Maluru: Girl killed while returning from school
Rape suspected
Maluru, August 01: A 10th standard girl student who was on her way back home from the school was killed near Maluru railway station on Wednesday evening.
The girl is identified as the student of BGS School and resident of Indira Nagar in the taluk. After going home along with her friend from the school, a stranger has allegedly kidnapped her. But her friend who ran away to her house after the incident did not inform anybody about the issue, it is said.
The body of the girl has scratches and head injuries. The locals suspected that she was raped and killed later. But the police did not reveal anything so far. When she did not come home even after late in the evening, her father and locals have searched her. But they found her body at a bush near the railway station. Her body was taken to the government hospital for postmortem. As soon as the news spread, people and relatives thronged the hospital. Later, locals and organizations staged a protest in front of the hospital, blocked the road. As a result, the traffic movement was hampered for a while. After the police who rushed to the spot, promised of arresting the accused, the locals called off their protest.
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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.
