YSR Congress Party legislators tear Telangana bill papers before mediapersons demanding United Andhra Pradesh at the Legislative Assembly in Hyderabad, on Monday. <a href="http://bit.ly/Jx7OFP"> <b>Story here</b></a>
Students of Government Arts and Science College in Kozhikode paint posters against brutal attack on women, commemorating the first anniversary of Delhi gang rape case. DC/ Venugopal
Students of National Institute of Technology Calicut during the ninth convocation ceremony, at the campus on Monday. 1251 students, the highest in history of NITC, graduated this year. DC/ Venugopal
Two workers place floating bunkers to aid dredging works in the Kochi backwaters, on Monday. DC/ Vinod Karimatt.
Kerala Minister V K Ibrahim Kunju interacts with students of KMEA engineering college during the inauguration of Society of Students Architects. DC/ Arunachandra Bose
A Theyyam artist marching during the proclamation rally organized by the Kerala Pulaya Maha Sabha to announce the 150 th birthday of Mahatma Ayyankali in Kochi, on Tuesday. DC/ Arunchandra Bose
Kerala finance minister KM Mani pays respects to Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma at the Levee Hall. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and leaders of various political parties and socio cultural organisations condoled the death of Marthanda Varma
Members of Kani tribal community pays homages to Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma.
Police pays guard of honor to late Uthradom Thirunal Marthandavarma at Kowdiar Palace, on Monday. Known as 'Sreepadmanabha Dasas', the royal family and Padmanabha Swamy temple shot to fame with the discovery of jewellery worth crores of Rupees in
School children pay homages to Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma at the Levee Hall. DC/ Peethambaran Payyeri
Funeral procession of Uthradom Thirunal Marthandavarma passes through Thiruvananthapuram, on Monday. The 91-year-old Varma is survived by his son and daughter. DC/ Peethambaran Payyeri
Funeral procession of Uthradom Thirunal Marthandavarma begins from Levee hall, Thiruvananthapuram. The head of Travancore royal family died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital early on Monday morning. DC/ Peethambaran Payyeri
Youngsters at a shop in Belgaum checks decorations for Christmas. -KPN
KJP President BS Yeddyurappa speaks to farmers during a protest demanding to fix paddy prices, in Davangere, on Monday. Former Minister Renukacharya and other party members were also present. –KPN
Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj flags off National Disaster Reduction Day and Rally-2013 organized by Directorate of Home Guards, Civil defence, Fire and Emergency Services Karnataka at Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on Monday. -KPN
Volunteers cater to a man, who is posing as an injured one, during the mock drill. –KPN
Another blast is set off at the stadium as part of the mock drill. -KPN
Water is sprayed as part of the mock drill organised at Kanteerva stadium, in Bangalore. -KPN
An explosion takes place during a mock drill organised by Directorate of Home Guards, Civil defence, Fire and Emergency Services Karnataka at Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on Monday. -KPN
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is transformed into a cake at the annual cake exhibition held at St. Josephs Indian High School grounds in Bangalore, on Monday. –KPN
Karnataka Home Minister KJ George takes part in Vijay Diwas at National Military Memorial in Bangalore, on Monday. –KPN
Army personnel offer gun salute to observe Vijay Diwas at the National Military Memorial in Bangalore. –KPN
Visitors looking at a special photo exhibition organised to mark the 62nd Salar Jung Museum celebrations, in Hyderabad, on Monday. DC/ P. Surendran
S G K Kishore (centre) of GMR with Laster Ledema (right) of Tigerair and Sanjiv Kapoor (left) Chief Operating officer of SpiceJet at a media conference to announce their tie-up, in Hyderabad, on Monday.
Activists of various organisations staging a silent protest near US Consulate office in Hyderabad, on Monday over the diplomatic standoff between India and US over Devyani Khobragade's immunity.
A few students were also taken into custody when they tried to break the security cordon.
Following stone pelting by some students, the police lobbed teargas shells on them.
Police pump water on a burned tire which was set on fire by pro-Telangana students of Osmania University.
Hyderabad City Police controlled the attempt of the students to take out a rally which otherwise could have gone worse.
The students raised slogans against the anti-Telangana forces and entered into a heated argument with the police officials.
OU students are demanding the introduction of Telangana Bill in Parliament with amendments giving absolute control of law and order to the Telangana Government.
Pro-Telangana students of Osmania University during a clash with the police after introduction Telangana Bill in the Assembly, in Hyderabad, on Monday. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bTWM7S"> <b>Story here</b></a>
Pro-Telangana MLAs addressing the media after clashes. Amid the pandemonium, Speaker Nadendla Manohar adjourned the house for an hour as members from either side of the regional divide stalled proceedings.
MLAs hurl a chair raged by the Telangana proposal. A scuffle was witnessed between the pro and anti-Telangana MPs outside Andhra Pradesh Assembly minutes after the Telangana Bill was tabled.
Telugu Desam MLC Nannapeneni Rajakumari and party colleague Satish Reddy are jostled by TRS MLC Swami Goud at the media point in the Assembly on Monday even as a few cops tried to stop the TRS MLC.
Legislators against Telangana burn a copy of the bill in protest. Big ruckus was witnessed in the Assembly by legislators favouring and opposing it.
While legislators from Telangana cheered the tabling of the Bill, those from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions tore the copies in protest and anger.
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: December 16