Kodi: Boy who ventures into sea to pick up volleyball missing
Kundapura, September 30: A boy who ventured into the sea to bring the volleyball back after it was thrown into the water is missing at Kodi beach in the taluk on Sunday afternoon.
The missing boy is identified as Manoj Poojary (18), son of Manja Poojary of Hala Alivey. Manoj was studying second PU and on Sunday, he had been to the sea shore along with his friends to play beach volleyball. While playing, the ball was thrown into the sea and Manoj ventured into the sea to bring it back. But at this moment, he swept away with a high tide, it is said.
As he was missing in the sea, locals have been searching for him. A case was registered at Kundapura police station.
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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.
