Bantwal: Clash between brothers ended up in murder of younger one
Bantwal: A quarrel of two brothers regarding financial matter ended in tragic murder of one of them on Thursday morning at Bolangady near Melkar.
The deceased has been identified as Mayya alias Leo Lobo, 50, a resident of Bolangady in Panemangalore village near Melkar, while the elder brother Cyril Lobo is the accused.
The locals said the duo used to fight in inebriated state over monetary dispute.
According to sources, two brothers, both of them were bachelors used to quarrel over something trivial. In a similar manner on Thursday morning they hit each other with a wooden stick, after getting head injury in the incident younger brother Leo Lobo died on the spot.
Bantwal CPI TD Nagaraj, SI Avinash, constables Murugesh, Girish, Basappa, Yogesh, Praveen and Niranjan, visited the spot and launched the investigation.
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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.
