Mangaluru: Couple critically injured as over speeding car rams into their motorcycle
Mangaluru: In a case of road accident reported from Mangaladevi area of the city on Friday evening, two people sustained severe injuries when their motorcycle was hit by an over speeding car here.
According to the reports, the over speeding car rammed into the motorcycle on which a couple was travelling near St Rita School in the city here. The victims were rushed to KMC Hospital with critical injuries while the car driver reportedly managed to flee from the spot after the accident.
Eye witnesses reported that the car driver was driving in the area rashly since evening and they had warned him several times before he rammed into the bike injuring the husband and wife travelling on it. The couple said to be hailing from Thokottu had come to the city for shopping.
Traffic Police and Pandeshwar Police rushed to the spot and registered a case in this regard. The police is now looking for the driver of the car.
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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.
