It’s May 3: Here Are The Top News Of AP And Telangana

1. Cyclone Foni Makes Landfall

Extremely severe cyclone storm Fani, which hit Odisha coast near Puri today morning, triggered heavy rains in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh.

2. Fire At  Chiranjeevi's Farmhouse

A fire broke out in the farmhouse of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi on the outskirts of Hyderabad near Gandipet lake today. It also damaged a part of a film set and destroyed property worth Rs 3 crore.

3. Tarpaulin Cover For EVM Strongroom

Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said that EVM strongrooms have been closed with tarpaulins over and above the wooden planks.

4. Poll Code Lifted In 4 AP Districts

The Election Commission of India lifted the poll code in Vishakapatnam, East Godavari, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts in wake of Cyclone Fani. It was done to facilitate the rescue and rehabilitation of people in affected areas.

5. Ransomware Attack In TS And AP

In a major breach, the servers of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state power utilities went down after an alleged ransomware attack. The TSSPDCL said that its website was hacked on April 29 and its web services like online payments had been affected.

6. Hackers Demand In Ransomware Attack

Hackers, who attacked websites of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state power utilities, have demanded six Bitcoins (nearly Rs 20 lakh) as ransom to give the description key to restore the sites.

7. Ex-AP Judge Daughter-In-Law Gets Custody Of Child

The Telangana High Court gave custody of the granddaughter of retired judge Justice Nooty Rammohan Rao, to her mother, Sindhu Sharma.

8. TSBIE Extends Fee Date

The Board of Intermediate Education in Telangana extended the date to pay fee for intermediate supplementary exam from May 2 to May 4.

9. Chandrababu To Inspect Progress Of Polavaram

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has decided to visit the Polavaram Irrigation Project to examine the progress of works achieved so far.

10. Money Siphoned Off

An retired IAS officer's driver has been arrested on charges of fraud, after he allegedly transferred close to Rs 63 lakh to his account in Hyderabad.

11. Who Will Host Big Boss 3?

Nagarjuna Akkineni could possibly be the host for popular TV reality shows Bigg Boss 3. The show was hosted by actor Nani, whose recent film Jersey has been a major hit in Tollywood.

(Arpita Ghosh: Lead Writer | Johnson D’Souza: Narrator | Laxmikanth Patwari: Video Editor )