Labourers prepare to immerse an idol of goddess Durga in the Hussain Sagar Lake marking the end of Durga Puja festivities in Hyderabad on Monday, October 14. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, 10-armed goddess
A worker, hanging precariously using a rope, removes weeds from the walls of the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad on Sunday - DC/ S.Surender Reddy
MIM's Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi MLA too was present at the event.
Asaduddin Owaisi MP poses for a photograph with MIM supporters.
More people joined All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Sunday in the presence of party president Asaduddin Owaisi. The picture shows supporters welcoming Asaduddin with garlands at Darussalam in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Metro Rail works in full swing in Hyderabad on Sunday. The first stage of Metro Rail operations will be launched by April 2015 - DC/S.Surender Reddy
The markets will soon see them with these products as preparations to celebrate Deepavali gather pace in Hyderabad - DC/P. Surendra
People give final touches to diyas and pots for Deepavali in Hyderabad on Sunday - DC/P.Surendra
Men assigned to carry out repairs in the Masjid atop the historic Charminar at work in Hyderabad on Sunday - DC/P.Surendra
A mock drill of various techniques, including handling of protesters, were demonstrated by police personnel in Parade grounds as school children watched with enthusiasm. – DC/ S.Surender Reddy
Curious school children with BSF personnel at the display for Police Commemoration Day in Hyderabad on Saturday, October 19. Police Commemoration Day, which honours the courage and commitment of police-men who laid down their lives in the execution
BSF personnel explained Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma operation of weapons at the event. Here the top cop of Hyderabad is pictured holding an Israeli made X-95 Assault Rifle.
BSF personnel demonstrate X95 Assault riffle to students at the open house session demo of live weapons as part of the Police Commemoration Day at Parade grounds in Secunderabad on Saturday.
The United Andhra Pradesh Congress MLCs and MLAs' Forum submitting a memorandum to Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy at Camp office in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Police officials paying tributes to the Janpeet awardee during the funeral ceremony at Vijayanagar Colony on Saturday. CM Kiran had directed Chief Secretary P.K. Mohanty and other officials concerned to extend Police honours at the last rites of the
Telugu Desham Party President N. Chandrababu Naidu greets the family members of Ravuri Bharadwaja in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy pays tributes after laying a wreath on the body of renowned Telugu writer and Jnanapith award recipient Ravuri Bharadwaja in Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad on Saturday.
GHMC Co-Opted Member Ayesha Rubina hands over a cheque of Rs one lakh to the widow of Lance Naik Mohd Feroz Khan on behalf of MIM floor Leader Akbaruddain Owaisi MLA at the martyr's residence in Nawab Saheb Kunta, Hyderabad on Friday. Feroz Khan was
The MLAs were taken into custody by the police and they were taken away from the site of the protest. Picture shows another MLA shouting slogans as he enters the police van.
The legislators called on the Chief Minister requesting him to convene the Assembly session before the draft bill or resolution on Telangana is tabled in the State Legislative Assembly. However, the CM N. Kiran Kumar Reddy reportedly rejected the
YSR Congress MLAs staged dharna before Chief Minister's office in the State Secretariat in Hyderabad demanding convening of a Special Assembly session on bifurcation of the state on Friday. They were detained and taken away.
YSR Congress President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy led a delegation of party MPs, MLAs ad MLCs to meet Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and handed over a memorandum demanding special Assembly session to table resolution against division of Andhra Pradesh in
School children have a feel of water canons (that are used to disperse mob in untoward situations) in the open house programme - DC/Pavan Kumar
Cyberabad police commissioner C.V. Anand tells school children about arms and ammunition material in an open house programme at Cyberabad Police Commissionerate grounds in Gachibowli on Thursday - DC/Pavan Kumar
APSRTC managing Director A.K. Khan addressing media along with other officials in Hyderabad on Thursday.
APNGOs' representatives called on Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy at the Secretarait on Thursday. The United AP employees called off their agitation temporarily following assurance from the CM - DC/S.Surender Reddy
MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi consoles the widow of Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan at their residence in Hyderabad.
Asaduddin Owaisi stands near the body of Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan who was killed by Pakistan Army along LoC.
YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy consoling the family members of Lance Naik Mohammed Firoz Khan of Rashtriya Rifles at Nawabsahab Kunta in old city of Hyderabad on Thursday.
People take part in the funeral procession of Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Army personnel lay an Indian flag on Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan's body during the funeral with state honours.
File photo of Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan. The jawan had called home two days ago and had said that he would not be home for Bakrid.
Relatives wail during funeral of Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan, who was killed in Poonch in mortar firing from the Pakistani side, at Nawabsahab Kunta in old city of Hyderabad on Thursday - PTI
Greater Hyderabad Congress activists offering prayers for the good health of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Nadu greets his supporters after getting discharged from hospital in Hyderabad. Naidu was undergoing treatment for jaundice at a private hospital.
Maulana Mateen Pasha Quadri addressing the gathering on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha Namaz at Qutub Shahi tomb in Hyderabad on Wednesday - PTI
Muslims offer Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) Namaz at Makkah Masjid in the old city of Hyderabad on Wednesday - PTI
Pro-United Andhra Pradesh activists of Tirupati went one step ahead on Tuesday in their protest against the bifurcation of the state to form Telangana by making Sonia Gandhi samadhi.
MIM president floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi MLA presents prizes to students, who participated in the Abdul Wahid Owaisi Literary competition at Darussalam in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Young labourers dismantle Durga idols immersed in Hussain Sagar lake for iron scrap in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Politicians, keeping their political differences away, are seen dancing with young dancers here.
BJP leader and former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya hosted a Dasara Milap programme in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Telangana Rashtra Samithi Secretary-General K Keshav Rao, Congress MP V. Hanumantha Rao and General Secretary of CPI Sudhakar Reddy were
A man displays his goat at a marketplace ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Bakrid is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his
A young boy holds on to his goat as he sits behind his father on a scooter ahead of Bakrid in Hyderabad on Tuesday - AP <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131015/news-current-affairs/article/kiran-kumar-reddy-greets-muslim-brethren-bakrid"></a>
Muslim devotees prepare to offer Eid-ul-Azha prayers in Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 16. Bakrid marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God.
Goats and sheep were on display in Hyderabad on Tuesday, on the eve of Bakrid. Celebrating the festival, Muslims will wear new cloths and sacrifice sheep or goat.
A Hindu woman applies vermillion powder on another on the last day of Durga Puja festivities in Hyderabad on Monday.
Andhra Pradesh last week in pictures: October 14 - 20