Udupi: Calling Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi, as a patriot was the biggest humiliation made to the nation. I am unhappy with such statements, stated Peshawar Mutt's seer Sri Vishweshateertha Swamiji.

He was speaking to mediapersons at the inaugural ceremony of the Sri Krishna Suvarna Gopuram celebrations at Sri Krishna Mutt today.

"I have great respect for Mahatma Gandhi. But India was not started by Gandhi. Our culture, heritage and nationality have been awakened by Vyasa. Therefore, in my opinion, Vedavyasa is father of the Nation. Thus Mahatma Gandhi is a patriot, nation's son and Vedavyasa is father of the Nation," Pajawar Shree reiterated.

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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.