Mangaluru  : Consumers vehemently opposed Mangalore Electricity Supply Company’s plea to increase power tariff by an average of Rs 1.33 per unit and urged the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to direct the company to efficiently manage its finances. MESCOM Managing Director Prashanth Kumar Mishra said that the company’s finances have been affected by the […]

Mangaluru  : Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (MESCOM) has suffered Rs.13.66 crore loss between April 1 and June 14 due to gale and heavy rain in four districts that it serves. The power distribution company supplies power in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru, all of which witnessed gale and heavy rain during Cyclone Tauktae, […]

Uppinangady: A MESCOM employee was electrocuted while repairing a power line in Thekkaru, Uppinangady on Sunday, May 16 The deceased is Vikas (26), a resident of Bijapur. He was working as a lineman for the past 5 years. Vikas is survived by his wife and baby.

Mangaluru : A lorry regn no. KA-06 D8998 laden with Coal going up the mud road towards Garodi steel, in Alape Padil fell after its wheel slipped the edge of the high Bikarnakette –Padil highway and fell toppled . While the truck coming down after slipping had uprooted an concrete electrical pole and was caught […]

Mangaluru : Most of the developmental works at Carstreet have been completed under the Smart City project at a cost of Rs 17 crore. “Two-wheeler traffic will be allowed from tomorrow,” said Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath. Mangaluru South MLA inspected the developmental works underway at Carstreet in the city under the Smart City Project, on […]

Mangaluru : The power supply to the Central Market building restored as per the request made by the Central Market Merchants Association. As of now 33 licensed merchants can carry out their business at the market building as they have already submitted the requisite documents to the City Corporation. The City Corporation had earlier snapped […]

Mangaluru : Former minister B Ramanatha Rai has urged the MESCOM to clear the confusion in  of the people over the issue of payment of electricity bills. Speaking to reporters at the party office on June 4, Thursday, Rai said the MESCOM by issuing bills of three months together has created unnecessary burden on the […]