Gandhiji's teachings are ideal for all time: Minister UT Khader
Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary celebrated at Town Hall in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The values of Gandhiji are still ideal and relevent for social servants, and for those who want to live a life of honesty; opined district in-charge Minister UT Khadar.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 150th birth anniversary programme of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhiji at Town Hall here. Minister UT Khader offered floral tributes to the portrait of Gandhiji and released two special issues of the latter.
Speaking at the occasion, Minister Khader said that there might be attempts to forget Gandhiji or to glorify those who killed him. "But nobody can deny that his teachings of non-violence are great," he said.
"In the world, there is a perception that India means Gandhi and Gandhi means India. The responsibility to save and nourish this perception is on us,"he added.
The programme was jointly organised by the Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla Panchayat, Department of Information and Public Relations, and Department of Kannada and Culture.
MLA D. Vadavyasa Kamath presided over the programme.
MLC Ivan D'Souza, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Senthil, Police Commissioner TR Suresh, Pradeep Kumar Kalkur, Mohammed Mon and others 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.
