Meghalaya: NEHU imposes 30 kmph speed limit on campus, mandatory helmets after student accident
Shillong, Nov 24 (PTI): North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) authorities on Monday issued instructions limiting vehicle speed on campus to below 30 kmph and making it mandatory for two-wheelers and cyclists to wear helmets at all times.
The directive comes a week after two students were critically injured when a drunk security guard driving an old car ploughed through them near the campus gate.
The incident, captured on CCTV cameras, triggered widespread concern over lax enforcement of traffic rules within the university premises.
NEHU officials said the new measures form part of a "zero-tolerance approach" to reckless driving and unsafe road behaviour.
They added that repeated violations will attract disciplinary action.
The university also said signboards highlighting the speed limit and mandatory helmet rule were put up across the campus on Monday to ensure better compliance.
The two injured students, both first-semester undergraduates, though out of danger continue to undergo treatment at a hospital here.
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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.
