Inauguration of 'GoNidhi' painting expo at Manipal
Amount collected from sale of paintings to be given to Kodagu disaster
Udupi, September 21: A three days 'Gonidhi' painting exhibition, organised by the Thrivarna Kala Kendra of Manipal in association with the district administration at RSB Bhavan at Manipal to collect donations for Kodagu disaster victims, was inaugurated on Friday. Mangaluru city corporation joint commissioner Gokuldas Karmath inaugurated the exhibition.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that it was the responsibility of every individual to respond to those who lost everything in the natural disaster. The general public need to join hands with the government. One cannot evaluate the paintings crafted by the children. In spite of it, the decision of the children to sell their paintings and donate the collected amount to the victims of the disaster victims which is appreciable, he said.
Madhava Kripa school principal Jessie Andrews, Udupi Chitrakala Mandir Director U.C Niranjan, Senior artist P.N Acharya and others were present.
Manipal Lions Club president Shruti Shenoy presided over the programme. Centre guide Harish Saga, Students Mythili G, Haritha Alapathi and Sushma were also present.
Total 39 paintings drawn by the students of Kundapura and Manipal centres displayed in the exhibition which will remain open till September 23.
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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.
