12 persons injured in serial accident in Pachanady
Mangaluru, Dec.22: 12 persons sustained injuries when a bus collided with a car, tempo and a bike after the driver lost control over the break. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital in the city.
The injured have been identified as Jayanth, Kusappa, Abdul Rahman, Marshal Menezes, Gregory, Abhinav, Mukund Bhat, Maxil, Prajwal Fernandes, Karunakar Shetty and Mahalinga.
On Saturday evening the private bus was moving from Padavinangady to Pachanady when the driver lost control over the vehicle resulting in the series of accidents.
As a result the bus rammed over a car, tempo, a bike and finally came to halt after falling into a small pit.
Most of the injured persons were pushing a tempo that broke down on the road in Pachanady. The bus rammed into the people who were pushing the tempo.
Local resident Balakrishna and others shifted the injured persons to hospital in their vehicles. Later bus passengers were sent in other vehicles.
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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.
