Day: October 8, 2018

The Supreme Court should be the last court only for specialised subjects like interpretation of the Constitution, and not for every litigation, retired SC judge N Santosh Hegde has said.

Since introduction, around 18,797 passengers have utilised Chennai Metro Rail Ltd’s feeder services in August, and 28,831 in September. Of this, 4,830 passengers have utilised share taxis and 24,001 have availed share autos between 1 September and 30 September.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday criticised those agitating against his government’s move to implement the Supreme Court verdict on entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple, saying “deliberate” efforts were being made to destroy the state’s unity and secular fabric.

The Indian Air Force stands at number four among the air forces around the world. IAF’s primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during an armed conflict. On the occasion, several politicians took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian Air Force.

PMK Monday claimed competitive examination for selecting fingerprint sub-inspectors of police in Taminadu was proposed to be held only in English and demanded that it be conducted in Tamil also as had been the practice in the past.

A total of 1,495 children stranded in various railway stations in Tamilnadu has been rescued and handed over to their parents this year as against 1,940 rescued in 2017, assistant director general of police (Railways) C Sylendra Babu said.

The Kerala government Monday cancelled the sanction accorded for setting up new breweries and a distillery in the state over which corruption charges have been levelled by the Congress-led UDF opposition.

Singer Senthil, who crooned Chinna Machan song that won him the title in Vijay Super Singer, has turned hero now. He will be playing the lead in a movie titled Karimugan. Directed by Chella Thangiah, who wrote the lyrics for Chinna Machan, the movie features a Kerala girl Gayathri as heroine.

Vijay starrer Sarkar may see its teaser released for Ayudha Pooja (18 October). Directed by A R Murugadoss and bankrolled by Sun Pictures, the movie will be released simultaneously in Telugu too.

A tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe, Birsa spearheaded an Indian tribal religious Millenarian movement that arose in the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand in the late 19th century during the British Raj.