Protest intensifies against Nava Yuga: One falls ill during hunger strike
Padubidre, Jan 15: The Karntaka Rakshana Vedike's indefinite hunger strike against the collection of toll from the local vehicles at Hejamadi, and against the alleged unscientific work; has entered the ninth day on Tuesday. During the hunger strike, a protester fell critical on Tuesday morning.
KRV district president Ansar Ahmad, president of Kapu unit Syed Nizamuddin, Razak Kanchinadka, who led the protest, had started a hunger strike from Monday morning. They had decided to fast for 100 consecutive hours.
Medical officers of Padubidre primary health center examined Syed Nizam on Tuesday and said that blood pressure and diabetes was high. In this backdrop, the police visited the spot and tried to take Nizam to the hospital. But he said "I will not move from this place for any reason. The district administration has not yet responded to our protest. The district in-charge minister and the DC must come to the spot."
Then the police tried to convince and took all the three to the hospital. Subsequently, Sulaiman continued the hunger strike.
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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.
