Mangaluru: International athlete Poovamma feted
Mangaluru, September 19: International athlete M.R Poovamma, who won the gold medal in the Asian Games, was felicitated by the Canara High School Association at its high school here on Wednesday.
M.R Poovamma is the alumni of Canara High School of Urva. She was felicitated for winning the gold medal in the international games. She was taken in a procession from Mangala Stadium to the Canara High School and was felicitated at Mizar Govinda Pai Auditorium of the school. The Canara High School Association felicitated her with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
Speaking on the occasion, Poovamma said that cocurricular activities could also support a person to build his/her career. But the schools and colleges should ensure a conducive atmosphere to it, she added.
Association vice president Annappa Pai, honorary secretary Ranganath Bhat, president S.S Kamath, School convener Panchamal Gopalkrishna Shenoy, Management Board Members Kochikar Sudhakar Pai, Basti Purushottam Shenoy, K Suresh Kamath, M Ganesh Kamath, Srikanth Pai, Head mistress Aruna Kumari and Lalana J Shenoy, Canara higher primary school Dongarakeri convener Basti Purushottam Shenoy and teacher Ravindranath Shetty were present at the programme.
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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.
