Bangalore: M.R. Srinivasa Murthy who heads state power control Board informed in a pressmeet on Monday, that new electric supply rates will be Applicable from May’ Tuesday and the unit of power would cost 32 Paisa more, instead of 73 paisa per unit as demanded by 5 power supply companies in the state. The industrial and commerce […]

Mangalore : The annual meeting and public hearing of Mangalore Electric Supply Company (Mescom) Limited was held at the conference hall in the DC’s office on April 3, Tuesday. Presenting the annual report, Mescom managing director Vijaya Narasimha, said that there is need for the implementation of HVDS due to the presence of large single-phase […]

Mangalore: Shops in Ullal catching fire is a happening news from time to time, and on Saturday early morning turn shops were gutted at a loss of only Rs.50 lakhs to the owners in Ullal. Harish, owning a hardware store and relative Pavish, a general store owner, suffered heavy losses by continuous fire for hours […]

Mangalore: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), irked by unlimited, frequent and untimely power black-outs in Mangalore and coastal areas conducted a bold demonstration and agitation right under the nose of MESCOM office employees on Friday evening (October 28) at Suratkal, a satellite town of the port city here. Vice-President Abubaker Kulai addressed the […]

Mangalore: The Energy minister, Shobha Karandlaje, laid the foundation stone for KEB Engineers Association’s Zonal office building proposed at Kavoor, by ceremoniously unveiling a plaque at Lions’ Club Centre in Mallikatte close to MESCOM building here. The minister claimed that there was no shortage of power in the state now and un interrupted power supply […]

Mangalore: Vijaya Narasimha, ME., D.B.F, has taken charge as per state Govt, notification, as the new Managing Director of Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM), with effect from Monday, May 23 at the local office. He joined KEB in 1977, as probationary assistant EE (F), and was promoted gradually to the post o Chief Engineer (E). […]

Mangalore: DK-DC Subodh Yadav has instructed officials to distribute industrial plots to entrepreneurs only after developing the infrastructure facilities, like water, electricity and roads, to local parties in the 176 acres of land claimed for development now in Ira of Mangalore Taluk. He said this while chairing a district level single window committee meeting on […]

Bangalore : The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) today issued an official notification from the electricity supply companies with an instruction to increased power tariffs with immediate effect, which shocked the common man and rural population Speaking on the occasion, KERC Chairman Srinivasmurthy said tariff will be 28.54 paise per unit in CHESCom jurisdiction and […]

Mangalore: Torrential rains have paralyzed a normal life on the coast this week with bad roads in pools and pot-holes, drainage holes overflowing, small umbrellas not enough to hold one person from getting wet and many passages slippery for senior citizens of the port city. Several regions on the west coast received more rains than […]

Mangalore: One must admit that South Kanara people are very intelligent, literate, witty and ever abusive when dissatisfied. The recent Taluk Panchayat meeting sent shock waves through the MESCOM power distributors, not against their disproportionate electric bills, or assets they hold privately but when MESCOM officials were taken to task by Congress members. Prithiviraj complained […]