Christmas: Mangaluru Bishop pays cordial visit to Bhajana Mandir
Ullala, December 25: in the view of Christmas, Mangaluru Bishop Fr. Peter Paul Saldanha visited Sri Vithobha Rukmayi Bhajana Mandir at Thokkottu in the city on Tuesday.
St. Sebastian church father Fr. JB Saldanha and administrative board members accompanied the Bishop and Minister UT Khader. They participated in the annual programme of the Bhajana Mandir. Bishop distributed Christmas sweets to the gathering on the occasion.
Bishop said that let the God bless everyone during Christmas celebrations and annual programme of the Mandir to live happily.
Minister UT Khader said that Bishop visit to the Mandir has provided an opportunity to share love and affection to the people. Christmas was a festival to be celebrated by one and all and give good message to the society.
Bhajana Mandali felicitated the Bishop and the Minister.
Congress leaders Suresh Bhatnagar, Bazil D'Souza, Mandir president Padmanabha, Mohan Bangera, Chethan Kumar Shetty, Sachindra Salian and others were present.
The Bishop and Minister UT Khader participated in the Christmas celebrations at the St. Sebastian church at Thokkottu and wished the people.
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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.
