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Thursday, May 16, 2002
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SAIL hopes to mop up Rs 70 cr via assets sale
STEEL Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is planning to tap the new route of forward auctioning through steel portals like metaljunction.com for disposing of its idle assets at Bhilai and Rourkela Steel Plant. A SAIL release said that during the ... More

PRIVATE PLACEMENT


Subex shares for Toronto bank
BANGALORE: The Bangalore based Subex Systems has informed the BSE that it is allotting 2,13,770 equity shares (a little less than 3 per cent stake) of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 90 to Toronto Dominion Bank. Subex has also informed ... More

ESOPS


Stock options are expenses: S&P
STANDARD & Poor's (S&P) has gone and done it. The credit rating agency, whose stock indices are widely used for benchmarking the value of equities and is, therefore, in a position to influence investor and corporate behaviour, has redefined ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS


  • Management Leadership award

    COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


    Judgment on tariff: CESC on wait & watch mode
    THERE is no bash at Victoria House, the headquarters of the RPG-controlled power utility CESC, following the Calcutta High Court judgement on Tuesday. At least not yet. Neither the CESC, which scored a major legal victory with respect to its ... More

    MANPOWER


  • Transfer option for KPTCL employees

    SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


    RSP to come out with maiden CP
    RASHTRIYA Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), which runs Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), has decided to come out with a maiden Commercial Paper (CP) issue of Rs 200 crore, in two phases of Rs 100 crore each soon. Confirming this to Business Line, ... More

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    Citicorp Finance to take stake in 2 Shriram cos
    CITICORP Finance India Ltd will pick up equity stakes in two companies of the Chennai-based Shriram group, it was announced at the stock exchanges onWednesday. Shriram group officials told Business Line that Citicorp, the non-banking ... More

    CMS may sell Jegurupadu stake to GVK
    THE GVK group, which has set up a 235-MW gas-based project at Jegurupadu in Andhra Pradesh, is in parleys with the US-based CMS Energy to pick up its stake to pave the way for the latter's exit from the project. Both the companies are in ... More

    ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


    Qatar Petro seeks nod for airline jt venture with Gesco, UB Air
    QATAR General Petroleum Corporation has sought permission from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for purchasing and subscribing up to 40 per cent stake in a non-scheduled airline company as a joint venture with two Indian partners, ... More

    ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING


  • BILT goes `live' with ERP

    BONUS ANNOUNCEMENTS


    Pentasoft Q4 net down; plans bonus
    PENTASOFT Technologies has declared a net profit of Rs 16.81 crore on sales of Rs 120.86 crore in its consolidated operations for the fourth quarter ended March 2002. This reflects a slump of 44.67 per cent from net profit of Rs 30.02 crore on ... More

    SICK UNITS


    BIFR warns Dunlop India directors of penal action
    THE Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction, giving one last opportunity to the directors on the board of Dunlop India Ltd (DIL), has directed them to respond to the show-cause notice issued on November 21, 2001 within a stipulated time ... More

    OUTLOOK


    Bayer to focus on polymers, agrochem, pharmaceuticals
    BAYER Group of Companies has identified three focus areas to boost sales of its Indian operations. Mr Dieter Kambeck, Chairman and Managing Director, Bayer Group in India, told newspersons here on Tuesday that the company will focus on ... More

  • Kakatiya Cement sees gains from captive unit

    TRENDS


    Fewer companies registered in March
    THE number of companies registered under the Companies Act, 1956, saw a dip during March 2002. During the month, 1,651 companies were registered as against 2,121 companies registered during the same month the previous year. Of the 1,651 ... More

    NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES


    Volvo bus unit eyes bigger market share
    VOLVO Bus Division begun its operations on the Pune-Mumbai expressway from today. The company intends to ply its buses in the other districts of the State such as Kolhapur, Goa, Nasik, Aurangabad and Nagpur. Talking to presspersons, Mr Akash ... More

    Now, a Swiss shield for cars
    AND now, quality care for your favourite hot wheels, brought all the way from Switzerland. The Pune-based vehicle care system provider, Opulent Car Care, has tied up with Swiss major Waxoyl AG, to provide professional maintenance and ... More


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