Man held with large quantity of MDMA, ecstasy pills in Kerala
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): A 42-year-old man was arrested with a large quantity of MDMA and ecstasy pills in Thrikkakara here, police said on Friday.
The accused was identified as Kevin B Mathew (42), a resident of Chembumukku in Thrikkakara, Ernakulam.
He was apprehended by the Kochi City Police based on a tip-off received by City Police Commissioner K Mahesh Kumar.
According to police, the arrest was made during a search operation carried out by the District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF) team under the leadership of Narcotic Cell Assistant Commissioner T D Sunilkumar in the Vazhakkala area of Thrikkakara.
Police said 183.55 grams of MDMA and 93.51 grams of ecstasy pills were seized from the accused.
Officials said Mathew had supplied synthetic drugs to accused persons in a narcotics case registered at Kadavanthra police station in March.
Police also recovered Rs 1 lakh, suspected to be proceeds from drug trafficking, from his possession.
The arrested person was produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody
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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.
