Tabla, 18 November 2016

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  • 21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 093/10/2016 SINGAPORE,WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2016
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    • 137 1 INDIA’S CURRENCY WOES PAGES 4 5 MORE INDIANS AMONG ASIA’S RICHEST FAMILIES PAGE 3 -ft k it IS TO FASHION THE FUTURE” Tailor your success with MDIS School of Fashion Design. MDIS tailors your vision into success with our 100% coursework-based programmes, industry-based projects, and internships with local and internationl
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 80 2 MEGHALAYA in north-east India became the first state to celebrate the country’s inaugural Cherry Blossom Festival, on Nov 14. Chief minister Mukul Sangma inaugurated the festival. Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in several parts of the city and the suburbs. The four-day
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      • 80 2 THE Karnataka government will set up the first Women’s Park in Kalaburgi to facilitate women entrepreneurs starting up their manufacturing and processing units. Called the Karnataka Ladies Association and Manufacturers Park, it “will have facilities to incubate, train, develop and test diverse products
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      • 107 2 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM has been called India’s ‘breast cancer capital’, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) Conference. “A few reasons could be attributed for this
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      • 107 2 WITH the onset of winter and increase in smog, hospitals in Delhi have witnessed a 30 per cent rise in respiratory and vision-related complaints in the past few weeks. According to the hospitals, the major cases involved skin and eye allergies,
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      • 105 2 A YOUTH group from Darjeeling district in West Bengal is shedding light on the plight of tea garden workers through a Nepali song. The students studying in North Bengal University and Jadavpur University expressed solidarity with labourers at “so-called well-run” tea
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      • 88 2 A TEAM of doctors in Pune’s Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital has performed the state’s first combined pancreas-kidney transplant. The surgery on a 28-year-old management professional suffering from Type 1 diabetes for 18 years has allowed him to take insulin shots to control his blood sugar levels.
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      • 121 2 ASIA’S largest cattle fair began on Nov 12 at Sonepur in Bihar with the mood in the market not upbeat as potential buyers are facing a cash crunch in the wake of demonetisation. The cattle fair is held annually, beginning on Kartik Poornima
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      • 90 2 THE Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has deployed a team of women commandos in anti-Naxal operations in Jharkhand for the first time. The 135-strong women team is currently undertaking operations under the supervision of CRPF’s 133 battalion in Naxal-infested forests on the outskirts
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      • 116 2 MAHARASHTRA’S state cabinet has approved a first-of-its-kind policy to convert fly ash for construction in green buildings. Fly ash refers to ash produced in small dark flecks during the burning of coal or other materials. It will be used in laying roads and
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      • 91 2 BOLLYWOOD actress Alia Bhatt celebrated Children’s Day with children from Dharavi in Mumbai on Nov 14 (above). She organised a meet-and-greet session for her young fans while other celebrities including Varun Dhawan took time out of their busy schedules to spend time
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    • 515 3 SEVENTEEN of the top 50 families in this year’s Forbes list of Asia’s richest families are Indian. The Ambani family is No. 3 on the list and they are worth US$25.8 billion. Their wealth rose from US$21.5 billion last year. Oil and gas
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    • India’s currency ‘crisis’
      • 563 4 / 5 For want of small denomination notes, several Delhi contractors are not hiring daily wage workers Indo-AsianNews Service DULLAN Mahto is a labourer from Bihar’s Nawada district who used to earn Rs300 a day, spending half of it on food. Since the demonetisation on Nov 8, he
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      • 543 4 / 5  -  ANJANA TANDON Anjana Tandon is Head, Retail Banking, State Bank of India (Singapore). The views are personal. ON THE day when the world was awaiting the outcome of the tense US presidential election, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed his war on black money (tax evaded
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      • 267 4 / 5 Banks work overtime but hardships caused by demonetisation is felt across the country Indo-Asian News Service TACKLING endless queues of waiting people, long working hours, and a working weekend, has left bank staff members a harried lot as they bear the brunt of angry
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      • 535 4 / 5 Indo-Asian News Service FILLING around 200,000 automated teller machines (ATMs) with the new Rs500 and Rs2,000 currency notes across India is a mammoth task for the companies offering such services. That’s because the machines have to be reconfigured to dispense the new notes while
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      • 79 4 / 5 TO PROVIDE respite to cash-starved citizens, the Indian government on Nov 13 decided to increase the withdrawal and exchange limits in banks and ATMs across the country. The amount people can now take out from ATMs daily has been hiked from Rs2,000 to Rs2,500 and the amount
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  • EDUCATION
    • 462 6  -  There is more to school than homework and exams. That is why tabla! has this page for students of international schools here to play reporter and photographer. VASUNDHARA KANDARPA, Grade IB Y1B OCT 17 to 22 marked a muchanticipated event for the IB Year 1 students of
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 265 6  -  SRISHASWAMI NATHAN, Grade 6E ON SEPT 30, students of grades 6 and 7 at NPSI had their Student-Led Conference (SLC). A SLC is a conference between the student and his/her parent. As the name suggests, this conference is led primarily by the student.
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      • 222 6  -  OSHEEN KHURANA NILAY BARSAINYA, Grade 6A ON SEPT 23 afternoon, our teacher Hema Chandrashekhar kick-started a discussion about “The Good Old Days”. She explained how various cumbersome tools have been replaced by modern technology, gadgets and software. At the end of the discussion she gave
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      • 236 8  -  SEARA GRUNDHOEFER, Grade 11 WALKING down the halls of GWA is often a heartwarming experience. I had one such experience last week during a rehearsal for our annual Uniting Nations performance. I am in charge of the lighting for the performance, which means that
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      • 180 8  -  AVIKA BURN, Grade 11 GRADE 11 is taking part in the 24 Hour Race on Nov 19 and Nov 20. We are doing this 24-hour long run to raise money and awareness of human trafficking. Minors are too often the most vulnerable victims and subject to
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    • 361 7 Indo-Asian News Service AN 11-YEAR-old from Pune has designed a Google doodle celebrating Children’s Day that also marks the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Anvita Prashant Telang is a studnet at theVibgyor High School in Balewadi, Pune, and
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    • 195 8  - Entrepreneurship 101 universitylevel learning There is more to school than homework and exams. That is why tabla! has this page for students of international schools here to play reporter and photographer. SHAURYA SOUTO, Grade 10 I BELIEVE that my favourite experience was the entrepreneurship programme. Enriching and unique, it gave
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    • 150 7 GIIS has established a great community for my children’s development.” Ms Olga Todt Mother of Nikita Todi, Class 6 CBSE-/and Kristian Todi, Class 7 CBSE-7, Singapore (2016 Testimonial) i 0 Qk i GIIS students have excelled in the CBSE Class 12 exams with phenomenal results, thanks to the able guidance
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 433 9 So says India’s Economic Adviser in its Ministry of Urban Development IN HIS keynote address, Dr Kumar Pratap said that in the area of urban development India has a lot to learn from Singapore. And if India was looking for a country as a benchmark in
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    • Singapore snippets
      • 226 10 / 11 THERE have been at least 12 reports since October of people tricked by an online pop-up advertisement for a $1 iPhone 7, according to a police advisory on Wednesday (Nov 16). The victims gave their personal and bank account details at phishing
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      • 180 10 / 11 THE arts and culture sector received a big boost from SG50 last year, leading to the number of visitors to museums and heritage institutions reaching an all-time high. Donations to the arts also more than doubled last year. About 3.8 million people visited the
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      • 147 10 / 11 THE dirtiest hawker centre and coffee shop toilets are in the neighbourhood of Singapore River, Boon Lay and Bukit Panjang, a recent survey has found. The cleanest are in Marina South and Western Water Catchment areas. The survey of toilets in all
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    • 379 10 / 11 FROM next year, Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PR) will have to apply for a new National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) when they turn 55. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Nov 14 that the measure will improve identification of
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    • 119 10 / 11 More than 700 residents in Woodlands marked the Festival of Lights with a cultural entertainment programme and an Indian buffet dinner at the Woodlands Community Club (above). Parliamentary Secretary and MP for Sembawang GRC (Woodlands) Amrin Amin, along with community and grassroots leaders, also attended the event,
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    • 188 10 / 11 HOME-grown shipping firm BLPL was named the top winner of this year’s Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards on Nov 15. BLPL owns and operates 30,000 containers, including temperature-controlled and special equipment for carrying perishables and oversized cargo. Chairman and managing director of BLPL
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    • 166 10 / 11 SALES of new private homes surged in October, with strong demand for units in newly launched projects. Developers sold 1,252 new homes, more than double the 509 units sold in September, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Nov 15. It was the
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    • 2077 12 / 13  -  Self-help group Sinda’s many programmes offer opportunities for those who want to do their bit for the community SHONA LALL PAREKH tabla@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda), set up in 1991, has managed to work towards the upliftment of the Indian community, with a lot of
      PHOTOS: SINDA, SHONA LALL PAREKH; PHOTOS: SINDA  -  2,077 words
    • 154 12 / 13 PROJECT READ A home-based reading programme that aims to give children aged 4 to 8 years a head start in schools by equipping them with basic reading skills and a reading habit from an early age. LITERACY AND NUMERACY (LYNN) The LYNN programme gives preschoolers a
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    • 211 15 2.9 per cent Increase in pay for workers in Singapore next year, according to a survey by ECA International 700 Industries from different sectors, including start-ups, are set to participate in the ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave starting from Nov 30 16 Weeks of maternity leave that unwed mothers
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    • 321 15 “I am trying to reach India through my stories. Bollywood has a big reach and books are more indepth. I want both and I am successful at both.” Indian author, columnist and screenwriter Chetan Bhagat’s reply when asked if he prefers writing Bollywood scripts to books “I’ve
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  • FASHION
    • 484 16 Indo-Asian News Service CELEBRATED designer Manish Malhotra says the Indian fashion industry currently lacks direction and feels that designers need to concentrate on the numbers, as well as on making fashion accessible for all. “There is a lot happening today influx
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    • 241 17 Musical Treats SYC Ensemble Singers In Concert 26 27 Nov (Sat Sun) 2pm National Gallery, Padang Atrium The song book includes favourites like Ubi Caritas, Sonnet 43, Bogoroditse Dyevo, Flying Without Wings and more. Kalaa Utsavam Chhau Shashadhar Acharya Troupe (India) 18 20 Nov 2016 (Fri Sun) 7.30pm, 8.45pm, 10pm
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 552 18 Award-winning actress Tabu wants to play a warrior Indo-Asian News Service Actress Tabu, who got rave reviews for movies like Fitoor, Drishyam and Maqbool says she wants to essay the role of a warrior. The actress, known for her powerhouse performances,
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    • mirch masala
      • 178 19 ACTOR Allu Sirish (left) is thrilled about his Malayalam debut 1971: Beyond Borders in which he features with superstar Mohanlal. He says his father and brother producer Allu Aravind and actor Allu Arjun are excited about his entry into Malayalam films.
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      • 255 19 ACTOR Manoj Bajpayee (below), currently lauded for his act in the short film Ouch, says he yearns for crisp acting and likes to challenge himself with different roles. In Ouch, he plays a middleaged man caught between the domestic pull of his family life
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      • 182 19 ACTRESS Vidya Balan (left), who is busy promoting her film Kahaani 2, said the story will connect with the masses and explained how she gets into the skin of a character in a film. “The film has a universal story. Honestly, when
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      • 244 19 SUPERSTAR Shah Rukh Khan (SRK, above right), who is often referred as the romantic hero of Bollywood, believes that art is important and not the artist. “An actor is just like water... he should just adapt the colour and shape. I
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      • 135 19 ACTRESS Deepika Padukone (below), who has completed nine years in Bollywood, feels she has just started in the film industry and says she is ready for bigger challenges like Padmavati. “I don’t feel like I have completed nine years. I
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      • 300 19 IN HIS younger days, he travelled a lot as his father was in the merchant navy. And now Sidharth Malhotra’s acting career takes him places literally. He says visiting different countries and experiencing a gamut of cultures opens up one’s mind
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  • RELAX
    • 208 20 Indo-Asian News Service ACTORS Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan are shooting a schedule for their upcoming film Badrinath Ki Dulhania in Singapore. The 29-year-old actor shared an update about the film with his fans and followers on Twitter. “Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Here are the
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    • 357 21 BIG WALK 2016 The New Paper Bigwalk 2016. Tickets: $42 When: Nov 26, 2pm Where: Singapore Zoo Night Safari Contact: Log on to www.tnpbigwalk.sg BOOK SALE Clearance book sale on selected English religious Hindu books. Cash payment only. When: Nov 19, 2 to 8pm Where: Hindu Centre, 132
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    • Article, Illustration
      214 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which letter immediately follows N on a Qwerty keyboard? a) M b) H c) Z 2. In November 2016, who among these won an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles? a) Jackie Chan b) Bill Murray c) Sidney Poiter 3. Zinedine
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    • 34 21 PLAY Kishan vs Kanhaiya Reloaded, a comedy play by actor Paresh Rawal (below). Tickets: $55 When: Nov 25, 8pm Where: Shine Auditorium Contact: 8298-7213 or log on to www.charkula.com
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 362 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This may be a decent week for you. There will be stability and consistency with your career. People engaged in commission based activities, or agency business will have good prosperity. Taurus This may be a prosperous week for you. You may find better opportunities in
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    • 209 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3pm LIFE OK: Guzaarish 6pm ZEE CINEMA: Mast 9pm SONY MAX: Dostana (2008) 9.30pm VASANTHAM: Indira MnVTV: UllathaiAllithaa Saturday 11am COLORS: HaseeToh Phasee Noon ZEETV:Taal Noon STAR PLUS: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 1pm VASANTHAM: Ethiroli 3pm ZEE TV: Phata Poster Nikhla Hero 4pm VASANTHAM: A Wednesday 7.45pm
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 305 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Whitman samplers? 6 Mist 11 In good shape 14 Candlelight event 15 Magazine unit 16 Prefix with “gram” 17 Not far from, as in a race 19 Proofs of age, briefly 20 Like a wintry scene 21 Sissy role 23 Former Portuguese coin 26 Worldly, not spiritual
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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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  • 269 22 Indo-Asian News Service CELEBRITY chef Ranveer Brar believes that a fruit diet is the only diet that the human body can survive on for a lifetime. Ranveer was at the launch of Belgian Conference Pears, which was brought to the Indian market by IG
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 29 22 SOLUTIONS crossword sudoku quiz 1. M 2. Jackie Chan 3. Real Madrid 4.Isaac Newton 5. Paella 6. Genghis Khan 7. Bone 8. Greece 9. The Oval Room 10. Snails
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 572 23  -  India should prepare cricket pitches that suit the home team, not one that produces rampant turn from the first ball HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg I AM a staunch believer in home advantage in sport. A huge part of playing sport is testing yourself in different, often uncomfortable, conditions and,
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