Tagore's vision shows the way in maintaining world peace: Modi
Kolkata, May 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday iterated that Nobel Laureate polymath Rabindranath Tagore's vision has shown the way in maintaining world peace.
"In maintaining world peace and cooperation, Tagore's vision has always shown us the way and will keep doing it always," Modi wrote in the visitor's book of Rabindra Bhavan, the museum of Visva-Bharati University.
Modi, accompanied by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, went round the Rabindra Bhavan.
The Prime Minister said he was extremely happy to visit the University, where he took the stage for the convocation ceremony.
This was Modi's first visit to Santiniketan -- the sprawling campus housing the university built by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bolpur sub-division of West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Ascribing his "good luck" in bringing him to the varsity, "the great creation of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore", he said: "I wish that keeping up with the beliefs of Gurudev, where the upcoming generations learn about humanity and politeness in Shantiniketan, they should keep achieving their goals towards the process of nation-building endlessly.
"I hope the young minds being nurtured in the unleashing environment of Visva-Bharati will keep contributing towards the development of human beings," Modi wrote, expressing her "heartfelt devotion" for the bard.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
