MP CM announces rewards for 113 cops for helping Chhindwara accident victims
Bhopal (PTI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced cash rewards ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 for 113 policemen who assisted injured victims after the recent Chhindwara bus accident, officials said on Saturday.
The CM praised the personnel from the Police Training School (PTS) Rewa and the Chhindwara district police for their prompt rescue efforts, according to an official release.
Police said 10 persons were killed and 31 others injured when a bus returning from a chief minister’s programme collided with a pickup vehicle in Chhindwara on Thursday evening. Three to four injured persons remained in critical condition.
According to the release, a PTS Rewa team travelling behind the bus rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation without delay. Several personnel ran to the scene barefoot and pulled out injured persons while walking over broken glass, it said.
The PTS team alerted emergency helpline ‘112’, lifted the overturned bus by nearly three feet and rescued those trapped underneath. They later assisted Dial-112 and local police in shifting the injured persons to the district hospital, the release said.
Police said the personnel’s courage and dedication helped save around 40 lives.
A total of 113 policemen, including five officers, over 100 constables of PTS Rewa and personnel from the Chhindwara district police, will receive cash rewards between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000 for their efforts, the release said.
Hours after the accident, the chief minister had announced Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for seriously injured persons. On Friday, an additional Rs 4 lakh each was announced for the deceased’s families under the ‘Sambal’ scheme, taking the total compensation to Rs 8 lakh each.
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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.
