Section 144 imposed across Udupi
Udupi: Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been promulgated across the Udupi city after the police noticed that the workers of two political parties are crossing the limits of the law during the Bharat Bandh protest that has been called by various political parties and organizations to protest the rising prices of petrol and diesel.
Udupi Tahsildar Pradeep Kurdekar has ordered to impose the section from today 11 am to 6 am on September 11.
Udupi District Superintendent of Police, Udupi District Deputy Commissioner, and Tahsildar wrote a letter to Udupi and Manipal police stations to impose the section 144 in the wake of the possibility of a rift between two political parties in the political context.
The tahsildar has ordered in his letter that as precautionary step restrictions have been imposed in the limits of the Udupi Municipal Council.
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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.
