Hyderabad, Oct. 16 -- Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has announced that the Telangana cabinet has decided to remove the two-children restriction for the candidates contesting the local body elections, which was there in the past.

The state cabinet meeting was held at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on Thursday, October 16.

Speaking with the media after the cabinet meeting, Reddy said that the cabinet will review the Supreme Court's order passed on Thursday, October 16, dismissing the special leave petition (SLP) filed by the state government to vacate the stay given by the Telangana High Court on conducting the local body elections with 42 percent reservations for the Backward Classes (BC).

He said the next steps...