The Election Commission has reduced Uttar Pradesh's polling stations from 1.77 lakh to 1.73 lakh, applying a norm of 1,200 voters per station across 403 Assembly seats. The revised locations will be used for the SSR exercise.
UP Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa directed DEOs to monitor electoral roll work daily. The instructions fix accountability for delays, errors, unresolved complaints and supervisory lapses.
The Samajwadi Party submitted a memorandum alleging duplicate voter entries across several Uttar Pradesh constituencies. It warned that if the alleged discrepancies were not corrected in time, genuine voters could face difficulties in casting their votes, affecting the electoral process.
Former BJP MLA Kushagra Sagar is likely to join the Samajwadi Party after resigning from the BJP. His move comes amid speculation over Bisauli MLA Ashutosh Maurya's meetings with BJP leaders.
The order, issued by FSDA Commissioner Dr Roshan Jacob, takes immediate effect across Uttar Pradesh and also covers manufacturing units operating under central licences.
Uttar Pradesh madrasas will celebrate APJ Abdul Kalam's birth anniversary with science exhibitions and seminars on October 15. The statewide programmes aim to inspire students to explore scientific learning and innovation.
Asaduddin Owaisi challenged Yogi Adityanath to contest from Sambhal and asked Akhilesh Yadav to fight from Gorakhpur. He said the BJP and Samajwadi Party were staging a political fight while avoiding substantive issues ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh election.
The Yogi Adityanath-led Cabinet has approved naming Noida airport 'Narendra Modi International Airport'.
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Phuket is diverted to Lucknow after adverse weather affects the destination airport, with the aircraft landing safely and officials ruling out an emergency.
Nine people were killed after a Delhi-Mahoba sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida around 11:30 pm. Both the driver and conductor of the bus, Pawan and Yogesh, have been detained by police following the incident.
Nitin Nabin's outreach comes as the BJP looks to consolidate Dalit support in western UP, where the community has a sizeable presence and can play a role in determining electoral outcomes.
Food safety teams inspected eateries across Lucknow, Noida and Gorakhpur and found multiple violations. The department issued notices, began licence action and said enforcement would continue.
The Samajwadi Party is set to launch its statewide 'Samajwadi PDA Yatra' in October, putting its Pichhda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak formula at the centre of its campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
Prayagraj's 76 PM Awas Yojana flats, built on land reclaimed from Atiq Ahmed, will be lit with diyas on the eve of PM Modi's birthday. The event has sparked a political row, with the BJP highlighting welfare for the poor and SP accusing the government of selective action and communal politics.
A viral video shows a Lucknow man hitting his girlfriend with a car, dragging her on the bonnet and then running her over. The incident occurred after the woman saw the accused with another woman and confronted him for hiding his identity.
India cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj will marry in Lucknow on December 4. Rinku and Priya got engaged in 2025 and she has been a presence during his matches.
An IndiGo Agartala-Delhi flight carrying 103 passengers and 6 crew members was diverted to Lucknow after a smoke warning in its cargo area.
The warning comes as the Nishad Party seeks more seats for the 2027 election, particularly in constituencies the BJP lost. It contested 16 seats in 2022.
Flight AI-1717, travelling from Delhi to Lucknow, aborted its first landing attempt at around 3.45 pm after the crew assessed the weather conditions. The aircraft landed safely about 10 minutes later, at 3.55 pm.
All 155 passengers and crew members disembarked the aircraft safely in Lucknow, Air India Express said. The incident came two days after the crew of a Goa-Delhi IndiGo flight reported a mid-air engine failure and subsequently made an emergency landing in Goa.
