Pak: 12 Indian fishermen sent to jail in Karachi
Karachi, Oct 19: Twelve Indian fishermen have been sent to jail in Karachi, days after being arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing illegally in the country's territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.
The 12 fishermen who were arrested by the Pakistan Maritime Security Force and their boat seized on Thursday were presented before a judicial magistrate by the Docks police on Friday.
The magistrate has now sent them to judicial lock-up in the Landhi jail where other Indian fishermen are also serving sentences for sometime now.
The Pakistan Maritime Security Force (PMSF) had also arrested 18 Indian fishermen on September 12 and seized two boats for allegedly illegally fishing in Pakistan's territorial waters.
The PMSF after arresting the fishermen hands them over to the police which than completes the formalities of sending them to jails in either Landhi or Malir in Karachi.
Before the September arrests there had been a lull of five months without any incident of Indian fishermen being arrested by Pakistani authorities.
The Pakistan government had as a goodwill gesture released 27 Indian fishermen on August 14 on the country's independence day.
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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.
