Panjimogaru: Youth hacked to death
Mangaluru, Jan 4: In a gruesome incident, a youth was hacked to death with lethal weapons near Panjimogaru in Kavoor police station here on Thursday.
The victim has been identified as Rakesh (27), son of Yogesh of Urundady.
Rakesh was working as a labourer. When he was returning home on his scooter, he was attacked and hacked to death at 10 pm.
When Rakesh reached Maladies road near Panjimogaru, the miscreants attacked him with lethal weapons. Sustaining severe injuries, he died on the spot.
Police suspected that the attack might have happened due to love affair. Police Commissioner TR Suresh and other senior police officers visited the spot. Sniffer dogs and fingerprint experts were summoned to the spot. Kavoor police registered a case.
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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.
