Vittla: Family donates organs of brain-dead person
Mangaluru, Jan 3: In spite of inconsolable grief for losing a life, the family members have taken a wise decision to donate the organs of a brain-dead person here on Thursday and thus, gave light to the life of few others.
Bus conductor Harinaksha (32) of Mangalapadavu in Vittla sustained head injury in a bike accident on December 31. As he sustained severe head injury, he was admitted to a hospital in the city. Due to head injury, his brain was dead and the doctors informed the family members about it and convinced them to donate his organs to save the life of others who are in need of vital organs.
In view of this, his family members agreed to donate his organs and suddenly, the hospitals which require organs were informed. On Thursday morning, the organs were transported to Mangaluru airport in zero traffic and from there, they were transported to Bengaluru hospital. Kidney and heart valves were again sent to Bengaluru and Mangaluru Manipal hospitals at around 7.30 am. He is survived by his father, mother and five siblings.
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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.
