Dakshina Kannada SP Dr Arun K, ACP Najma Farooqi selected for CM’s medal of year
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr. Arun K. and Mangaluru City Traffic Sub-Division ACP Najma Farooqi, along with several other police personnel, have been selected for the Chief Minister’s Medal for the year 2025. The awards will be presented in Bengaluru on April 2.
Among those selected are KSRP 7th Battalion ARSI K.M. Shivashekar, DAR ASI Tilakraj, Head Constable Irshad P. of Bantwal Police Station, Head Constable Jayanand N. of Kankanady City Police Station, Head Constables Mani M.N. and Satish of Mangaluru City Cyber Crime Police Station (Satish is currently promoted and posted at Bajpe Police Station), Head Constable Vijay Kumar Rai of Belthangady Rural Police Station, and Woman Head Constable Lalita Lakshmi of Urva Police Station.
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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.
