KSRTC provides special weekend tour of religious centres in Kolar district
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced a special 270-km weekend tour package starting Saturday, June 28, for a visit of prominent religious centres between Bengaluru and Kolar.
In a press note released recently, the Divisional Controller of the KSRTC has said that the tour, undertaken on the ‘Ashwamedha classic’ will start at Bengaluru at 6:30 am. The return journey will commence at Kolar at 7 pm and the passengers will reach Bengaluru at 8:30 pm.
The travelers will have breakfast and visit the Prasanna Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Chikka Tirupathi between 8 am and 9:30 am. The next stops will be the famous Kotilingeshwara Temple in Bangarpet (10:30 am to 12:30 pm), Lakshmi Venkateshwara Temple in Bangaru Tirupathi and lunch (1 pm to 2:30 pm), Ramalingeshwara Temple in Avani (3 pm to 3:30 pm), Veeranjaneyaswamy Temple in Mulbagal (4:05 pm to 4:30 pm), Ganesh Temple in Kurudumale (4:55 pm to 5:30 pm), Kolaramma and Someshwara temples in Kolar (6:15 pm to 7 pm).
The officer, however, has clarified that the trip does not include the entrance fee, breakfast, lunch or dinner expenses of travelers.
The fares are Rs 600 for adults and Rs 450 for children aged between 6 and 12 years.
The Corporation has asked travelers to check its website www.ksrtc.in or contact on phone numbers 080-26252625/7760990100/7760990560/7760990287 for more information regarding the package.
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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.
