Highlights of India Today Telugu issue dated December 3rd, 2013. The issue carried English issue's Big story "Southern discomfort" as Telugu issue cover story. It analyzed the BJP's position in southern state states like Tamil nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and how these states pose the biggest threat to Narendra Modi's pan-Indian ambition. English issue's Cover story " Snooped " about the charges against the Gujarat government's illegal surveillance of a young woman.. The story also explained the construction , structure and planning of the scandal in a chronological order and how this development become discomfort to BJP. Special report 'Narco Nigerians' is about drug trafficking and how Nigerians become the biggest players in the Indian narcotic market In Nation section.. " The queen's gambit" discuss that how BJP is banking on half-a-dozen princesses to win back its Rajput support base and trump the Congress. Main story from Andhra Pradesh " Shelters in Shambles " focused on cyclone shelters in the costal area. A majority of total 402 cyclone shelters in Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam districts were damaged and are unable to protect distressed people during natural calamities. The government had constructed nearly 1,112 cyclone shelters in nine coastal districts after the devastating cyclone of 1977, which claimed nearly 10,000 lives particularly in Divi seema of Krishna district, but due to the negligence of the officials most of these shelters have not been maintained. Officials demolished cyclone shelters of some villages in 2009 due to total ruin of shelters but did not construct new shelters. All these details discussed in the story. Another story from Andhra Pradesh is on "Widening Reach" is about the strategies of YSRCP Chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. He visit to Kolkata and Lucknow recently, after meeting the communist and BJP leaders in Delhi over the weekend, is to canvass support to stall the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill when it comes up in Parliament. He is also trying to cobble together a new front of parties keeping an eye on the General Elections. The story is on what he is doing and why he wants Article 3 of the Constitution to be amended. In Telugu Nadi section .. Andhra Pradesh: Two former DGPs of the state Anjaneya Reddy and P. Ramulu are clashing on the threat of extremists; National aqua conference at vijayawada; Central Govt. scheme is to going to help strengthening Govt. medical colleges, and other stories were carried. Regulars like Snippets on Telugu film industry has been carried.