Power tarrif hike: Be prepared for shock…
Bengaluru: While everyone’s mood in the state is towards election results, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has decided to give the state consumers a shock of power rate hike.
Usually, the price increases are announced in the last week of March every year and will be effective from April. But in the wake of the Election Code, the Commission had stopped the announcement of the price rise till the election process is over, and it is now going to implement the hike. Sources in the Commission said that the revised rates would be reflected on power bills for May.
This time electricity supplier companies had sought the permission to hike 83 ps to 1.62 ps per unit. BESCOM had sought the approval for a rise of 83 ps, but the commission has allowed increasing 48 ps per unit.
Consumers have complained about inadequate power supplies during an inquiry conducted in last February. However, this would be the highest increase over the previous five years.
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India stands by people of Iran in this time of tragedy: Jaishankar on death of President Raisi
New Delhi (PTI): India stands with the people of Iran at this time of tragedy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, expressing shock over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Raisi, Abdollahian and a number of other officials were found dead Monday at the site of the helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, Iranian media reported.
"Deeply shocked to hear of the passing away of Iran's President Dr Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian in the helicopter crash," Jaishankar said on X.
"Recall my many meetings with them, most recently in January 2024. Our condolences to their families. We stand with the people of Iran at time of this tragedy," he said.
The 63-year-old Raisi and his entourage were heading to the northwestern city of Tabriz after returning from a visit to a locality on the Azerbaijan-Iran border on Sunday.
