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Electricity bill to go down from January in Karnataka

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December 31, 2019

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Power consumers in the state can heave a sigh of relief in the first quarter of 2020. Reason: Karnataka State Regulatory Commission will slash the Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC), a component of consumer electric bills, by nearly 60%.

FAC, which refers to charges that electricity supply companies (Escoms) raise based on the varying cost of fuel (coal), has been brought down to 12 paise per unit for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) consumers. The FAC was 29 paise/unit in Bescom limits the last quarter of 2019.

December 20 order

In June 2019, the FAC was hiked by slightly more than 60%. The latest order from KERC, issued on December 20, has brought the FAC down by nearly 60%.

The FAC is down by 4 paise/unit for Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) consumers, 7 paise/unit for Hubbali Electricity Supply Company (Hescom) consumers and 6 paise/unit for Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company consumers. FAC for Mescom is also applicable to consumers falling within the ambit of Mangaluru SEZ and those of Hescom to consumers of Hukkeri RECS and Aequs SEZ.

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ahmed
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Tuesday, 31 Dec 2019

Isn't  it a Good Move for First quarter of 2020. Ofcourse a common man will appreciate it blindly. 

 

Let every kannadigas know that there is a near future plan wherein Electricity Bill be hiked.

 

 

Simple concept is implemented here:::: A BIG news regarding decrease has been highlighted.

As and when it is increased no media will show rather people will be diverted towards other issues just because not to raise any negative impact.

 

 

Let KA govt dare to adopt Delhi govt to provide 200 units of Free electricity.

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March 29,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Escoms have been directed neither to penalise its customers nor go for disconnection if one fails to pay the bill. The relief is applicable till June. However, the entire bill will have to be paid at the end of three months.

The revised power tariff, which was to be announced on April 1, has also been deferred.

A similar three-month relief has been given on rentals for APMC and BBMP shops.

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July 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 30: Karnataka reported 83 deaths and 6,128 new cases in the state on Thursday. With this, the total number of cases in the state stood at 1,18,632, the state health ministry said.

Currently, there are 69,700 active cases, while a total of 2,230 people have lost their lives due to the pandemic till now.

There are 15,83,792 confirmed cases across the country. Of them, 5,28,242 cases remain active. While 10,20,582 have recovered, 34,968 patients have lost their lives due to the pandemic.

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June 9,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 9: A 24-year-old who wanted to experience the feeling of death lost his life after consuming pesticide — he recorded it all on TikTok — in Koratagere taluk of Tumakuru district on Saturday evening.

Chided by his mother for not earning money, Dhananjaya, a resident of Gouraganahalli, on Saturday evening bought pesticide from a shop and shot a 15-second TikTok video, saying, “I want to experience the feeling of what death would be like. I will try to kill myself.”

Locals rushed Dhananjaya to a nearby hospital where he breathed his last the next morning. Koratagere police registered a case of unnatural death.

According to police, Dhananjaya had in the past rammed his Bajaj Pulsar bike into a tree to ‘experience’ death but had survived with minor injuries. Villagers and family members had advised him to not to take such risks. But he continued to do so as he was obsessed with death and posted his opinion regularly on TikTok, where he had 431 followers.

He tied the knot four months ago and was running an autorickshaw on rent. However, his earnings reduced to zero during the lockdown and he wasn’t mentally stable, claimed villagers.

Investigators said Dhananjaya wanted to scare his mother with his suicide threat and wanted to ‘experience’ death. He consumed poison near a farm but later panicked thinking he would die. However, he was not in a position to ride back home. He called his friend, who visited the spot and shifted him to hospital on Saturday night, police said.

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