Group assaults youth at Vittla
Old enmity suspected
Bantwala, September 14: Following an old enmity, a group of people attacked a youth with sword and iron rod and attempted to kill him, at Kelaginapete of Kanyana in Vittla on Friday.
The victim is identified as Navaf (23), son of Hameed of Mittanadka in Karopady village. Navaf is working in Kerala and recently, he has come to his village. In order to get his school certificate, he has come to Kanyana city. When he was standing on the roadside on his two-wheeler, the group which came on a car from Kerala side, attacked on him. When Navaf tried to escape, the team chased him and attacked. As locals gathered, the accused fled the scene, said in a police complaint.
Navaf was admitted to Wenlock Hospital for treatment. Following old enmity, Ikku alias Iqbal of Kanyana, Haris of Kerala and two others from Kerala attacked him, he said in the complaint.
Vittla police visited the spot and investigating.
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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.
