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Mangaluru police to initiate legal action against fake news disseminating website

Mangaluru, 01 Feb 2021 [Fik/News Sources]:  The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of the city Hariram Shankar has said that legal action will be taken against a local website for spreading fake news. The DCP stated that the website posted heavily edited videos and presented fake documents to created animosity between social groups. “A case has already been registered with at the Cyber police station and action will be taken against the people responsible for creating and managing the website,” he

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Siddaramaiah pulls out Ahinda card, but may not be able to encash it

Bengaluru, 10 Feb 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: Former Chief Minister and Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah is getting ready to hold Ahinda (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and Dalits) conventions in four regions across the state, after next month’s budget session. With this, Siddaramiah is hoping to repeat the magic of 2013.  Despite being the tallest leader of the Kurubas, Siddaramaiah skipped Sunday’s community convention in Bengaluru, organised by RDPR Minister KS Eshwarappa and other leaders, demanding ST category for the community. In a counter of sorts, he is ready to once again use his Ahinda card that helped him become chief minister.  Sources close to Siddaramaiah told TNIE that he will be holding conventions in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi and Belagavi. “Siddaramaiah had organised

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MESCOM to hike tariff to cover revenue gap

Mangaluru, 20 Feb 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: As the citizens are still recuperating from the impacts of Covid-19, MESCOM held a public hearing to propose an average increase in tariff by Rs 1.67 per unit. In the public hearing, authorities explained that the hike in the tariff is to bridge the revenue gap. The annual revenue requirement for the year 2021-2022 has been estimated at Rs 5,119.61 crore but the revenue from the charges is expected to only garner Rs 4,176.35 crore. The new hike in tariff will cover the estimated difference of Rs 943.26 crore. The order to increase the tariff is expected to come into effect by the end of March. MESCOM PRO noted that the increase in tariff depends on several factors like an increase in power purchase cost, maintenance cost, and establishment cost. The move to increase tariffs has drawn

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