'Food 360', a two-day International Conference-cum Exhibition on Agri-business and Food Processing, organised by FICCI and Andhra Pradesh government, began in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Photo shows farmers at the exhibition.
An artist performing Pottan Theyyam at Town Hall at the remembrance ceremony of cultural leader C.P. Sreedharan in Kochi on Wednesday - DC/Arunchandra Bose
Dancers Dr Draupathy and Dr Padmini stage a performance based on on Ramayana at Soorya Parampara Dance Festival at Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday – DC/Anand Shinde
CPM State Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan being felicitated by CPM district committee at a public meeting at Gandhi Park, Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday –DC/A.V. Muzafar
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy and Revenue minister Adoor Prakash checking out an examination at the Survey Museum at the directorate in Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Though police personnel were deployed fearing protest from the LDF
Scores of trade union representatives belonging to Standing Council of Trade Unions took out a protest march from Asan square to Secretariat demanding to protect Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited, at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday – DC/Anand
Students taking oath at the convocation ceremony of 2007 batch MBBS at Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday – DC/A.V. Muzafar
Former Kerala Chief Minister E.K. Nayanar's daughter-in-law son Krishna Kumar Nayanar and his son Niranjan admire a portrait of the late politician which was unveiled at old Assembly hall at Secretariat in Thiruvnanthapuram on Wednesday. Krishna
The actor has been promoting organic farming. He is assisted by Pambakkuda block Green Army personnel – DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Actor Sreenivasan joined the labourers in the paddy field owned by him near his house in Kandanadu, Kochi on Wednesday. This is the third year of the actor in rice farming – DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Indian coast guard personnel carry out a demonstration of an equipment used to remove oil still in sea in Kozhikode.
Dancers take blessings of Padma Bhushan Awardee singer K.J.Yesudas at an award function in Coimbatore on Wednesday.
The Brazillian-made metro rail is being constructed at a cost of Rs 14,600 crore, aiming to provide modern and swift transportation solution to the congested city. Being implemented by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), services will be operated on
Jayalalithaa comes out of a metro rail after flagging off a trial run of Chennai Metro rail on Koyambedu track, in Chennai. The CM was shown around the train by officials, who explained the salient features.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday flagged off the test run of much-awaited Chennai Metro Rail, which is expected to give a fillip to transport needs of commuters in the city.
ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan comes out of Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in Tirupati after praying on Wednesday. The space agency had successfully launched the Mars Orbiter Mission on Tuesday.
Asaduddin at the press conference along with MLC Syed Amin Zafri. Granting first language status to Urdu along with Telugu in the new state of Telangana is one of the demands raised by the party in the event of bifurcation. For more pictures and
MIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin addressing a press conference at the MIM headquarters in Hyderabad. The MIM has strongly opposed the idea of making Hyderabad a Union Territory on the lines of Chandigarh, in the event of bifurcation of Andhra
A farmer looks onto a laptop which is kept for display at 'Food 360'.
A farmer shakes hands with delegates at the event in Hyderabad.
Vegetable kept for display at 'Food 360', the two-day International Conference-cum Exhibition on Agri-business and Food Processing in Hyderabad.
People stand in queue to go through the exhibition at the venue. The total exports of agricultural processed food products from India to other countries stood at USD 30 billion last year and it is growing at an average of 20 per cent per annum,
Siraj Hussain, Secretary of Ministry of Food Processing, lighting the lamp during World Agricultural Forum Congress 2013 and Agri-Tech Trade Fair. Hussain said India is facing 15 million tonnes of cold storage facility gap and needs investment from
Delegates from different countries during the ongoing World Agricultural Forum Congress 2013 and Agri-Tech Trade Fair in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 6