35 Mangaluru people stranded in Kuwait will return home soon: MLA Vedavyas Kamath
'Maanikya Associates' to bear the tickets cost
Mangaluru: Mangaluru South Assembly Constituency’s MLA Vedavyas Kamath on Friday announced that the 35 people hailing from Mangaluru who were stranded in Kuwait after an alleged employment fraud, will return to Mangaluru soon.
The BJP MLA was addressing a press conference at the BJP District Office on Friday and said that the 'Manikya Associates' who sent the 35 people to Kuwait will bear the cost of tickets of return to India. He further added that it was assured to him by the owner of Manikya Associates Prasad Shetty.
“These 35 people will come to Mangaluru in two batches. The first batch consisting of 15 people of the group will get their passports within two days and they will be allowed to fly from Kuwait. The remaining 20 people will also follow soon. I assured the families of these people about their safe return now it is time to walk the talk” he said.
Kamath also thanked BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and cabinet minister Sadananda Gowda and added that the duo helped him to get in touch with the foreign ministry and arrange the return of the 35 people.
“So many people and organisations helped us in arranging food and other basic needs of the stranded people. I would like to thank them all, including Raj Bhandary of Suratkal, Karavali’s Mohandas Kamat, Bharatiya Pravasi Parishat, Tulu Koota, several Muslim organisations. They all extended their helping hand when the people of Mangaluru needed them” Kamath added.
“The documents settlement of these 35 people will cost Rs. 3000 each. So I requested Gokul Das Bhat of Ujire to bear that cost. And thankfully he agreed. So he will pay that cost of around Rs. 1 Lakh” Kamath further added.
Kamath also informed that the owner of Manikya Associates paid 55 thousand rupees of the 65 he collected from the 35 people, to 'Hawk Consultancy' in Mumbai but has assured to pay the cost of return tickets of all the 35 members.
BJP Dakshina Kannada Vice President Ravishankar Mijaru, Prabha Malini, Senior party leaders Nitin Kumar, Sanjay Prabhu, Ramesh Kandattu and others were present at the press conference.
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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.
