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Performance targets approved by DPE task force, says Raha — `OVL need not sign MoU with Ministry'
Asked why ONGC was not attending the quarterly performance review held by the Ministry, Mr Raha said December 2 had been fixed to review two quarters together for the current fiscal. More

Haldia Petro: TCG meets Bengal Minister for out-of-court settlement
AFTER nearly a four-month stand-off since they had approached the Company Law Board (CLB) challenging the decision to include IndianOil in Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, the TCG Group Chairman, Mr Purnendu Chatterjee, met the State Commerce and ... More

BUYBACK


ONGC willing to buy back its equity stake from IOC, GAIL
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) today said that it was willing to buyback its equity which is with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and GAIL (India) Ltd. ONGC, however, clearly stated that it had no immediate plans to offload the shares it ... More

OUTSOURCING


Rolls-Royce sets up Indian subsidiary — Outsources engg design work to QuEST
ROLLS-Royce has tied up with Bangalore-based QuEST (Quality Engineering and Software Technologies) to outsource engineering work, which will lead to a savings of 25-30 per cent for the power systems company. At a press conference here on ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Reliance shareholder challenges demerger scheme
AT LEAST one shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd has challenged the company's demerger scheme, prompting the Bombay High Court to adjourn hearing on the matter by one week and give the dissenting shareholders a hearing. The court has posted ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Kotak's IGF picks up 10% stake in Paramount Airways
THE India Growth Fund from Kotak Mahindra Group has picked up 10 per cent stake in Paramount Airways, the Coimbatore-based low cost carrier, according to reliable sources. Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd has also picked up a minority ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Professionals make a beeline for independent director posts
ENGINEERS, chartered accountants and graduates from foreign universities seem to be heading the list of professionals vying for independent director slots on the boards of listed companies. A large number of retired civil servants and former ... More

Clause 49 compliance is Govt's problem: Raha
ONGC Ltd, which needs to get eight independent directors on its board to comply with Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, says it is the Government's problem to fill the vacancies. "We have always stood for corporate governance. But finding ... More

NEW PROJECTS


OPG Energy plans 77-MW power plant near Chennai
OPG Energy Pvt Ltd is putting up a 77 MW coal-fired power project at Gummidipoondi, some 50 km North of Chennai. Chennai-based Shriram EPC Ltd has bagged the EPC contract for the Rs 310-crore project. OPG Energy's parent company, Kanishk Steel ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS


Kalyani group to expand overseas
THE $1.5-billion Kalyani group, a global manufacturer of auto components is close to becoming the world's largest one forgings company, with the ongoing capacity expansion at its Pune facilities set to be complete by the end of the current ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


MICO Nashik plant workers call off stir
In a notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange, MICO said a memorandum of understanding was signed with the workers and the strike has been called off. There are around 3,000 workers at the Nashik factory. Along with Bangalore, the Nashik plant ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Oswal Group ties up with Austria's Hammerle
VARDHMAN Polytex, the flagship of Oswal Group, has announced a joint venture with Austria's FM Hammerle (FMH) to set up a Rs 200-crore greenfield yarn dyed shirting (YDS) fabric facility. ``This is a three-pronged tie-up, as per which Hammerle ... More

Bevcon ties up with two Australian cos
BEVCON Wayors, the Hyderabad-based materials handling equipment manufacturer, has tied up with two Australian firms — Burwell Technologies and Nergeco, as part of its product diversification and growth. The idea is also to bring in ... More

SICK UNITS


Mangalam Timber to go out of BIFR fold soon
THE Orissa-based Mangalam Timber Products Ltd, a B.K. Birla Group company, will be out of the BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) net shortly. According to Mr G.S. Gupta, Managing Director of Mangalam Timber, the BIFR hearing . More

OUTLOOK


Ford India aims at doubling turnover in one year
DRIVEN by the sales of the entry-level Ikon and the recently-launched Fiesta models, Ford India Pvt Ltd hopes to achieve unit sales of around 50,000 vehicles in the domestic market in calendar year 2006. In 2005, the company hopes to sell ... More
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