Mangaluru painter’s painting given as marriage gift to Saina Nehwal
Mangaluru, Dec 18: A rare painting drawn by a painter from Mangaluru was given as a marriage gift to international shuttle badminton player Saina Nehwal of Hyderabad.
The painting created by the fastest painter of the state, Shabari Ganiga of Mangaluru, was given as the gift to Nehwal. The marriage of Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap was held recently. RJ Arol of Mangaluru was invited for their marriage. Before going to marriage, he planned of giving a special gift to the newly-wed couple and he approached painter Shabari.
Accepting his demand, Shabari created ‘Couple Bust’ of Saina Nehwal and Kashyap through her special art form Glow Art. Now, through Arol, the painting has reached the house of the international player.
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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.
