Bantwal: Rowdy-sheeter found murdered in car
Bantwal: A notorious rowdy who was recently released from the jail found murdered on Sunday inside a car in Shantinagar of Bantwal taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Taslim (45), resident of Kerala.
The victim was accused in many cases including in murder case of rowdy sheeter Kalia Rafiq.
He was said to be a member of Kerala's notorious Ziya gang.
When the locals spotted the car parked beside the road near Nagri Shantinagar in a suspicious condition, upon checking the car they found a dead body inside a car following which they informed police immediately.
According to police, “ the rival gang hacked him to death inside a car and later they deserted the car at Shantinagar and fled the spot in another vehicle.”
It has also been suspected that the rival gang murdered him in revenge for Kalia Rafiq’s murder, he added.
The body of Taslim has been shifted to Wenlock Hospital for post-mortem in 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.
