Punjalkatte: Illegal transportation of explosives in two-wheeler found
Explosive materials worth lakhs recovered along with accused
Mangaluru, September 24: Acting on a tip off that explosives are being transported illegally in a two-wheeler, police arrested an accused and recovered the materials worth lakhs at Keddalike in Punjalkatte police station limits on Monday.
The accused is identified as Chinna swamy (70) of Basavanagudi in Punjalkatte. The police have recovered 15 gelatine sticks, 99 detonators and the scooter, total worth Rs 1,05,000 from the accused. SP Ravikanthe Gowda said that the accused and the materials were handed over to the Punjalkatte police for further action.
Operation details
DCIB inspector Sunil Nayak and his team was in rounds at Punjalkatte. At around 11.30 am, he got the information that someone was illegally transporting explosives in a two-wheeler from Nelligudde to Punjalkatte and stopped the vehicle at Keddalike government school and found explosives. The police arrested the accused and recovered the explosives, the SP said.
Under the direction of SP Ravikanthe Gowda and guidance of ASP Sajith, Inspector Sunil Y Nayak, Personnel Narayan, Vasu Nayak, Lakshman, Iqbal, Uday Gowda, Uday Rai, Praveen, Taranath, Shon Shah and Suresh Kumar participated in the operation.
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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.
