Amit Shah's Mangaluru visit cancelled, will address CAA awareness campaign in Hubballi on Jan 18
Mangaluru: BJP National President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Mangaluru to attend a awareness campaign for CAA has been cancelled. The Home Minister will now attend the event in Hubballi on January 18.
Several political leaders and thinkers had criticised Amit Shah's plan to visit the Coastal city owing to the recent incidents of clashes during anti-CAA protest here.
Karnataka BJP General Secretary, Mahesh Tenginakayi, announced on Thursday that Shah will now visit and attend event in Hubballi instead of Mangaluru.
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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.
