Kalaburagi Police to summon editor over ‘24 women fell prey to love jihad in a year’ headline
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Kalaburagi: City Police Commissioner Dr. Sharanappa S.D. said the police will summon the editor of the Kannada evening daily Karnataka Sandhyakaala to explain the source of figures used in a front-page report that claimed “24 young women in Kalaburagi city fell prey to Islam love jihad in one year.”
The headline, published on Sunday, October 12, went viral as the RSS route march was under way in the city. “These numbers were not provided by us. We will call the editor and ask where they came from. If anyone needs official data, they should request it formally and we will provide verified information,” Dr. Sharanappa told Vartha Bharati.
The newspaper’s story alleged a pattern of targeting college students and coercing religious conversion after relationships, among other claims. Police said they would examine the publication’s basis for these assertions.
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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.
