Udupi court sends Mahesh Shetty Timarodi to two-hour police custody for interrogation
Udupi: The Udupi Additional Civil Judge and First Class Judicial Magistrate’s Court on Saturday ordered that Mahesh Shetty Timarodi be handed over to police custody for two hours for interrogation.
Timarodi was arrested in connection with his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP National General Secretary B.L. Santhosh. The Brahmavar police had moved an application seeking his custody for questioning.
Following the plea, Judge Nagesh directed the authorities to produce Timarodi before the court within an hour. Accordingly, he was brought from Hiriyadka Jail under tight security and presented before the court around 1:30 pm.
After hearing the matter, the court granted police custody till 3:40 pm and instructed that Timarodi be produced before the court again at that time. The police subsequently took him for interrogation.
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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.
