The Telangana High Court has ruled that the birth of twins in a single pregnancy must be treated as one delivery under the State’s two‑child norm. Justice K. Sharath directed authorities to sanction 180 days of maternity leave to a junior lecturer, terming the rejection of her application on the ground of twin births as untenable.
A Maharashtra man aspiring to contest panchayat elections allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter in Telangana to bypass the two-child eligibility norm. Police arrested him and the sitting Sarpanch, charging them with murder, kidnapping and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
The Telangana Cabinet has decided to abolish the two-child norm for candidates contesting local body elections, following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the State’s appeal. The Cabinet also reviewed the Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase 2, approved new agriculture colleges, and committed to road and rail infrastructure projects.
Hyderabad: Jubilee Hills division TRS candidate K Suryanarayana has lodged a complaint with the Returning Officer urging disqualification of BJP candidate V Venkatesh as he has four children. In a letter to the Returning Officer, Suryanarayana, who enclosed photographs of Venkatesh’s family, sought disqualification of the BJP candidate as he was contesting the elections in […]
