Curtains come down on Mysuru Dasara festivites
Mysuru, Oct 19: The world renowned 10-day long Mysuru Dasara festivities came to an end Friday with a colourful procession here.
Tens of thousands of people witnessed the "Jamboo Savari, a march of a dozen caparisoned elephants led by Arjuna carrying the idol of the Mysuru royal family's Goddess Chamundeshwari on the 750kg golden 'howdah' (casket).
However, in view of a death in the Mysuru royal family, many Dasara rituals associated with its members were postponed to October 22.
The government-organised events, celebrated as naada habba (State festival), were held as scheduled, showcasing Karnataka's cultural heritage.
Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy flagged off the finale of Dasara festivities by offering special prayers to the idol of Chamundeshwari.
Kumaraswamy's father and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his wife Channamma also were present so as ministers and the MLAs.
Starting from the imposing Mysuru palace, the procession covered a distance of five km before ending at Bannimantap.
The Dasara procession is held on "Vijayadashami" day, signifying the victory of good over evil.
The rulers of Mysuru or the Wodeyars had been the worshippers of Durga and had established their family Goddess atop a hillock, which has been named as Chamundi Hills.
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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.
