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The Balco Saga 
 
  
  
 August 19, 2002
  Govt not to interfere in Balco transfers
  
 July 13, 2002
  Balco plans to treble aluminium capacity
  
 April 2, 2002
  Balco initiates mass transfers, withdraws VRS offer 
   
March 7, 2002
  SC rejects Balco Employees' Union plea for divestment review 
   
February 25, 2002
  Sterlite plans foreign listing for Balco expansion 
   
December 10, 2001
  SC upholds Balco divestment
  SC verdict on Balco to boost divestment: Shourie 
   
November 30, 2001
  Balco to raise capacity, scouts for technology providers
  
 
August 31, 2001
  Balco to improve metal quality in 2-3 months
  
 
August 29, 2001
  SC not to go into correctness of Balco valuation
  
 
August 27, 2001
  Sterlite plans expansion at Balco
  
 
August 24, 2001  Quarter of Balco workforce seeks retirement
  
 
August 2, 2001
  Mazdoor Sangh tells Balco staff to boycott VRS
  
 
July 31, 2001
  Balco kicks off VRS; unions appeal for rejection
  
 
July 28, 2001
  Sterlite offers VRS to staff transferred to Korba
  
 
July 3, 2001
  Sterlite plans VRS for Balco executives: BS
  
 
June 20, 2001
  Balco effects en-mass transfers at Delhi office
  
 
June 19, 2001
  Balco planning to more than double capacity
  
 
June 9, 2001
  Balco valuation to include Korba plant: DoD
  
 
June 7, 2001
  DoD asks for Balco valuation details
  
 
June 4, 2001
  It's business as usual at Balco: BS 
  
 
May 30, 2001
  Balco output picks up after shutdown
  
 
May 9, 2001
  Balco to start production in five days
  Balco tangle threatens to involve other Chhatisgarh units
  
 
May 8, 2001
  Balco issue engulfs Daewoo Power, Essar Steel 
  SC puts off order on Balco till July 17
  
 
May 5, 2001
  Balco unions to press on with strike
  
 
May 4, 2001
  Balco strike to continue
  
 
May 3, 2001
  Balco strike may end on Friday
  
 
May 2, 2001
  SC asks Balco workers to call off strike
  Decision on Balco strike deferred, stir continues
  
 
May 1, 2001
  Breakthrough in BALCO deadlock in sight
  
 
April 27, 2001
  'Balco issue will not to hit private investment in Chhattisgarh'
  
 
April 23, 2001
  Sell-off proceeds can be used in states: Shourie 
  
 
April 16, 2001
  Balco talks end in a stalemate
  
 
April 14, 2001
  Tripartite meeting to resolve Balco issue
  
 
April 13, 2001
  Jogi urges Centre to solve Balco imbroglio
  
 
April 9, 2001
  'Opponents of Balco sell-off will pay heavily'
  Balco petitions transferred to SC
  
 
April 6, 2001
  Balco staff stir may end soon
  
 
April 5, 2001
  Chattisgarh vows to pay Rs 5.52 bn for Balco
  
 
April 2, 2001
  Losses mount at strike-hit Balco
  Balco resorts to 'no work no pay' rule
  
 
March 27, 2001
  PILs on Balco kept pending till SC's decision
  Criminal case slapped on new Balco MD
  
 
March 26, 2001
  'Cong not for sell-off of profit-making PSUs'
  
 
March 23, 2001
  Jogi's stand on Balco may drive investors away
  
 March 21, 2001  Balco management considering lock out 
   Politicans whip up frenzy against Balco selloff 
  
 March 19, 2001
  Stalemate on refineries issue to affect sell-off target
  
 March 16, 2001
   Balco stir intensifies;
Chhattisgarh bandh 
  
 March 15, 2001
  Aluminium imports seen up on Balco strike
  Balco workers' strike enters 13th day
  
 March 14, 2001
  Mamata asks PM to review Balco deal  Balco management says it cannot transfer shares
  Balco workers call for
Chhattisgarh bandh
  
 March 13, 2001
   Chhattisgarh to submit proposal to SC for Balco pie 
   CVC writes to Jogi on allegation of kickbacks in Balco deal 
   Balco strike to end soon: MD
  
 March 12, 2001
   Cong questions govt's petition
on
Balco 
   Balco deal complete; can't be
reopened: Ministry 
   SC raps Chhattisgarh over Balco
issue 
   Chhattisgarh govt keen to 'buy'
Balco 
   Privatisation evokes fear in
Balco
township 
  
 March 10, 2001
   Balco hopes for an early end to impasse
  
 March 9, 2001
   Balco workers vow to maintain
strike
   Striking employees allow
maintenance of Balco plant
  
 March 8, 2001
  Govt criticised for moving SC on Balco 
  Balco workers to continue strike despite SC order
  40 pots of smelter plant at Balco frozen
  Balco workers promise to maintain smelter
  Provide full protection to Balco workers: SC
  Concerned Ficci chief writes to Jogi
  
 March 7, 2001
   Balco workers reject appeal to maintain plant
   Future of Balco hangs in balance
   BJP warns Jogi government on Balco
   Striking Balco employees offer help to keep the plant alive
   Shourie asks CAG to conduct audit in Balco deal
   Assocham slams govt handling of divestment
  
 March 6, 2001
   Balco strike may halt smelting for months
   Balco crisis deepens, three power units closed
   Balco divestment controversy rages on
  
 March 5, 2001
  Workers' strike enters second day in Balco
   Balco strike not to hit aluminium sector
   Sterlite mulls US, Europe acquisition
  
 March 3, 2001
   Showcause notice issued in Balco case
   Chhattisgarh to move SC on Balco
   More investment, no
retrenchment in Balco: Sterlite
  
 March 2, 2001
   Govt sells Balco stake to Sterlite
   Balco unions plan indefinite strike
   Judiciary may take its own view on Balco: Sinha
   SC stays Balco proceedings in courts
   DoD expects to complete sell-off of 15 firms by June 
  
 March 1, 2001
   Disputed Balco sell-off goes to a vote
  
 February 28, 2001
   Naveen Patnaik in trouble over lease to Balco
   Balco to be taken up in LS under censure motion
  Sinha raises the wind, sets target at Rs 120 billion
  
 February 27, 2001
  Workers' interest in Balco would be fully protected: Shourie
  Oppn attacks govt on Balco issue
  Opposition attacks govt on Balco in RS
  Govt out to sell Nalco: Singhdeo
  Major divestments by end 2001, says govt official
  
 February 26, 2001
  Sinha to go ahead with divestment despite Balco imbroglio
  Balco deal to be held up till March 1: Mahajan
   HC adjourns PILs challenging Balco divestment
  
 February 24, 2001
  Govt seeks 3 Balco directors' resignation
  
 February 23, 2001
  Govt to place Balco documents before CAG
   Balco selloff furore rocks Parliament again
  
 February 22, 2001
  Balco sale to spur future
privatisations
   Balco sale to sharpen
competition
   Price for Balco just right, says
Sterlite
   February 21, 2001
  Govt to sell 51% Balco pie to Sterlite
  
 February 19, 2001
  Chhattisgarh offers to buy into Balco
  
 February 17, 2001
   Govt clears 33 PSUs for divestment
  
 February 5, 2001
   Balco wants govt to write down equity 10%
  
 January 22, 2001
   India to invite bids for Balco next week
  
 June 23, 2000
  CCD in principle decides to sell majority shares of 10 more PSUs
  
 June 12, 2000
   Hindalco open to bidding for Balco 
   India invites bids for Balco sell-off 
		
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