Udupi: Suo motu case filed against SDPI State Secretary Riyaz Kadambu for provocative statements
Udupi: A suo motu case has been filed by the Udupi Town Police against Riyaz Kadambu, State Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), for making a provocative statement in the backdrop of the severed head of a cow being found on a road in Kunjalu.
The SDPI leader had stated in a press meet in Udupi on Saturday that leaders of the Sangh Parivar and the BJP are attempting to disrupt social harmony using the said incident as pretext.
Accusing Kadambu of making baseless statements that would spread false information in society and hatred among people of various religions, the police have stressed on the possibility of the public statement causing riots.
Registering a suo motu case against Kadambu, Udupi Town Police have said that they are investigating the matter.
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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.
