Puttur: Rape victim to get education outside District: NCW member
Puttur: The National Commission for Women would ensure education for Puttur gang-rape victim in outside district, NWC member Shyamala Kundar said.
After visiting the house of the victim and speaking to the girl and her parents at Puttur on Monday, she told reporters that the girl was depressed mentally due to the incident. But she has expressed her desire to continue her education and her mother also wanted her to become a higher officer. The NCW would make all arrangements to complete her education, she said.
Compensation
In order to empower her economically, the Commission has taken all steps. From the Social Welfare Department, a compensation of Rs 412250 would be credited to her bank account on July 9 and remaining Rs 4 lakh would be given to her in coming days. The Commission would take all possible steps for her education and compensate her and her parents, Kundar assured.
Friendship misused
In her 45 minutes speech, she explained the pain she has experienced. Her own classmates invited her for friendly discussion and later raped her. According to her mother, the girl used to be friendly with others and this was misused by her classmates, Kundar said.
Visits college
Kundar also visited the college where the accused was studying and discussed with the college management which has already constituted a five-member internal committee to collect the information and probe the incident. The college was given suggestions and direction to conduct awareness programmes in the college, she said.
The parents who question their daughters when they are late to homes, should keep their sons in control. Otherwise, the parents have to face the problem for mistakes done by their kids. Its parents' responsibility to educate their children about good behaviour. The Commission would take steps to make such awareness programmes more effective, Shyamala Kundar said.
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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.
