Online services of five ESCOMs to remain unavailable from July 25 to 27
Bengaluru: The Energy Department has announced that online services of five Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs) will be unavailable for two days, from 8:30 PM on July 25 to 10:00 PM on July 27, due to an Information Technology (IT) system upgrade.
In a notification issued on Tuesday, the department said that services such as electricity bill payment, name and address changes, and new connection requests will be suspended during this period. The disruption will affect all ESCOM websites, the BESCOM Mitra mobile app, and payment counters at Bangalore One and Karnataka One centers.
Areas Affected by BESCOM: All sub-divisions of Bengaluru city including Shidlaghatta, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Chintamani, Kanakapura, Ramanagara, Davangere-1 & 2, Chitradurga, Tumkur-1 & 2, Sira, Channapatna, Anekal, Mulbagal, Bangarpet, Gauribidanur, Hoskote, Doddaballapur, KGF, Challakere, Kunigal, Harapanahalli, Harihar, Hiriyur, and Tiptur.
CESC (Chamundeshwari ESCOM): Malavalli, Nanjangud, Mysuru, Mandya, Hunsur, Chamarajanagar, K R Nagar, Arsikere, Madikeri, Kollegal, Hassan, and Channarayapatna.
MESCOM: Bantwal, Kadur, Tarikere, Puttur, Udupi, Mangaluru, Shikaripura, Sagar, Shivamogga, Bhadravati, and Chikkamagaluru.
GESCOM: Manvi, Sindhanur, Bidar, Gangavati, Kalaburagi, Sedam, Basavakalyan, Wadi, Aland, Bhalki, Shahabad, Shahpur, Shorapur, Siruguppa, Kampli, Yadgir, Raichur, Ballari, Koppal, Humnabad, and Hosapete.
HESCOM: Hubballi-Dharwad, Belagavi, Karwar, Nippani, Chikkodi, Athani, Bhatkal, Dandeli, Indi, Saundatti, Savanur, Sirsi, Kumta, Bagalkot, Rabakavi-Banahatti, Gadag, Gokak, Haveri, Ilkal, and Mudhol.
Consumers in the affected areas are advised to complete any urgent transactions before the scheduled downtime. Services are expected to resume as normal after the upgrade is completed on July 27 at 10:00 PM.
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J'khand: 4 minors detained for 'raping' girl at birthday party
Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.
“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.
“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.
Further investigation is underway.
