Udupi: Innova car burnt in fire accident
Udupi, December 23: An Innova car parked in front of White Lotus Hotel in the city burnt completely due to suspected short circuit on Sunday.
Driver Ganesh Gulshan of Basavakalyana brought the tourists in the car belonging to Rider Tours and Travels of Chalan Gowda of Bengaluru. The car was parked before the hotel on yesterday night. On Sunday morning, fire broke out due to short circuit in the car condenser wiring and the car was completely burnt. Fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
It is estimated that around Rs 18 lakh loss was incurred due to the accident. The intensity of the fire was so much that the flex board of the South Indian Bank was also burnt. But nothing was happened to hotel building, sources 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.
