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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Indian Achievers Award to prof Ashok Patil
Dharwad: The Indian Achievers' Forum, an organisation that recognises and encourages exemplary achievements that inspire public life, has awarded the 2025 'Indian Achievers Award' to prof Ashok Ramachandra Patil, Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Son of writer and former lecturer Ramachandra Patil, prof Ashok has extensive expertise, particularly in product safety standards, and is recognised as an eminent educator and legal scholar. For over 27 years, he has made significant contributions to the development of consumer law, public policy, and legal education at both national and international levels. His areas of expertise include consumer protection law, criminal law, insurance law, and mediation. He has served as the professor and head of the department of consumer law and practice at National Law School of Bangalore, where he established the Online Consumer Mediation Centre. He also launched the 'International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice' and has been serving as its editor-in-chief. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
AITUC calls out to fight exploitative policies framed against working class
Dharwad : "In the name of contract and outsourcing, workers are being deprived of basic benefits such as minimum wages, provident fund (PF), employee state insurance (ESI), and leave entitlements. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now We must fight against such exploitative policies," charged AIUTUC state vice-president D Nagalakshmi. She was speaking during a workers' rally organised by the AIUTUC district committee on Thursday in the city, as part of the 139th International Workers' Day celebrations. She alleged that the govts are not ready to recognise ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, and mid-day meal workers as labourers. "Their demands have not been fulfilled. There is a conspiracy to divide workers in the name of caste, religion, and language," Nagalakshmi charged. She recalled that May 1 is observed every year as International Workers' Day in memory of the 1886 workers' struggle in the US labour market, where they fought to establish an eight-hour workday. This historic movement instilled fear in the hearts of capitalist owners worldwide. As a result of that struggle, workers gained reduced working hours and rights, she said. She further accused, "Many institutions blatantly violate labour laws and pressure employees to work 72 to 90 hours a week. Their sole objective is maximum profit. Meanwhile, govts themselves are amending labour laws to affect workers." The meeting was presided over by district unit president Gangadhar Badiger.
