www.facebook.com/hindustantimes www.twitter.com/htTweets ■ DOWNLOAD OUR iPAD APP www.hindustantimes.com/iPad ■ OUR EDITION ON KINDLE http://read.ht/JS4 hindustantimes.com Kolkata / METRO ■ R 2.50 ■ Vol. XII No 294 ■ 22 pages, including 6 pages of HT City WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 SNIFTY 5,896.8 +38.9 SSENSEX 19,364.8 +120.3 SDOW JONES 13,235.4 +100.4 SNASDAQ 3,010.6 +39.3 TRUPEE/$ 54.9 -0.3 TRUPEE/EURO 72.4 -0.2 SGOLD/10G 31,700 +275 SSILVER/K 61,300 +600 hindustantimes com HT CITY WORLD BUSINESS HITTING THE 2013: THE YEAR CHRISTMAS FOLLIES THE HEADLINES CYRUS MISTRY BRIT KEEP MAKING Activist to athlete: 10 people who OF SEQUELS TAKES CHARGE Many Britons struggle with the storyline of the made news in 2012 Film buffs will be treated to sequels of a dozen birth of Jesus, a new survey has found >P12 hindustantimes.com/newsmakers2012 popular Bollywood films next year Formally appointed Tata chairman >P11 short stories V-B vice-chancellor kept out of President function HT Correspondent country’s first citizen. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh On December 13, a PIL was ■ [email protected] “His name was not in the list. His (Sushanta seeking urgent disciplinary action filed in Calcutta HC seeking action So, he was not allowed there,” against Duttagupta, alleging a against Duttagupta. Among other SANTINIKETAN: Visva-Bharati vice- said district magistrate Jagdish Duttagupta) name was host of misconducts against him. things, the PIL alleged that, in chancellor Sushanta Duttagupta Prasad Meena. District offi- not in the list. So, he was The misconducts include enjoy- 2005, Duttagupta was asked to was barred on Tuesday by the cials, while blaming varsity offi- not allowed to welcome ing both pension and salary simul- step down from the post of direc- district administration from cials for the gaffe, said they (V- taneously, in violation of the Visva- tor, Satyendra Nath Bose National welcoming President Pranab B authorities) did not prepare the President Bharati Act, using university Centre for Basic Sciences, a piece Mukherjee when he landed a proper list and present it to JP MEENA money for his alcohol bills and of information that “was delib- on the varsity campus. the administration. imposing a reign of terror on the erately suppressed while he was District magistrate ■ Mamata Banerjee After Mukherjee’s helicopter Ironically, during Mukherjee’s ( ) campus. Even the Visva-Bharati considered for the V-C’s post .” landed on Binoy Bhavan ground, first visit to his ancestral home Alumni Association, a statutory The petition also claims, “There HC DISMISSES the district magistrate instruct- as President, Duttagupta had Significantly, over the past body, requested CM Mamata was an allegation of sexual harass- CONTEMPT PLEA ed Duttagupta not to go near claimed that he was a personal few months, complaints by peo- Banerjee to take action against ment against the respondent the President since his name friend and even addressed ple, including former V-C Rajat Duttagupta. The association (Duttagupta) and … it disenti- AGAINST MAMATA did not figure in the list of dig- Mukherjee as ‘buddy’ on his Face- Kanta Ray and ashramites, alleged that he was tarnishing tles the respondent to continue ■ Pranab Mukherjee on his arrival at the Visva-Bharati helipad on KOLKATA: A two-judge bench nitaries who would welcome the book account. reached both the President and the image of the institution. in the office of V-C.” Tuesday. Governor MK Narayanan is on his right. SUROJIT GHOSH HAZRA/HT of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking criminal contempt petition against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her LS okays Bill to remarks against the judici- ary. The bench, comprising Let not the Delhi gangrape Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra and Justice Joym- allow pvt banks alya Bagchi, however, disap- proved of the chief minis- HT Correspondent ter’s comments against the ■ [email protected] REFORMS PUSH judiciary made at a function case go the Park Street way ■ at the state legislative NEW DELHI: In a major reforms The Banking Laws assembly in August. UNI push, the government, on Tues- (Amendment) Bill was passed in CRY FOR JUSTICE Kolkata victim wants the guilty punished by a fast track court day, managed to get the Lok the Lok Sabha on Tuesday Savita case: At last, Sabha to okay the Banking Laws despite stiff opposition from the Ireland legalises abortion Ravik Bhattacharya (Amendment) Bill, paving the Trinamool and Left parties. LONDON: Ireland on ■ [email protected] way for setting up of new pri- ■ The bill paves the way for the Tuesday announced it will vate banks and strengthening setting up of banks by industrial legalise abortions when KOLKATA: The sheer brutality of the regulatory oversight of the houses. the mother’s life is at risk, the Delhi gangrape has got the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). ■ The legislation will also give weeks after the death of nation shouting for justice — The bill will give the RBI pow- more powers to the RBI to regu- Indian dentist Savita and fast, at that. On Tuesday, ers to supersede bank boards in late private banks. It can now Halappanavar who was Delhi and many parts of the order to safeguard depositors’ supercede the boards of banks refused an abortion. P12 country witnessed candlelight and shareholders’ interests. in the interest of depositors. vigils and protests outside police The Lower House approved stations. Even Parliament sus- the bill after Union finance min- pended daily work to debate on ister P Chidambaram, in the country head of HSBC-India. what can be done to make the face of mounting Opposition But it was not without high country a safe place for women. pressure, withdrew clauses allow- drama that Chidambaram was But spare a thought for the ing banks to trade in futures able to introduce the bill in the Park Street rape victim, who and keeping the sector outside Lok Sabha. Sougata Roy of the has been left alone to fend for the purview of the Competition Trinamool Congress raised the herself. More than 10 months Commission. “Since the bill is red flag, claiming that some after Kolkata woke up to the too important for me to pass, amendments moved were in most heinous crime in many, I’m bringing the bill after drop- violation of the rules of the many years, the trial is yet to ping the controversial clauses,” House. Roy’s contention was Mallya offers 3kg gold begin. And the main accused Chidambaram said. overruled by deputy speaker to Lord Venkateswara is still roaming free. Several industrial houses, Karia Munda. Soon, the Left TIRUPATI: Promoter of crisis- On Tuesday, even as the anger including the Anil Ambani-con- parties and the AIADMK joined ridden Kingfisher Airlines against the Delhi gangrape was trolled Reliance Group and in to oppose the bill and the Lok and UB Group chairman palpable, sitting in her South Mahindra and Mahindra Sabha had to be adjourned twice. Vijay Mallya made an Kolkata flat, the 37-year-old (M&M) are keen on setting The RBI, which had come out offering of gold bricks, Park Street rape victim prayed up banking companies. with guidelines for issuing new weighing about three kg, that the New Delhi government “We hope that all other licences, had made it clear that at the famous hill shrine of would be much more proactive ■ Delhi students hold a candlelight vigil at India Gate, New Delhi, to protest against the rape of a girl on Sunday. PHOTOGRAPH: ARVIND YADAV/HT enabling factors as prescribed it should be armed with appro- Lord Venkateswara on his in getting justice for the 23- enough money for proper meals She has failed to get a job and dignitaries to neighbours. As I liar, until some upright police by the RBI are soon fulfilled so priate statutory powers to reg- 58th birthday on year-old Delhi paramedic. for her two daughters. now plans to move out of her watched TV and learnt of the officers proved me right. When that new bank licences may be ulate the affairs of banks to be Tuesday. PTI More than 10 months after The prime accused in the Park home with her children. gruesome incident, I relived I went to the police station, I was issued to the private sector. set up by industrial houses. The the February 5 rape on Park Street case is yet to be arrest- “I pray that the hapless Delhi the horror I went through. Such greeted with lewd comments. I This will help expand the reach bill will give the RBI powers to Street, the Anglo-Indian woman, ed, the court hearing is yet to girl survives the trauma, and perpetrators should be hanged,” pray that the Delhi girl gets all of banking services to the finan- call for, and investigate, the books 5 aircraft, helicopter a mother of two, lives in abject begin and the victim has been is spared the fate I had to endure she told HT. the support she needs,” she said. cially excluded,” said Naina Lal of associate enterprises of a damaged in airport fire misery, with no job and not ostracised by her neighbours. everywhere — from political “People in power called me a RELATED REPORT P9 Kidwai, president of FICCI and bank if required. HYDERABAD: In a major fire mishap, a chopper of the Andhra Pradesh govern- ment and five other air- craft parked in a hangar of Parliament unites against capital horror Think rural if the old airport at Begumpet were destroyed. HT Correspondent about how the police control- The fire engulfed the outraged ■ [email protected] Victim’s condition deteriorates room (PCR) vans deployed you wish hangar resulting in com- across south Delhi had failed There should be fast-track plete collapse of the shed, NEW DELHI: Under fire in both NEW DELHI: The condition of the the platelet count and blood to notice the incident that began state fire department courts for all such cases.