CRACKER OF A DAY: A BJP leader hops out of a cracker's range, celebrating on a street in Hyderabad on Thursday, after the Centre conceded to demands of a separate Telangana state. Photo: P.V.Sivakumar
OSMANIA BRIMMING OVER: Victory celebrations by pro-Telangana activists and students at the Osmania Uiversity in Hyderabad. Photo: Nagara Gopal
A DIFFERENT HUE TODAY: Students in Osmania Uiversity in Hyderabad wear Telangana Rashtra Samiti scarves, celebrating the Centre's decision on Telangana. Photo: Nagara Gopal
ELSEWHERE: The street in front of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly wears a deserted look after police clamped down with strict restrictions, fearing pro-Telangana activists might try to sneak in. Photo: Mohammad Yousuf
GUARDING A VACUUM: A police jawan stands guards at a road closed down after strict restrictions were imposed in the city. Police feared pro-Telangana activists might try to push into the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
BLOCKED ARTERY: Vital roads like this one in Basheerbagh were blocked and traffic diverted as police clamped down with strict restrictions on Thursday. Photo: P.V.Sivakumar
CITY IN SHADOW: Armed policemen stand guard at the road leading to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Hyderabad. Police feared pro-Telangana activists might try to force themselves in. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
STORMY CALM: An agitated policeman uses two mobile phones to update authorities on the situation, as his colleagues look on from a road blocked near the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Police clamped down with strict restrictions on Thursday. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
DISTRACTING DIVERSIONS: It was an irritating day for commuters, who were diverted from several arterial roads in the city after police imposed severe restrictions fearing violence, a day after the Centre's decision on Telangana. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf