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Saturday, August 10, 2002
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Maruti launches Esteem Diesel
MARUTI Udyog Ltd has launched the diesel version of its mid-size car, Esteem. The Esteem Diesel, priced at Rs 5.44 lakh (ex-showroom Chennai) and Rs 5.72 lakh for the power-steering variant, will initially be available only in the southern ... More

BUYBACK


Godrej buyback opens on Monday
MUMBAI: Godrej J Consumer Products Ltd has announced buyback of its fully paid-up equity shares of face value of Rs 4 each from the open market through electronic trading mechanism of the exchange. The maximum buyback price would not ... More

D Link to buy back shares at Rs 80
D LINK India today announced that it would buy back the company's shares, not exceeding Rs 16 crore, at a price of up to Rs 80 per equity share. The company has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the board of directors at its meeting ... More

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


Salt & pepper for an exact recipe
THE Tatas are in the news for the wrong reasons. They are fighting a pitched battle with the accountants, whom everybody believes as belonging to a tribe that is now trying to rise from the abyss. For the lay, suddenly, there are numerous ... More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS


HPCL says not interested in MRPL preferential offer
HINDUSTAN Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) today said it was "not interested" in the Rs 2,000-crore preferential shares issue to be made by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). According to analysts, the company was only completing ... More

TAXATION


IPCL, panchayat lock horns over Rs 17-cr tax dues
EVEN as the Vadodara Taluka Panchayat has slapped a notice on Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (IPCL) for the recovery of tax dues to the tune of Rs 17 crore, the company has said the matter is sub judice and, therefore, it cannot discuss ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


Tatas' new retirement plan: Taste of things to come?
THE intention of Bombay House to reduce the retirement age of non-executive directors (N-EDs) to 70 from 75, as revealed by Mr Ratan Tata at Tata Power's AGM in Mumbai on August 6, would, when carried out, mark a departure from the position ... More

RESTRUCTURING


SAIL may shut Kerala stockyard
STEEL Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) appears to be contemplating closure of its stockyard and offices at nearby Irimpanam and to divest the portfolio through dealership networks. SAIL is looking for consignment agencies with independent handling ... More

NEW PROJECTS


IC Fuels to set up LPG dispensing stations
IC Fuels Ltd is poised to set up a chain of automotive LPG dispensing stations (ALDS) in Kerala. The first of such stations will come up in Kozhikode shortly which will be followed by a string of six more stations including one at Kochi, the ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


Strike to protest transfers in SAIL
MEMBERS of the Steel Executives' Federation of India have gone on an indefinite hunger strike from Friday to protest the transfer of 134 executives of Steel Authority of India Ltd. Talking to Business Line, Mr Brahma Mishra, Chairman of ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Apollo Tyres to use Modi factory for contract production — Precursor to takeover?
APOLLO Tyres Ltd (ATL) on Friday said that the company would contract production of tyres at the manufacturing facility of Modi Rubber Ltd (MRL). It said that an agreement to this effect had been reached between the two companies. This move of ... More

Satyam to set up overseas centre for Saint Gobain arm
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd has announced that it has signed up with Saint Gobain Abrasives, Inc, a Massachusetts-based corporation, to provide IT services. As part of this initiative, it will set up an offshore development centre (ODC) for ... More

Citicorp, Caterpillar in financing tie-up
CITICORP Finance (India) Ltd and Caterpillar India Private Ltd have entered into a sales financing alliance programme to offer financing to customers proposing to procure Caterpillar's earthmoving equipment. The agreement for this was signed ... More

Bhushan group, IOC sign long-term pact
INDIAN Oil Corporation (IOC) on Friday signed a long-term agreement with the Bhushan Group of Industries to supply 100 per cent of its requirements of petroleum products. The agreement for complete supply of petroleum product requirements was ... More

NRDC pact with IOC on energy-efficient tools
THE National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Faridabad-based Research & Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation for the promotion and transfer of technology to various industries for a ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


Ahlcon upgrading infrastructure to meet GMP norms
AHLCON Parenterals (India) Ltd, the pharmaceutical division of Ahlcon group, is in the process of redesigning the technical infrastructure of its plant at Bhiwandi in Rajasthan to obtain international GMP standards. The company has already ... More

SICK UNITS


Lenders wary over NGEF closure
BANKS and financial institutions have demanded that the outstanding liabilities of NGEF be assumed by the State Government before any closure is effected. The Karnataka State Cabinet had recently recommended the closure of the factory. Sources ... More

OUTLOOK


Sulzer bullish on South India
SULZER India Ltd, the Indian marketing arm of the Swiss textile weaving machinery major Sulzer Textil Ltd, is bullish about widening its market base at the South Indian textile centres which have reported higher imports of second-hand ... More

Alembic's 5-year plan to achieve Rs 1,800-cr sales
THE Baroda-based Alembic Ltd aims to be a Rs 1,700-1,800 crore company in the next five years in terms of sales. In the next two years, the company expects to reach a turnover figure of Rs 1,000 crore. Speaking to newspersons in Mumbai today, ... More

PERFORMANCE


Bajaj Pulsar sales cross 50,000-mark
BAJAJ Auto Ltd (BAL) today informed that sales of its premium bike, Bajaj Pulsar, has crossed 50,000 units. The bike was launched in November 2001. The company was planning to ramp up production of the Pulsar to 20,000 units by October, an ... More
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