Uppinangady: Three students who have gone to celebrate birthday of their friend drowned
Uppinangady, Jan 01: Three students who have gone to the river bank to celebrate the birthday of their friend drowned in Nethravathi river here on Monday evening.
The victims have been identified as Firyan of Nekkilady Adarsha Nagar, Muhammad Shaheer of Perne Biliyur and Mohammad Suhail of Nelyadi.
They were studying second PUC at the government PU College of Uppinangady. They have gone to celebrate their friend Firzan birthday to the river bank nearby the college on Monday evening. But no one was aware of their activity. Other students who have gone along with also did not speak anything, it is said.
When the three students did not return home, their parents enquired about it. Then also they did not get any information. When they enquired about it later, one of the students who has gone to celebrate the birthday spilled the beans. When the parents have gone to the river in the midnight, they found the body of a student at around 1 am. Later, they found the bodies of other two students.
A case was registered at Uppinangady police station. MLA Sanjeev Mathandur visited the.mortuary and consoled the parents.
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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.
