Ministry of Home Affairs commissioned special task force, headed by K. Vijayakumar, arrived in Hyderabad to consult with serving and retired IAS and IPS officials of the State Police, regarding the “security situation arising out of the formation of
YSR Congress honorary President Y.S. Vijayamma visits cyclone-affected East Godavari district on Tuesday.
Thiruvananthapuram city mayor K. Chandrika visits Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is admitted at the Medical College hospital, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Workers giving final touches to St Xavier's chapel being built at Xavier Desam, near Chellanam on Tuesday. The chapel was built using only cement by artiste Shaju and around 20 of his co-workers in a year at a cot of Rs 15 lakh. DC/Vinod Karimatt
Students of St Paul’s International School, Kalamassery, during the ‘Nature Fest 2013’ in Kochi on Tuesday. DC/Arunchandra Bose
Nine wild elephants spotted at Olakallukere near Tumkur on Tuesday. Forest department officials undertook an operation to drive them back into the forest. KPN
Children hold terracotta Deepavali lamps made by them after a class by artisan Rajashekar Manikayam Tranede, in Hubli on Tuesday. KPN
A beautiful sunset seen from Rabindranath Tagore Beach in Karwar on Tuesday. KPN
A blanket of mist on the main road in Belgaum on Tuesday. KPN
Actress and MP Ramya, actress and MLC Tara and actress Hema Chaudhary, during the Media and Entertainment Business Conclave organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at a hotel in Bengaluru on Tuesday. KPN
Special Chief Secretary in the department of Tourism and Culture Chandana Khan inspecting the site of the upcoming 'Shilparamam' at Warangal with district collector G Kishan (to her right), and other officials, on Tuesday.
BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy addressing the media in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh BJP President G. Kishan Reddy and former Union Minister and BJP National Vice President Bandaru Dattatraya, look on.
Plain clothed policemen walk into a mart in Secunderabad carrying weapons to check the security preparations at the mart. Several lapses were found in the security arrangement after cops walked in without any trouble. DC/S. Surender Reddy
A machine to test spacecraft movement upon flight.
India's Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft being prepared for a prelaunch test at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, in Sriharikota on Tuesday.
Another injured person rests after she is brought to the hospital for treatment. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Six people were killed and 14 others injured when a mini lorry rammed into a vehicle on the city outskirts on Tuesday morning. Picture shows the injured being treated at a hospital. Read full story
BSF personnel positioned at the EFLU university to ensure peaceful elections at the campus. Pix by S.Surender Reddy
Students of EFLU show 'vote marks' on their fingers after voting during university elections. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Onion arrives in tonnes at Mahboobgunj trading market in Malakpet area of Hyderabad on Tuesday. PTI
Shots of the special task force meeting with top officials of Andhra Pradesh Police squad.
K. Vijayakumar, head of the special task force, speaks to the press upon arrival in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: October 29