Obituary : Ashok Manohar
Ashok Manohar ANANT PHADKE Ashok Manohar, the prominent trade unionist from Pune and general secretary of the Lal Nishan Party-Leninwadi (Red Flag Party-Leninist) unexpectedly passed away at his...
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View ArticleDrug Price Control Order 2013
The hope that prices of medicines will reduce and super-profits will be curtailed has been belied by the government's drug control measures. As warned earlier, there are many loopholes which will keep...
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