Clear Wakf property encroached by BJP leader: Zameer Ahmed challenges Anwar Manippady
Mangaluru, October 18: Wakf and Hajj Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan challenged state Minority Commission former chairman Anwar Manippady to get the Wakf property encroached by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru cleared if he had concerns over the encroachment of Wakf property.
Speaking after visiting the Moulana Azad Bhavan at Pandeshwar in the city on Thursday, the Minister said that 685 Wakf properties were safe in the district. A few properties were encroached. Of them, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru encroached 63 cents land and constructed a building on it. Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner court has directed him to handover the building to the Wakf department. Questioning the AC court order, Ravi Shankar Mijaru moved the Karnataka High Court. Anwar Manippady was from his district. His own party member encroached the property. If he has real concerns over protecting Wakf property, let Anwar Manippady get the property back from his party leader, the Minister said.
Manippady was in power for three years and his tenure was ended on February 26, 2012. He could have submitted a report on encroachment of Wakf property. Instead of that he had submitted the report after one month of his tenure was closed. Even after that, Sadananda Gowda was the chief minister for next one year. But Manippady did not speak a word. Now he was speaking about it. After he became the minister, he had invited Manippady twice for discussion. But he did not respond to his request, he said suspecting the role of Manippady in encroaching the Wakf property.
Progress review
After reviewing the progress of the department in the district, the minister ordered to release Rs 70 lakh from Shaadi Bhagya.
Felicitation
On the occasion, Yenepoya university vice chancellor Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Dakshina Kannada District Wakf Committee president Kanachur Monu, Vice presidents Nekkare Bava and Shahul Hameed,Advisory committee former president S.M. Rasheed Haji, U.T. Iftikar Ali, ZP member M.S. Mohammad, Nooruddin Dalmatia, D.M. Aslam and others felicitated the minister.
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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.
