Shutting down rogue weighbridges just wrecked a sugarcane theft pipeline in Masindi District, and the damage trail runs from farm plots straight into the national economy.
Weighbridge crackdown in Masindi District
David Kiiza confirmed the government pulled multiple roadside scales offline.
Police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs exposed a cane laundering route.
Stolen loads got weighed and slipped into the formal market.
Authorities warned that any complicit site risks permanent closure and charges.
How the cane theft pipeline worked
Investigators mapped organized rings targeting mature cane at night.
Estates and outgrower farms kept getting raided by coordinated crews.
Those hauls moved to roadside weighbridges for fake...
Fifty new electric buses just rolled into Bhavnagar, while a highway in Assam doubled as a runway, and the optics screamed green push meets military flex.
PM e Bus Sewa in Bhavnagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off 50 electric buses for Bhavnagar.
Bhavnagar becomes Gujarat’s first city under the PM e Bus Sewa Scheme.
Air-conditioned vehicles come fitted with CCTV and disability access.
Gujarat Urban Development Mission will steer state-level rollout.
Gujarat-wide electric bus expansion
Gujarat plans to deploy 750 electric buses across eight cities.
Vadodara is set to receive 250 buses.
Rajkot and Gandhinagar each get 100 vehicles.
Jamnagar, Junagadh, Gandhidham, and Navsari share the remaining allocations.
Assam landing and...
A 100 crore hole in a real estate giant’s books just landed its former director in custody under a money laundering probe.
Rajendra Narpatmal Lodha arrest
Enforcement Directorate picked up Rajendra Narpatmal Lodha under PMLA.
Lodha Developers allegedly suffered losses of over 100 crore.
Mumbai Police filed FIRs under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
The Special PMLA Court in Mumbai granted eight days of ED custody.
Alleged diversion of company assets
ED claims Lodha offloaded properties at undervalued rates.
Proxy entities and linked individuals reportedly received the assets.
Board approval was allegedly bypassed during these transfers.
Investigators say company funds were rerouted through shady deals.
Forged deals and cash...
An 18,662 crore green light just set up India’s first underwater rail-cum-road tunnel, slashing a six-hour grind in Assam down to a blink.
Brahmaputra tunnel approval
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared the twin-tube project.
Narendra Modi chaired the panel backing the 18,662 crore build.
Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a historic win for Assam.
Nitin Gadkari was thanked for pushing the plan ahead.
Gohpur to Numaligarh corridor
A 33.7 km four-lane stretch links Gohpur and Numaligarh.
The 15.79 km section runs beneath the Brahmaputra River.
Sarma said the idea was first floated in 2021.
Assam gains its first underwater rail crossing.
Travel time and distance cut
The distance between Numaligarh and Gohpur drops to 34 km...
Trade deals just turned into campaign ammo, with fishermen and farmers dragged into a loud public brawl over who is selling them out.
Amit Shah targets Rahul Gandhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah went after Rahul Gandhi in Karaikkal.
Shah accused Gandhi of scaring farmers and fishermen.
He claimed Congress was peddling flat-out misinformation.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was blamed for the weak past deals.
Free trade agreements defense
Narendra Modi’s FTAs with the European Union, the UK, and the United States were praised.
Shah said marine exports should climb under the new terms.
Farmers and livestock rearers were promised full protection.
The current BJP-led NDA government was framed as guarding domestic interests.
2029...
A trade pact critics called risky just got spun as a power move, with tariff cuts and sector shields framed as India playing hardball.
India-US interim trade deal defense
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal brushed off Opposition heat.
Goyal argued India bargained as a 4 trillion dollar economy.
He insisted that self-reliant sectors stayed ring-fenced.
Sovereignty, he claimed, was never put on the table.
Tariff shifts and sector impact
The United States trimmed duties on Indian exports to 18 percent.
China faces 35 percent, while Bangladesh and Vietnam sit at 20 percent.
Several Indian industries reportedly get zero tariff access.
Cotton producers, Goyal said, should see rising demand.
Agriculture carve-outs and imports
Sensitive...
A 1 lakh crore cash injection just flipped urban funding from handouts to hustle, forcing cities to chase market money or miss out.
Urban Challenge Fund rollout
The Union Government greenlit the Urban Challenge Fund with Rs 1 lakh crore backing.
Narendra Modi led the Cabinet that cleared the scheme.
Central aid covers 25 percent of each project tab.
Cities must lock in 50 percent from market channels.
Five-year investment push
The plan runs from FY 2025 to FY 2031.
Extension stays on the table until FY 2034.
Officials project Rs 4 lakh crore flowing into cities.
Shift replaces grant culture with market-tied financing.
Financing rules and selection
Municipal bonds and bank loans can fund half.
Public-private partnerships count...
A massive highway overhaul just got the green light, pumping Rs 3,320.38 crore into NH-160A and setting up a freight reroute that could unclog Nashik while linking key expressways.
NH-160A upgrade cleared by CCEA
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the revamp of NH-160A in Maharashtra.
Narendra Modi chaired the CCEA that backed the Rs 3,320.38 crore plan.
The project stretches 154.635 kms from Ghoti to Palghar.
Work covers Ghoti, Trimbak, Jawhar, Manor, and Palghar.
Jobs and economic push
The scheme is projected to create 19.98 lakh direct person days.
Indirect work is pegged at 24.86 lakh person days.
Corridor activity is expected to spark fresh business along the route.
Maharashtra gains added economic churn from...
Loss hung over Lethpora again as uniforms gathered to mark the blast that wiped out 40 CRPF members and pushed India and Pakistan into a tense military face off.
Pulwama memorial gathering in Lethpora
The Seventh Anniversary of the Pulwama attack brought crowds to Lethpora in Pulwama district.
185 Battalion of the CRPF arranged the tribute at the Martyrs Memorial.
Gyanendra Pratap Singh, CRPF Director General, showed up with senior officers.
Rajesh Kumar and other IPS leaders joined personnel from the Army and the BSF.
Rituals and tribute moments
A wreath offering kicked off the remembrance at the site.
Afterward, the Ceremonial Guard of CRPF delivered a formal salute.
One minute of silence took place while a bugle sounded.
Jawans...
