Dharmasthala burials case: K’taka govt. sets up helpline at Mangaluru SIT office
Mangaluru: A helpline has been established by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to probe Crime No. 39/2025 registered under Section 311 (A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Dharmasthala Police Station.
The Special Investigation Team led by Pronab Mohanty IPS is probing the mass burials case.
The helpline has been set up at the temporary SIT office located in Kadri Mallikatte, Mangaluru.
To contact the SIT or to provide any information related to the case, the public can reach out between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM via the office landline number 0824-2005301, WhatsApp number 8277986369, or email at sitdps@ksp.gov.in, the official statement said.
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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.
