{
  "id": 9758890,
  "title": "By-election: Local holiday declared at Kuttichira in Keralam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/by-election-local-holiday-declared-at-kuttichira-in-keralam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:50:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/by-election-local-holiday-declared-at-kuttichira/article71508474.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the Kozhikode Corporation's Kuttichira division, a local holiday has been declared on September 28 ahead of the by-election, as per an order from the District Collector and District Election Officer. Government offices and educational institutions within the Kuttichira division will observe the holiday. Heads of various institutions have been instructed to allow their employees, who are registered voters, to leave work and vote at their respective polling stations. Employees requesting permission must present documents confirming their voter registration in the constituency. Comments in English and full sentences are required, avoiding abusive or personal language. The post adheres to the new commenting platform guidelines, offering existing users the option to log in or register to comment.",
  "summary": "Employees seeking permission will have to produce documents establishing that they are registered voters in the constituency",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}