Madhukar Shetty is rare police officer: Justice Santosh Hegde
Mangaluru, Dec 29: Former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said that "Madhukar Shetty was an ideal police officer who brought name to the police department. His honesty in work, courage and achievements are model to the young generation. I can't believe that such young, honest and dynamic officer is no more".
Condoling the death of senior police officer, Justice Hegde told reporters that Madhukar Shetty has lived like his father Vaddarse Raghuram Shetty, who was the editor of Mungaru newspaper, with commitment. He was an honest officer who did not yield to any influence during the operation on forest brigand Veerappan, Land scam near Bengaluru International Airport, Mining scam and others, he said.
"When I was Lokayukta, Madhukar Shetty was the officer who stood with me. Due to his honesty, daring attitude and not yielding to influence, he had to get the punishment transfers continuously. Such an officer is very rare. The state government should educate the young officers about Shetty", Justice Santosh Hegde said.
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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.
