South India News
January 04, 2026
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Telangana Assembly Removes Two-Child Norm for Rural Local Body Polls

The Telangana Assembly on Saturday passed the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, doing away with the two-child norm that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting rural local body elections. Moving the Bill, Panchayat Raj Minister D Anasuya Seethakka said the policy, introduced in 1994 as a population control measure, was reviewed […]

Karnataka
January 03, 2026
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Karnataka Weighs Rejection of Centre’s G-RAM-G Scheme, Flags Threat to Federalism and Right to Work

BENGALURU – In a potential shift in rural employment policies, the Karnataka government is contemplating rejecting the Centre’s recently introduced Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen), or G-RAM-G. This decision comes as a response to concerns that the new initiative centralizes all projects, potentially undermining the federal structure of the nation. Law […]