Group assaults student of a residential school
Ullala, June 10: A group of people assaulted a student on the premises of Marathimule Masjid on Friday night.
The student is identified as Saqlain (16). He is studying in the 9th standard at Natekal Residential School. The gang of three from Manjeshwar attacked the student on Friday night.
About incident
It is said that he and his friend Araf quarreled for a petty issue after the Ramzan prayer on Friday evening. Later, school teachers pacified them and sent them the masjid for Ramzan prayer. But it is said that Araf has informed about the incident to his friends through mobile. Following this, the group of three persons dragged Saqlain from the Masjid premises to the outside and attacked him with hockey sticks. By the time, people who were in the Masjid rushed to the spot listening to the incident, the accused fled the scene. While fleeing the area, the accused have left the Kerala registered vehicle they brought, there only.
A case was registered at Konaje police station. Later, the local people who gathered in front of the police station urged the authorities to arrest them immediately. Injured boy is undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Natekal.
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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.
