Series of legal literacy programmes inaugurated

Series of legal literacy programmes inaugurated
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DHARWAD: Access to justice is a fundamental right guaranteed to every individual under the Constitution of India and teachers should play vital role in realising this right for the benefit of common man, said Pradeep K Vaingankar, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dharwad.

He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘series of legal literacy’ programmes jointly organised by the District Legal Services Authority and the Free legal Aid cell of the University College of Law at the District Institute for Education and Training here recently.

He pointed out that India was a great country with a democratic and welfare constitution and it had made advancements in the fields of science and technology.

He regretted that the country was also known for its 39 percent of the population being below poverty line, starvation deaths, pathetic and pitiable condition of women and children and the status of the weaker and downtrodden sections of the society had not improved yet.

He said many legislations were passed to improve their lot.

These vulnerable groups of people were conferred with special rights privileges and entitlements and the only problem was that the benefit of these legislations should reach the individuals concerned.

He said that constitutional promises could come true to the individuals only when the access to justice was secured.

Information about the places where legal services were available should be made available to the needy by the teachers.

Teachers were accessible especially to the have-nots and downtrodden, he said.

Presiding over the function V M Patil, Principal and Deputy director Development, DIET said the organisers aptly chose the DIET for the inaugural ceremony and called upon all the teachers to understand their responsibility toward the society.

He advised the students of the law college to pursue this goal of imparting legal education to the masses relentlessly.

R R Biranapadamath, secretary, District Legal Services Authority, welcomed the gathering the spoke about the legal literacy movement.

He observed that if a woman learned, the whole family would benefit and if a teacher learned, thousands and thousands would be benefited and that was why they had chosen the training institution for the inaugural function.

Veena Byatanal, Sriharsha Neelopanth, Varsha D K A M Patil, Dr C S Patil and others were present.

Agri Export Facilitation Centre set up in Hubli
The Hindu

Centre will provide information regarding quality standards in foreign markets
HUBLI: The Agri Export Facilitation Centre set up by the Export Promotion Cell, Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Hubli, in association with the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, was inaugurated here on Tuesday.

UAS Vice-Chancellor S.A. Patil inaugurated the centre at a function at the KCCI. Shankaranna Munavalli, president of the KCCI, presided over the function.

Speaking at a press conference held in this connection, Mr. Munavalli said the centre has been set up to disseminate information and guide prospective exporters on international quality standards and other related issues.

The facilitation centre will provide information regarding quality standards and regulations in foreign markets.

It will rope in agriculture experts to guide and arrange for testing of samples for export, he added. To a query, Dr. Patil said dry chillies and horticultural products such as grape, pomegranate, fig, lime and mango that are grown in the region can be exported if quality is maintained.

Diamond grading

Mr. Munavalli said the Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Chennai, and Indian Diamond Institute, Surat, will conduct a six-day gems and diamond grading and identification course for jewellers in north Karnataka from Thursday.

The course will train jewellers in identifying and grading gems and diamonds manually and through technical analysis. The training will help jewellers to identify gems and diamonds, he said.

Mahendra Ladhad, honorary secretary, and Andanappa Sajjanar, joint secretary, KCCI, were present.