Madikeri: Two persons fired at canteen employees for asking bill amount
Madikeri, October 19: Two persons fired at canteen workers for questioning them for not giving the bill amount after having snacks in the city on Thursday night.
The incident happened on Market Road in the city. It is said that Lokesh and Akram have fired at canteen employees Riyaz (31) and Sameem (34). After getting the egg-roll, the accused asked for gobi. When the canteen employees asked them for the amount for egg-roll, the enraged accused went out of the canteen and fired three rounds at Riyaz and Sameem from the window of neighbouring bar. In the incident, both Riyaz and Sameem sustained injuries and were admitted to the district hospital.
The police who arrested the accused recovered a gun from them. The police also recovered the DVR of CCTV camera. Accused Lokesh was jailed on charges of firing at a house, and released recently, it is said.
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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.
