'Suvarna Tribhuja' could not be traced even after a month: Investigative progress zero
Udupi, Jan 14: It will be a month, on January 15, since the 'Suvarna Tribhuja' boat, from Malpe with seven fishermen onboard, went missing off the Goa coast.
The boat, with seven fishers, including Chandrashekhar Kotian, had left the Malpe fisheries harbour along with about 20 boats for fishing in the deep seas on December 13.
The last communication from it was at 1 a.m. on December 15 when it was in touch with another fishing boat, Vasudeva. As no contact could be made with Suvarna Tribhuja from 5.30 a.m. onwards on December 15, the remaining boats sent wireless messages to other boats. Following which, Nityananda, brother of the missing boat's owner Chandrashekhar Kotian, lodged a complaint with the Malpe police.
Since then, the coastal security, district police, coast guard are making efforts to trace the missing fishermen in Karnataka, Goa, Kerala and Maharashtra. But, they could not gather any clue yet.
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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.
