
Polling booths to get basic facilities
The Hindu
Observer asks officials to check amenities available before elections on Oct. 6, 9
Zonal election officials have been asked to ensure basic facilities at the 1,328 polling booths in Tenkasi district ahead of the rural local body elections to be held on October 6 and 9.
Addressing a meeting of the 69 zonal officials for the regions that would go for polls in the first phase, Collector S. Gopala Sundara Raj stressed that they should get all doubts about the election procedures cleared so that they could in turn help polling officials.
Polling in the panchayat unions of Kadayam, Keezhappavoor, Melaneelithanallur, Alangulam and Vasudevanallur would be held on October 6, and other unions of Tenkasi, Sengottai, Sankarankoil, Kadayanallur and Kuruvikulam would go to polls on October 9.

Bangladesh is witnessing renewed political tension after the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a young leader who emerged during the July–August 2024 uprising that led to the removal of Sheikh Hasina. Hadi later headed the radical group Inquilab Mancha and was campaigning ahead of the 2026 parliamentary election when he was shot in Dhaka. His death has triggered protests, diplomatic friction with India, and concerns over rising political violence as Bangladesh heads towards elections under an interim government.












