KOCHI: The life of Shinto Kuriakose (27) could not be saved even after heart transplantation. The heart transplantation was successfully performed at the Lissie Hospital in Ernakulam by Dr Jose ChackoPeriappuram.

JAIPUR: A Kerala Police team on Saturday arrived in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur with former Odisha police chief's son Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 while serving a sentence in a jail here for raping a German tourist. Mohanty, son of former Indian Police Service officer BB Mohanty, was brought to Jaipur in the morning and taken to the Central Jail, a Rajasthan Police officer told IANS.

THRISSUR: Famous Tamil playback singer Soundararajan’s death is a heavy loss to film music, says Malayalam singer P. Jayachandran. Jayachandran said that he and his generation grew up hearing the songs of Soundararajan. “I used to sing his songs right from my schooldays. Last month, I participated in a function

ALAPPUZHA: Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said that DCC President A. A. Shukkur’s statement aimed to tarnish the reputation of SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan and NSS General Secretary G. Sukumaran Nair was unfortunate. Antony was responding to SNDP leader at Alappuzha Guest House while the latter complained to him about Shukkur’s statement.

KANNUR: The statement of Defence Minister A K Antony that the communist movement in the state is going to destroy is only his infatuation, said CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.

EZHIMALA: The Armed forces are in the process of finalising a proposal to set up a Cyber Command and it would soon become a reality, Defence Minister A K Antony said Saturday. "The Armed forces are making arrangements and they are in the process of finalising a proposal for a Cyber Command. It will become a reality," he told reporters here.

DUBAI: Noted entrepreneur Yusaf Ali decided to withdraw from taking over the Bolgatty Palace and the land in Kochi. Ali announcing his decision in Dubai, said that he is withdrawing from it following the controversy which broke out in the state.

EZHIMALA: Noting that a spirit of cooperation and competition prevailed between India and China, Defence Minister A K Antony Saturday said negotiations to resolve the disputes between the two will take their own time and he does not expect any "miracles".

KOLLAM: It is not correct to verbally abuse community organisations after getting votes from them, said Kerala Congress (B) leader R Balakrishna Pillai.

KOCHI: More evidences have been obtained against anchor Ranjini Haridas, who got into a tiff with an American Keralite for jumping a queue at the Nedumbassery Airport. More details have been obtained from the CCTV installed at the airport.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the state leaders failing to resolve the crisis crippling the party over the expansion of the Oommen Chandy ministry, the Congress high command on Friday stepped in. All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge of the state, Madhusudhan Mistry, and Party president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel on Friday telephoned Chief Minister Oommen Chandy

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state cabinet meet has decided to remove IAS officer Dr. B. Ashok from the position of Vice Chancellor of Veterinary University for publishing an article in Kerala Kaumudi daily on April 24 about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sivagiri Mutt. The decision taken by the previous cabinet meet will be conveyed to

KANNUR: There are no problems in the congress which cannot be solved, said Defence Minister A K Antony. Talking to reporters here after holding talks with Congress leaders, he said nobody should expect an outburst in the congress.

THRISSUR: Actor Kalabhavan Mani, accused of assaulting two forest officers at Athirappilly, surrendered and was granted bail Friday afternoon. He surrendered at the Athirappilly police station by 1.30 pm.

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court directed not to consider CBSE students who passed the tenth standard after writing the exams conducted by the respective school, for plus one admissions. The court approved the guidelines moved by the government. The court ordered to continue the procedures for plus one admission.

KOCHI: There will be three coaches having a seating capacity for 1000 people in Kochi Metro trains. The decisions were taken at the director board meeting of the Kochi Metro Rail Limited. The trains will travel at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour in an hour. In the first phase, it will have a speed of 60 km/hour.

KOTTAYAM: I’ll react after getting the report of IG on the complaint of phone leakage of NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair, said Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On the entry of KPCC chief Ramesh Chennithala into the cabinet, senior Congress leader V M Sudheeran said that those concerned should have tried not to take the problems to this level. He termed it as unfortunate. He said this after reaching the capital city from Bangalore where he had gone for treatment.

KANNUR: Differences have cropped up between KPCC spokesperson M M Hassan and K Sudhakaran MP over the entry of KPCC chief Ramesh Chennithala into the cabinet. Hassan said that those with Chennithala are misleading him.