Bengaluru: FIR filed against private school for shifting low-scoring students to government school
Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against three teachers of St. Mary's Girls High School in Vasanth Nagar for allegedly transferring students who scored low marks in Class 9 to a government school without informing their parents, in order to have them appear for the SSLC board exams.
The case was filed based on complaints by parents. Police have also issued notices to the school principal and the management regarding the incident.
According to the FIR, the students were admitted to the government school under the pretext of being orphans. They were photographed in government school uniforms, issued hall tickets, and made to appear for the SSLC examinations under the name of the government school.
The matter is under investigation by the High Grounds Police Station.
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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.
