CM felicitates Asian Games Gold Medalist Poovamma
Mangaluru, Sept 07: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, during his visit to Managaluru today, felicitated Asian Games Gold Medalist Poovamma, who made the nation proud in the recent Asian Games held in Jakarta in Indonesia.
It was a touching moment when Chief Minister felicitated her with a total cash prize of Rs. 40 lakh, including Rs. 25 lakh for winning gold medal and Rs. 15 lakh for winning the silver medal, and he promised her to allot a site.
Chief Minister said that let her inspire others and reiterated that the government is committed to encourage achievers in sports.
Overwhelmed Poovamma thanked Chief Minister for this quick gesture. Meanwhile, the Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Jayamala Congratulated her. Loksabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Kota Srinivasa Poojary and other elected representatives and officers 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.
