Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 16

16 Nov 2013 8:32 PM IST

Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 16

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy pampers children during distribution of Bangarutalli certificates at a Rachabanda meeting in Chilakaluripet, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
Dancer Fr Saju George from Kolkata performs at the 41st Nruthasangeetholsavam 2013 at Priyadarsini Hall in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday - DC/Anand Shinde
Participants at a flower workshop held by Sabu John (left) at Alliance Francaise in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday - DC/Anand Shinde
Kerala Secretariat witnessed an unusual agitation by children on Saturday where they demanded that the government should stop blacklisting action against Tejas newspaper. The children were the readers of the paper's column 'Paatashala'. The
Film Director Riju Nair, producer Anil Kochidakkatu, actor Manikuttan and Sunu Lakshmi at a press meet after the pooja of their Malayalam film 'Snehamullayaal Koodeyullappool' at Fourth Estate hall Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday - DC/A.V. Muzafar
A young Maya and her mother Jody from US seen with puppies during an ‘Adoption Drive’ for homeless puppies and kittens at Thiruvananthapuram District Veterinary Hospital, PMG on Saturday. The event was organised jointly by the volunteers of ‘People
Filmmaker-writer Sreekumaran Thampi hands over this year’s Jayan Memorial Award to actor Sathar in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. CPI State secretary Pannyan Raveendran is also seen – DC/A.V. Muzafar
Shops remain closed during a strike against the Kasthurirangan Committee report at Sultan Bathery in Wayanad, Kerala on Saturday - PTI
People line up to submit their complaints at the Mass Contact Programme in Kozhikode on Saturday - PTI
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy receives petitions from public during Mass Contact Programme in Kozhikode on Saturday - PTI
V.R. Krisna Iyer cuts his birthday cake along with his grandson Karthik and daughter-in-law Latha at a function organised by the Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation in Kochi on Saturday. His two sons, Paramesh and Ramesh, Dhananjaya Yashwant
Mammootty shares a lighter moment with writer Prof. M.K. Sanu as they arrive for an alumni meet at Maharajas collage in Kochi on Saturday - DC/Arunchandra Bose
Actor Mammootty greets Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, who turned 99 on Friday, in Kochi on Saturday - DC/Arunchandra Bose <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131116/news-current-affairs/article/kochi-celebrates-iyer-turns-99">Kochi celebrates as</a>
<b>Three legends in one frame:</b> Sprint queen P.T. Usha listens to athletic great Milkha Singh in the presence of actor Mohanlal at the launch of Cochin Half-Marathon in Kochi on Saturday - DC/Arunchandra Bose
School students celebrate Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th Test match by creating a giant Rangoli at Madurai, Tamil Nadu on Saturday - PTI
Children running for a shelter between huge chess pieces erected at Marina beach in connection with World chess championship match, when rain started suddenly in Chennai on Saturday - PTI
Magnus Carlsen of Norway addressing a press conference after he won the sixth match against Viswanathan Anand of India at FIDE World Chess Championship in Chennai on Saturday - PTI
Viswanathan Anand of India and Magnus Carlsen of Norway during their sixth match at FIDE World Chess Championship in Chennai on Saturday - PTI
A aerial view of the arrangment for the rally of Gujarat CM and BJP Prime Minister Candidate Narendra Modi at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru - PTI
Security personnels at duty in Palace Grounds, the venue of Modi's rally, on Saturday - PTI <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131116/news-politics/article/city-awaits-‘modi’fication-3-lakh-expected-traffic-take-hit">Read here:</a>
A security official checks the heli pad ahead of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally at Palace grounds in Bengaluru on Saturday. The rally will take place on Sunday - PTI
Scientist C.N.R. Rao being congratulated by his students on Bharat Ratna - PTI <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131116/news-current-affairs/article/bharat-ratna-when-cnr-rao-did-tendulkar-research">CNR Rao did a Tendulkar in research</a>
Scientist C.N.R. Rao along with his wife welcomed by performing aarti after the announcement of Bharat Ratna award in Bengaluru on Saturday - PTI
Another picture from the puja at the temple - DC/S.Surender Reddy
Devotes participate in the Karpoora Jyothi puja on the occasion of 45th Mandala Pooja celebrations-2013 at Mettuguda Ayyappa temple in Hyderabad - DC/S.Surender Reddy
Saifabad police present an accused Ravi Teja, who was caught for stealing laptops, at a press conference in Hyderabad on Saturday - DC/S.Surender Reddy
Interim DGP of Andhra Pradesh B. Prasad Rao (left) with former DGP N. Swaranjit Sen at a seminar on latest technologies in forensic psychology at forensic science laboratory in Hyderabad on Saturday - DC/Deepak Deshpande
People stand beside a coloured sand sculpture and portraits of Sachin Tendulkar made on the beach in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Sachin played his final Test match on Saturday and was conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian
Dr Ramesh Babu, founder member of Hyderabad 10K run, Subba Rao, senior executive from ADP, flanked by Vipul Khanna, Vijaya Lakshmi, Ramesh Khaza, Suchitra Ella, Rekha and Thyagarajan pose for a picture after addressing a press meet on the 11th
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy delivers a lecture on 'Misconception of Hindutva as Fascism' in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Senior BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy has a word with Hanuman Chowdry, Pragna Bharati founder, at the Kalinga Cultural Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday - DC/P.Surendra
The Andhra Pradesh CM greets people at the event. Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal is also seen.
Kiran Kumar Reddy shares a lighter moment with other leaders at the event.
Reiterating his commitment to a united Andhra Pradesh, Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday said that he would explain the need for keeping the state unified to the GoM set up to look into the bifurcation issue.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy pampers children during distribution of Bangarutalli certificates at a Rachabanda meeting in Chilakaluripet, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 16

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Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 16

Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 16

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