Tabla, 9 December 2016

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  • 21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY Sffl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MCI (P) 093/10/2016 SINGAPORE,WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9,2016
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  • 15 1 Jayalalithaa’s Amma brand of welfare schemes benefited the masses 1948 2016 PHOTO: AFP
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 107 2 THE 10-day Hornbill Festival, often known as the festival of all festivals, started in Kisama, Nagaland, on Dec 1. The celebratory occasion brings together all the Naga tribes in the village to showcase their cultural performances. In the picture (right),Tripura artistes are seen performing during
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      • 80 2 THE Goa government has launched a scheme that allows those aged between 16 and 30 to get a free SIM card, make free calls of 100 minutes talk time and use free data services with a limit. They can enjoy these
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      • 77 2 THE Railway Ministry will rope in self-help groups to make regional cuisines available to train passengers. The pilot project has been launched by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation at Sawantwadi Road Station in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. An official statement said:
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      • 83 2 JOURNALIST, political analyst and comedian Cho S. Ramas- wamy (right) died on Dec 7 at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. A former member of Rajya Sabha, Mr Ramaswamy, 82, had been sick for some time. He founded and edited the political magazine Thuglak and was fearless
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      • 80 2 THE government in Haryana will issue computerised health cards to 2.5 crore residents of the state and their medical history will now be linked with a unique identification number. Under the concept, all health tests will be conducted and the
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      • 82 2 DUE to demonetisation, temples in Mathura and Vrindavan have seen a fall in donations and have decided to install credit card swipe machines in their offices and at donation counters to improve the situation. Spokesman Mathura’s Dhwarkadhish temple, RakeshTewari, who
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      • 75 2 IN A bid to increase the enrolment of students and reduce school dropout rate in government schools, the Assam government will provide free textbooks to students of Class 9 and 10 from the 2017-18 academic year. The government has asked the
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      • 86 2 KOLKATA has received the best cities award in view of its efforts to tackle climate change with its inspiring and creative solid waste management programme. Said secretary municipal affairs and CEO of Kolkata Municipal Development Authority Onkar Singh-Meena: “The project involved door-to-door collection
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      • 104 2 INDIA’S oldest one-horned rhino Bankey, which was born in captivity, has died at the age of 49 at Dudhwa national park in Uttar Pradesh. Old-age related illnesses were considered to be the reason for its death. According to sources, Bankey was born
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      • 83 2 PHOTOS: IANS THE bitter pill of demonetisation has turned into sweet delight for dessert lovers in the eastern metropolis. In a creative twist to the saga of scrapped Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes, a Kolkata-based bakery Krazy for Chocolates (above) is making
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    • 460 3 The Charity Birds Hospital, run by the Jain community, treats up to 4,000 birds AFP ACROSS from the Red Fort of the Mughal emperors in the heart of Old Delhi, a small hospital run by followers of the Jain faith looks after birds battered by harsh
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    • 1333 4 / 5  -  Growing band of Indian artist-environmentalists turn waste into works of art and usable products SUREKHA KADAPA-BOSE Women’s Feature Service UNLIKE most people, Mr Arzan Khambatta and Mr Debanjan Roy do their best work when they are surrounded by waste, whether it’s from construction zones, offices
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  • BUSINESS
    • 966 6  -  One Animation’s TV productions are aired on global networks such as Cartoon Network, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon AMRITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg IN 2006, Mr Anurag Srivastava was thinking of ways to grow his wife’s design consultancy firm Space Matrix that specialises in workplace design. He
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    • biz notes
      • 118 7 IN VIEW of the numerous notifications being issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the demonetisation announcement on Nov 8, the bank cautioned people on fake instructions being published in its name by “unscrupulous elements” on social media. “It has
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      • 101 7 RATINGS agency Moody’s has upgraded the outlook for the Indian power sector to stable from negative on the back of a jump in domestic coal production and likely improvement in the financial health of state distribution companies (discoms) by joining the government’s UDAY
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      • 91 7 DAIRY major Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, which sells products under the popular Amul brand, will soon start selling camel milk. It will first do so in Ahmedabad and later launch it in other cities. The company’s marketing manager Hardeep Banga said that the
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      • 13 7 Rs47.71 US$0.70 A$0.94 €0.65 ₤0.55 Exchange rates as of Dec 7, 2016
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      • 6 7 RS67.88 A$1.34 €0.93 ₤0.79 S$1.42
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      • 76 7 DHASAI village in Thane district of Maharashtra has become the first “cashless village” in the state. According to the state’s finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, from Dec 1, all payments in the village are done through plastic money. Traders, vegetable and fruit vendors and others providing goods and
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      • 62 7 BETWEEN April 2000 and Sept 2016, foreign direct investment (FDI) into India crossed the US$300 billion mark. Thirty three per cent of the FDI came through Mauritius as investors took advantage of India’s double taxation avoidance treaty with that country. The other big investors
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      • 100 7 ACCORDING to the Global Payments Report by Worldpay, a payments company, the e-commerce market in India is set to overtake that of the US by 2034. India will then become the second largest market in the world, behind China. With 350 million
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      • 72 7 INDIA’S government-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd will distribute LED tube lights at Rs230 per unit to consumers through discoms and other marketing channels. This was stated in Parliament by India’s power minister Piyush Goyal.The retail price of LED tube lights of 20 W now ranges
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      • 126 7 ACCORDING to the year-end update of the flagship report Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016 of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, India’s economy is projected to grow at 7.6 per
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  • NEWS
    • innovation
      • 733 8  -  THOMAS MENKHOFF The writer is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (Education) and Academic Director for the Master of Science in Innovation programme, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. DO YOU know of “Catterbox”? Well, I did not know about it
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    • 793 12 / 13  -  Jayalalithaa’s Amma brand of welfare schemes benef itted the masses PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg IN REAL life, she was an even larger presence than in the fantasy world of Tamil cinema. The late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa had acted in more than 140 films. But it was
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    • Article, Illustration
      211 12 / 13 Jayalalithaa was born in Karnataka on Feb 24, 1948 into an Iyengar family and named Komalavalli at birth. She moved to Chennai in the 1950s to live with her mother who worked as a stage and Tamil film actress. Her first Tamil movie was Vennira Aadai, in 1965.
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    • 91 9 G Global Indian International School THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN UNLIMITED POTENTIAL At Global Indian International School (GIIS), we know that each student has the potential to leave their own unique mark on the world. We educate beyond books to ensure that each student blooms into a wholesome personality. No talents are
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  • EDUCATION
    • 451 10  -  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. ANANYA GEORGE, Grade 9 IGCSE C ON Nov 9, NPSI opened its gates to a group of 13
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 369 10  -  ABHA CHIPALKATTI, Grade 10-IGA IN COMMEMORATION of the 50th anniversary of the Defence Technology Community (DTC) in Singapore, students from the tenth grade were taken to view the SG Defence Exhibition presented in collaboration between the DTC and Ministry of Defence on Oct 7. Held
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      • 284 10  -  SARTHAK ARORA, GRADE IB YEAR 1 A NOV 12 was a highly anticipated day for the NPSI family. The school played host to the fourth Annual NPSI Parents’ Day Out, an event that everyone loves! From as early as 7am, numerous NPSI dads clad
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 248 11 SREE Narayana Mission (Singapore) gave out $48,000 as bursaries to 188 students from underprivileged families and children of the caregivers who work in the nursing home for the aged it runs. The Mission also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Healthcare
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    • Article, Illustration
      349 14 THE fifth edition of Pan IIM-Mind aMaze quiz held on Dec 3 saw a successful turnout. Both participants and supporters were at the Global Indian International School auditorium to take part and watch what has over the years come to be one of Singapore’s most-awaited quiz contest. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      149 14 A makeover... The Sri Siva Durga Temple in Potong Pasir underwent a consecration ceremony after a two-year reconstruction costing $2.7 million. Nearly 20,000 Hindus queued up to enter the newly-renovated temple on Dec 4. A procession began at 8am, when priests walked in with pots of holy water
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    • 280 15 They are ranked highest among 72 economies ONE week after scoring top marks in a mathematics and science study, Singapore students aced an even more prestigious international benchmarking test, which is dubbed the “World Cup for Education”. The Republic’s 15-year-olds were ranked No. 1
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    • 238 15 A CYCLIST struck by a bundle of overhead cables at a construction site was awarded $8.65 million in damages by the High Court, in what is said to be a record sum for such a claim. Ms Siew Pick Chiang, 42, had initially sought about $26
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    • 109 15 About 400 people below the age of 35 took part in the annual 5-a-side Dr Balaji Sadasivan Futsal Fives 2016 on Dec 3 at the Kovan Sports Centre. The tournament was organised by the People’s Association Indian Activity Executive Committees Council (Narpani Pearavai) youth sub-committee, Narpani
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    • 445 15 ENROLMENT in childcare centres has grown 60 per cent since 2012, underscoring the need for more such care in the future. About 4,000 infants between two and 18 months old are enrolled in childcare centres now, said Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo, who oversees
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    • 414 16 “There were no defining moments per se (in the tournament), it was just a case of missed opportunities if we had converted the chances we created, we would have done better.” Lions coach V Sundramoorthy on the team being booted out of the AFF Suzuki Cup “The
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    • 194 16 15,000 Motorcyclists in India can be saved annually if they wear appropriate helmets, according to a recent study published by the United Nations 551 Child abuse cases handled by the Ministry of Social and Family Development last year, compared to 381 cases in 2014 $52.69 billion India’s trade
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  • FASHION
    • 600 17 Indo-Asian News Service ORLD-renowned WFrench footwear designer Christian Louboutin says India continues to fascinate people from foreign shores with its indigenous content because designers here are forever exploring the “re-attachment to roots”. Thus, “the things that you see in India, you see
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 726 18 Indo-Asian News Service CTOR and former model Arjun ARampal agrees that modelling did get him noticed, but for his success in Hindi film he credits those with whom he has worked in his over a decade long career. Arjun
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    • mirch masala
      • 134 19 FILM-MAKER Karan Johar says actor Suniel Shetty’s son Ahan (left), who is reportedly in London for special training for his debut film, is a “star in the waiting”. Ahan, who is the brother of actress Athiya Shetty, will be soon making his
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      • 144 19 ACTRESS Saiyami Kher, (right) whose debut film Mirzya failed to work at the box office, says what matters the most to her is that people liked her work in the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial. Saiyami told IANS: “We had put our hard work
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      • 174 19 DEBUT director Gautham Ramachandran described the experience of work- ing with actor Nivin Pauly (right) nothing less than a dream. The duo teamed up for upcoming yet-untitled Tamil remake of Kannada thriller Ulidavaru Kandanthe. “Working with Nivin has been nothing short of a
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  • RELAX
    • 314 20 THE second season of Dance Singapore Dance came to an end with a spectacular grand finale on Dec 4. The winner, Sheriden Newman, outperformed more than 200 contestants during the auditions and 11 others during the 10-episode journey to take home the coveted title of
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    • 377 21 STORYTELLING Happy To Be Red? Follow a crayon on an interactive storytelling adventure as his friends help him turn red. ByACTs of Life. Free admission. When: Dec 17 18,2.30pm 4pm Where: Dance Village, Library@Esplanade Contact: Log on to www.esplanade.com EXHIBITION Christmas Day open house spend the festive season
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    • Article, Illustration
      212 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. What is the name of the fat, lazy cat created by cartoonist Jim Davis? a) Tigger b) Garfield c) Hobbes 2. The SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, is named after… a) Blaise Pascal b) James Watt c) G. S. Ohm 3.
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    • 30 21 BOOKFESTIVAL Popular BookFest @Singapore 2016. Free admission. When: Till Dec 11, 10am to 10pm Where: Suntec Halls 401 to 406 Contact: Log on to www.whatshappening.sg
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 345 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This may be an energetic week for you and may result in sudden outbursts on several occasions. You should be proactive and try to make provision for immediate uncertainty. Taurus This may be a remunerative week for you. Personal and official responsibilities may fill your
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    • 210 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3pm LIFE OK: Bang Bang 6pm ZEE CINEMA: Khiladi 9pm SONY MAX: We Are Family 10.30pm VASANTHAM: Veera Mn STAR GOLD: EkVillain MnVTV: Karisakaatu Poove Saturday 11am COLORS: Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 11.30am STAR PLUS: De Dana Dan Noon ZEE TV: Rahasya 1pm VASANTHAM: Panama Pasama 3pm
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 307 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Comments that sting 6 “Donna” or “vera” opening 11 Infant’s soft food 14 Become waterlogged 15 Continental cash 16 The whole shootin’ match 17 Littering thieves? 19 Lead-in for “Bravo” 20 Functioning currently 21 Worthy of holy veneration 23 Units of light flow 26 Nerve cells 27
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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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  • 245 22 Indo-Asian News Service HERE’S what you need to know frozen snacks are a saviour when it comes to pleasing the palate, but quality and safety are some of the things one should keep in mind while purchasing them, said an expert. ChefTushar from McCain Foods India
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 29 22 SOLUTIONS crossword sudoku quiz 1. Garfield 2. James Watt 3. Basketball 4. Pink 5. Flower 6. Roald Dahl 7. Juan Manuel Santos 8. Negro River 9. Switzerland 10. Glabella
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 593 23  -  India has proved that it can win without the help of doctored pitches HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg I AM delighted that India haven’t felt the need to produce designer pitches to beat England. In moments of weakness, when you want to avenge defeat, you tend to contemplate the
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 118 23 Congrats to Dr Ashley Liew (2hr 49min) Evan Chee (2hr 54min) for coming in overall 2nd 4th respectively for Stan Chart Marathon 2016. We would like to congratulate Yvonne Chee (3hr 43 min) for coming in 10th position in the women open category. Well done to Dr Ansgar Cheng, 50
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