Dharmasthala: SIT begins fifth day of operation in mass burial allegations case
Belthangady: On the fifth day of its ongoing investigation into the alleged burial of multiple bodies, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrived at the Nethravathi forest region around 11:30 AM on August 1, accompanied by the main complainant in the case.
Excavation work is currently underway at a site marked as "spot number 7," with the assistance of sanitation workers and a mini-JCB machine.
The high-level team present on site includes IPS officer Jitendra Kumar Dayama, Superintendent of Police Simon, Puttur Assistant Commissioner Stella Varghese, Belthangady Tahsildar Prithvi Sanikam, DCF Roshini from the Social Forestry Department, as well as personnel from the Internal Security Division (ISD), Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Revenue Department, and Forest Department.
The SIT continues its search as part of an extensive probe into the serious allegations surrounding the mass burial claims in the Dharmasthala region.
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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.
