Udupi district Muslim Okkuta delegation visits missing Mogaveera fishermen's house
Udupi, Jan 04: The Muslim Okkuta of Udupi district Friday visited the houses of two fishermen out of seven fishers who have gone missing.
The delegation that visited the homes of Chandrasekhar Kotian and Damodar Salian at Badanidiyuru village near Malpe in Udupi, assured the members of the house that they stand by the stricken families.
The delegation informed the family members that a special prayers was arranged during Friday Namaz for the safe return of the fishermen.
Muslim Okkuta President Yaseen Malpe, Secretary MA Maula, Khateeb Rasheed, Shahid Ali and Azeez Udyavara were part of the delegation.
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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.
