UAE: Prof UT Iftikar Ali honored with international award at 'Thumbay Conference'
Mangaluru, September 10: Mangaluru-based physiotherapist and social activist Prof UT Iftikar Ali was awarded an international award for his contributions to the field of physiotherapy, at an international conference held at Ajman at United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday.
Dubai Health Authority chairman and Director General Humaid Al Qutami presented the award to Prof Iftikar. Physiotherapists from across the globe participated in the conference and received the awards. Prof Iftikar is the only physiotherapist from India who received the award.
Thumbay Group Founder President Dr Thumbay Moidin presided over the conference organized by the Thumbay Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Hospital at Thumbay Medicity inAjman. Indian Ambassador to UAE Navadeep Singh Suri, Ambassador of Italy Liborio Stellino , Italian Consul General Ms. ValentinaSetta , ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson and Pakistan former cricketer Wasim Akram were the chief guests on the occasion.
Prof UT Iftikar Ali, brother of Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader, has carved a niche for himself in health, social and educational fields. He is the Dean at the MV Shetty Physiotherapy College in Mangaluru and also worked as the Senate Member of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences .
Currently, he is the Executive committee member of the National Physiotherapists Association and State Physiotherapy Teachers Association Chairman. He is also the president of the UT Fareed Foundation. He is in close association with prestigious hospitals and medical institutions in Mangaluru, Bengaluru, New Delhi and other countries and involved in various educational and charity activities.
His wife Dr Anjum Iftikar studying in the final year at AIMS,Cochin is the first woman from Mangaluru to do higher studies in Gynaecology (Onco).
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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.
