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Our Company was incorporated on July 9, 1918 under the erstwhile
Indian Companies Act, 1913 as a public limited company under the name
=The Behar Journals Limited and received the certificate of
commencement of business on January 14, 1919. On November 17, 1987
the name of our Company was changed to =Searchlight Publishing House
Limited in order to capitalize on the name earned by its publication
=Searchlight which had become synonymous with the Companys
activities for over 67 years. Subsequently, the name of our Company
was changed to its present name =Hindustan Media Ventures Limited to
reflect the expanded business activities intended to be undertaken by
the Company and the fresh certificate of incorporation to this effect
was issued on November 11, 2008.
Acquisition of the Hindi business
Our Company acquired the Acquired Business from our Promoter HT Media
pursuant to a Business Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2009.
Major events
Year Event
1918 Incorporation of our Company as =The
Behar Journals Limited by individuals
including Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Mr.
Sachidannand Sinha and Mr. Syed Hassan
Imam, who were the founder Directors
of our Company.
1919 Commencement of business of our
Company.
Commissioning of printing press at
Patna.
Commencement of printing and
publishing of English newspaper, =Searchlight.
1947 Commencement of printing and publication
of Hindi daily =Pradeep at Patna.
1986 Commencement of printing of Hindi daily
=Hindustan and the English daily
=Hindustan Times on behalf of =The
Hindustan Times Limited at Patna.
Termination of printing and publication of
the Hindi daily =Pradeep and the
English daily =Searchlight .
1987 Name of the Company changed to
=Searchlight Publishing House Limited, in
order to capitalize on the name earned
by its publication =Searchlight.
2000 Commencement of printing of Hindi daily
=Hindustan and English daily
=Hindustan Times from Ranchi
location, in terms of a printing agreement with the
holding company and publisher of the
said publications =The Hindustan Times
Limited
2008 Name of the Company changed to =Hindustan
Media Ventures Limited, so as to
reflect the expanded business
activities of our Company.
2009 Acquisition of =Hindi business from HT Media
comprising of Hindi daily
newspaper, =Hindustan including
=Ravivasriya Hindustan; magazines =Nandan
and =Kadambini; and internet portals of
the said publications, including all assets,
liabilities and employees pertaining to
the said Hindi business.
-Company has changed its name from Searchlight Publishing House Ltd.
to Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.
2010
- The Company came out with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of
shares, aggregating Rs. 270 Cr., and got listed on BSE & NSE.
- Hind.Media - Launch of Hindi daily newspaper Hindustan, at
Gorakhpur.
2011
- The Company has launched the weekly Hindustan Jobs in the state of
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand.
- The Company have commenced printing of Hindi daily newspaper,
namely, Hindustan in Aligarh, which was till now, being served by a
nearby Print location.
2012
- The Company has launched the Hindi daily newspaper, namely,
Hindustan in Moradabad.
2013
- Board recommended a Dividend @ Rs. 1.20/- per equity share (12%) of
Rs. 10/- each.
2014
- Board recommended a Dividend @ Rs. 1.20 per equity share (12%) of
Rs. 10/- each.
- HMVL acquired Hindi Business.