
      PHOTOS:THE STRATITS TIMES,TAMIL MURASU,THE HINDU, GOLF DIGEST  -  1,599 words
    • 1255 14 / 15 Mr S R Nathan left an indelible mark on the lives of many “I have known Mr Nathan for almost 40 years. I remember him as a man who lived his life guided by a deep sense of duty to the nation. Without fail, he
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    • 345 16 “Existing students have requested to learn the butterfly stroke out of the blue, even if they were still struggling with easier strokes. One kid even surprised me as I caught her trying to swim the butterfly on her own before her lesson.” Founder of Little Fins Swim
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    • 222 16 435 Children have been rescued between January and July from Indian railway stations by the Railway Protection Force personnel under the East Coast Railway zone 53 Number of scholarships awarded by the Singapore government, maritime businesses and local seafarer unions at a ceremony on Aug 17 6,900km Gas
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    • 432 17 SINGAPORE’S Constitution will soon be changed to ensure that ethnic minorities are elected as president. Individuals who want to run for president will also have to meet stricter requirements. Announcing the impending changes during his National Day address on Aug 21, Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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    • 76 17 Beat the stress... Kannada Sangha (Singapore), in association with SINDA, organised a stress management workshop on Aug 21. It was held at the SINDA Auditorium by Mr Pugalenthii, a public speaker, author, publisher, playwright and life coach. The interactive workshop for both children (aged 12 and above)
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    • Singapore snippets
      • 137 17 AFTER a three-month absence, Mr Heng Swee Keat returned to helm Singapore’s Finance Ministry on Aug 22. His return and other movements at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) were announced by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development, joined the Finance
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      • 124 17 NINE in 10 workplace deaths in construction occur because workers adopted wrong or unsafe behaviour, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say. Such behaviour often means taking shortcuts such as not wearing harnesses or other protective gear. Speaking at
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  • EDUCATION
    • 289 8  -  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, Yuvabharathi) ARYA JOSHI, Grade 10 CBSE WITH
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 329 8  - Girl power Girls4tech ANAVI PURI SRISHA SWAM I NATHAN, Grade 6 E WE NPSI students of grades 6 and 7 were given a unique opportunity to participate in the Girls4Tech MasterCard STEM Curriculum programme. Girls4Tech is a signature education program of MasterCard to encourage girls to take up STEM (Science,
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      • 252 8  -  KASHISH ARORA, Grade 5A ON JUNE 3, we the primary pupils of NPSI had their Sports Day a day everyone had been waiting for. The Guest of Honour for the occasion was Mr. C. Kunalan, the retired Singaporean sprinter, relay runner, former footballer and educator,
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  • NEWS
    • tabla! reads
      • 1173 10  -  ZAFAR ANJUM tabla@sph.com.sg I RECENTLY watched a Hindi movie, Buddha In ATraffic Jam, by Vivek Agnihotri. There is a scene in the film where the main lead Arunoday Singh is conversing with an attractive middle-aged woman, Pallavi Joshi (who plays
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • mirch masala
      • 195 19 HE HAS two Oscars, two Grammys and a host of other awards. But showing his characteristic humility, music maestro A.R. Rahman (above) said he wants to become a better singer before he can cut an album of non-film music. Asked at
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      • 186 19 ACTRESS Charvi Saraf (left) said she chose to be a part of TV show Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania as her character is funny and naive. She believes comedy comes easily to her. Charvi plays Anita, sister of the lead character Abhishek, played by
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      • 203 19 BOLLYWOOD actress Priyanka Chopra (below, right) said her favourite part about her profession is that it gives her the liberty to play myriad characters. Priyanka, who was at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, did a video chat with her fans
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      • 136 19 ACTOR Karthi (above, right) said he waited for two long years to unveil the first look of upcoming Tamil supernatural thriller Kaashmora, which reportedly features him in a triple role. “Have been waiting for more than two years to reveal
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      • 118 19 VOICES: A Collective Of Singapore Artists will be held from Aug 30 to Sept 13 at Gallery —The Right Side in Loewen Gardens. It will showcase the eclectic collection of nine artists who live and practice art in Singapore. It will present the thought behind their work, the
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  • RELAX
    • 275 20 FOLLOWING the astounding successes of her first two English productions, Maya Ravan and Krishna, internationally-acclaimed bharatnatayam danseuse and actress Shobana (right) is back to enthral the audience with Dancing Drums —Trance. The 1½-hour show, which took Shobana and her team more than two
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    • 359 21 EXHIBITION TFA ArtEX a community art exhibition along with sales of handicrafts, sarees/churidhars, and fashion accessories by Lavanya Arts. Held in conjunction with the staging of The Rajput Princess dance-drama. When: Aug 26 27, 10am to 10pm Where: The Republic Cultural Centre, Republic Polytechnic, 9 Woodlands Avenue 9
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    • 37 21 PROPERTY EXHIBITION Indian Property Exhibition. Free admission. When: Aug 27 28, 10am Where: Suntec Convention Centre, Summit 1 Level 3, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City Contact: 9004-7112 or log on to www.propertyinvestmnetexpo.in
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    • Article, Illustration
      189 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Other than Finnish, which language is an official language of Finland? a) Russian b) Swedish c) English 2. In which Shakespearean play would you come across the characters Viola, Orsino and Malvolio? a) Twelfth Night b) Othello c) Macbeth 3. Which of these is a national
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 347 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This week may bring pressure in your life and make you nervous and outspoken. You may be prone to impatience, temper tantrums and flying off the handle for thin reasons. Taurus This week may cause immense expenditure, with unexpected needs or demands which reduce your
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    • 215 20 friday 2.30pm SONY ENT: Dhoom 3pm LIFE OK: Main Pyar Kyun Kiya 9pm SONY MAX: Mohabbatein 9.30pm VASANTHAM: Azhagan 9.45pm STAR GOLD: Bluffmaster! Mn VTV: Guru Syshyan Mn ZEE CINEMA: Fitoor TV HIGHLIGHTS saturday 11am COLORS: Hulchul Noon ZEE TV: Super Nani Noon STAR PLUS: Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 1pm
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    • 28 21 Calling all SUBSCRIBERS Are you moving or relocating? Let us know your new address for the delivery of your copy of tabla! Drop us an email at tabla@sph.com.sg
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 309 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 ACROSS mater 5 Operates a crowbar 10 “Song” or “slug” attachment 14 TV fixture of old 15 Cocoon constructor 16 Hourly wage, e.g. 17 Procrastinator’s response to a question 20 Assume for argument’s sake 21 “Twelve Days of Christmas” bounders 22 Vein glory 25 Buying binge, e.g.
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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 unique digits going across and down over the large grid. fOR SOLUTIONS, TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE
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  • 186 22 THE Singapore Indian Theatre Film Explorers will present a theatrical production titled Sikhs Of Serangoon. Set in the 1930s within the Little India precinct, the play focuses on the contributions of the Sikhs in Singapore. It explores the lives of a Sikh dairyman, washer man and guard,
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 29 22 SOLUTIONS crossword soduku quiz 1. Swedish 2. Twelfth Night 3. Kruger National Park 4. Onion 5. Australia 6. 5 hours 30 minutes 7. Leo 8. Kalahari 9. Tiger 10.Song
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • Article, Illustration
        980 23  -  If the message from the Olympics goes unheeded, India should accept the fact that it will not be good enough in the days to come HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg THERE has been much wailing and much cynicism surrounding India’s performance at the Olympics and we have all contributed
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