Man kills wife by hitting her with LPG cylinder in Kerala's Kollam
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): A 45-year-old woman died after she was allegedly attacked by her husband using an LPG cylinder at Mangad here in the early hours of Monday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Kavitha, a resident near Apollo Junction, Karicode, Mangad.
Police have arrested her husband, Madhusudhanan Pillai, who assaulted her following a quarrel at their house around midnight.
According to the FIR, the incident took place at around 12.30 am when Pillai hit Kavitha multiple times on her head with a gas cylinder.
The FIR also stated that the couple’s daughter was present in the house at the time of the incident.
Hearing loud noises, neighbours rushed to the house and alerted the police.
Officers reached the spot and found Kavitha lying unconscious in the hall.
A doctor was called to the location and confirmed her death.
Pillai was arrested and shifted to the Kilikkollur police station, where a case of murder has been registered, officials said.
The body has been shifted to a government hospital for postmortem.
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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.
