<h1>Local body poll notification: election panel ordered to notify polls promptly following reservation impasse resolution.</h1> The Supreme Court ordered prompt notification of stalled local body elections affected by an OBC reservation impasse, directing the state election authority to take necessary steps within a short timeframe to restore grassroots democratic processes. Separately, a state bank has opened an internal probe into procurement lapses over a large book purchase, and authorities are activating civil defence protocols and formal military exercise notifications as part of nationwide preparedness measures.