Chief Minister to inaugurate Mangaluru Dasara
Special programme from Oct 10-19
Mangaluru, September 23: Former union minister B. Janardhana Poojary said that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would inaugurate the Mangaluru Dasara programme to be held at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple here.
Speaking to reporters at the temple here on Sunday, Poojary said that the Dasara celebration would be held from October 10-19 in a grand manner and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday confirmed that he would inaugurate the Dasara, but the date of inauguration is yet to be decided. He was happy as the CM has agreed to inaugurate the programme. He would also invite former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda for the programme. He has not thought of inviting AICC president Rahul Gandhi. If nobody came to inaugurate the Dasara, he would inaugurate it, he responded to a question.
The Dasara programme would be conducted in a grand manner for which preparations are in full swing. Various folk teams would participate and tableaux would also be displayed in the procession, he said.
Temple management board president H.S. Sairam, Treasurer Padmaraj, Secretary Madhava Suvarna, Development Committee Member Dr. B.G. Suvarna, Dr. Radhakrishna, Dr. Anasuya, Devendra Poojary, Shekar Poojary, Jayavikram, Leelaksha Karkera and others were present.
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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.
