Karavali Utsav to begin from tomorrow
Mangaluru, Jan 9: The Karavali Utsav would be held here from January 10-19 under the aegis of the Dakshina Kannada District Karavali Utsav Samithi, district-in-charge Minister Kota Sreenivas Poojary has said.
On the inaugural day, a colourful procession would be taken out from Nehru Maidan upto Karavali Utsav grounds and an exhibition would also be held, the Minister told reporters on Wednesday.
The procession and exhibition would be inaugurated by the minister, while the utsav would be inaugurated by actor Rishab Shetty.
Cultural programmes would be held at Kadri Parka and kite festivals at Panambur.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, zilla parishad chief Meenakshi Shantigodu and Mangaluru City Corporation commissioner Ajith Kumar Hegde 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.
