Uddhav meets Raj; fourth meeting between cousins this month
Mumbai (PTI): Amid buzz over a possible alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday visited the residence of his cousin and MNS president Raj Thackeray in their fourth meeting this month.
A Sena (UBT) functionary said Uddhav visited `Shivtirth' to greet his aunt and Raj's mother Kunda Thackeray on her birthday.
This was the eighth interaction between the Thackeray cousins, once bitter rivals, since they came together in July to oppose the Maharashtra government's decision to introduce Hindi as a third language in primary schools.
The two cousins and their families had met last week on the occasion of the `Deepotsav' event organised by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena at Shivaji Park.
Raj Thackeray, younger of the two, quit the undivided Shiv Sena in 2005, blaming Uddhav for his exit, and floated the MNS.
However, following the drubbing their parties received in the Maharashtra assembly polls in 2024 , both leaders decided to put behind the acrimony and find a common ground for survival.
The coming together of the two parties ahead of the rural and urban body polls in Maharashtra, which are to be held before January 31, 2026, is a mere formality now, Sena as well as MNS leaders have claimed.
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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.
