While the whole country is debating petrol-ethanol, the bros from Madhya Pradesh have already pulled off what is arguably India's first major ethanol scam, not counting you know who.
There is a govt policy that surplus rice in govt warehouses can be sold to ethanol manufacturers at subsidised rates to prevent it from rotting.
According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, the scam began when some officials allegedly (willingly?) ignored the rules and allocated "newly procured" fortified rice (not even regular rice, but fortified rice) for ethanol production. The rice, bought at a high price (₹4,000 per quintal), was sold at a throwaway price (₹2,320 per quintal) to ethanol plants.
The ethanol plant operators allegedly knew it was fortified rice, so instead of using it to make ethanol, they sold it to rice millers at ₹2,800 per quintal, and instead bought cheap broken rice (₹2,100 per quintal) from the open market for ethanol production, making an overall profit of ₹700 per quintal.
The rice millers allegedly repacked the fortified rice in new gunny bags and supplied it back to the govt as freshly milled rice. The govt paid them milling charges, while the govt supplied paddy they were actually supposed to mill was allegedly sold in the open market for another round of profit.
So the same bag of rice allegedly kept changing hands: govt warehouse to ethanol plant to rice mill to back to govt warehouse. Everyone in the chain allegedly made money.
The MP govt formed an SIT. So far, four people have been arrested and 12 trucks seized. Investigators suspect that up to 50 lakh quintals of govt rice, worth around ₹1,160 crore, may have been diverted through this alleged racket.
This was heartbreaking to watch!
A woman in Aligarh died after stepping into electrified water on her way to her husband's shop.
You will never see a politician die like this - it is always the common citizen !
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no fault of my own and nothing political. just pure incompetence & corruption at Meta
मुख्यमंत्री Fadnavis जी!
जिसको कुत्ता नहीं पूछता उसी जनता का पैर पकड़ कर आप लोग वोट माँगते हैं। सरकार की आलोचना कब से राज्य की आलोचना हो गया? सवालों का जवाब नहीं है तो Shoot the messenger!
@Dev_Fadnavis ji the lang you used in the assembly sitting on a constitutional position doesn’t go with your position! Think about it, reflect on it. We can be WRONG, do constructive criticism but don’t cross the boundary. You are bringing a bad name with such language to yourself and to the party which has spent decades to reach where it reached today!
A disturbing video circulating on social media shows a group attacking a vehicle near Dasham Thana, Jharkhand.
This is a serious law & order concern that deserves immediate attention.
Tourism cannot thrive on advertisements alone. Visitors and residents must feel safe on the ground.
Any incident of mob violence or targeted attacks damages public confidence and the state’s image.
I urge @JharkhandPolice to identify those responsible and publicly update citizens on the action taken.
JH01GH4141
@HemantSorenJMM, ensuring public safety should remain your highest priority.
भारतीय क्रिकेट को नई ऊँचाइयों तक पहुँचाने वाले, अपने नेतृत्व, साहस और जुझारू जज़्बे से करोड़ों युवाओं को प्रेरित करने वाले भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के पूर्व कप्तान एवं बी.सी.सी.आई. के पूर्व अध्यक्ष श्री @SGanguly99 जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
#SouravGanguly
भारतीय क्रिकेट को नई ऊँचाइयों तक पहुँचाने वाले, अपने नेतृत्व, साहस और जुझारू जज़्बे से करोड़ों युवाओं को प्रेरित करने वाले भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के पूर्व कप्तान एवं बी.सी.सी.आई. के पूर्व अध्यक्ष श्री @SGanguly99 जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
#SouravGanguly
The coin "KPS Gill" have two sides one is controversial side and second is the side which every person Salute 🫡 who loves India.
And "Satluj" movie only shows controversial side, for general public the controversial side will become a full side of Gill after watching this Movie
प्रधानमंत्री के पास ऐसी बकलोली के लिए समय है, परंतु UGC, NEET और राम मंदिर जैसे राष्ट्रव्यापी विषयों हेतु एक वाक्य नहीं निकल रहा मुँह से।
मुझे इस से समस्या नहीं है कि अपने राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष की सरलता पर PM लिखें, पर जब अन्य विषयों पर इनका मौन देखता हूँ तो विचित्र लगता है।