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Smoking: Shah Rukh gets court summons

MUMBAI: A Jaipur court has summoned actor and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan for smoking in public during an IPL match at the Sawai Man Singh stadium on April 8. Khan has to be present in court on May 26. The court has issued the summons based on a private complaint as smoking in public is prohibited under the Rajasthan Prohibition of Smoking Act,2000.

Algerian caught with live cartridge gets RI

CHHATTARPUR: A citizen of Algeria who was recently caught at the Khajuraho airport with a live cartridge was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by a local court on Tuesday. Nehar Raiban had arrived at Khajuraho to visit the world famous temples. While leaving the city,he was caught by security guards at the airport with a live cartridge in his belongings.

Two English men go missing in Tamil Nadu

MANDYA: Two British nationals who set out on a boat ride from Muthathi forest range in the district on May 19 have been reported missing since May 20,a police official said on Tuesday. “Two British nationals Mike Eastern,60,and Ian Turton,45,set out on a boat ride in the Cauvery from Muthathi forest range on May 19 to Anchatti in Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu. They were reported missing since the next day,” SP Koushalendra Kumar said.

Bihar school principal beaten to death

PATNA: A day after a primary school principal was beaten to death in Munger for refusing to pay levy,another primary school principal was beaten to death in Samastipur on Tuesday over a land dispute. The police said the incident took place when principal of primary school,Patauli,was going to school from his Balirampur village at around 7 am. The police have registered an FIR but no arrest has been made.

Site users parties to suit,says Facebook

NEW DELHI: Facebook’s lawyers told a Delhi court Tuesday that users own the content they post and that the website is only an intermediary. Facebook Inc was responding in writing to a complaint filed by a Mufti Aijaz Arshad Quasmi,accusing it of hosting allegedly objectionable content. It said the users of the website are the “necessary parties” to the suit as they post content on the site and as such the suit is not maintainable for non-joining of “necessary parties”.

Bus falls into Ganga,26 pilgrims killed

At least 26 pilgrims from Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh were on Tuesday killed and 16 injured when a bus carrying them fell into the Ganga at Kodiyala near Byasi in Tehri District,the police said.

The mishap occurred Tuesday afternoon when the private tourist bus,carrying 45 passengers,was going to Rishikesh from Badrinath and fell into the river while trying to overtake a truck,said Tehri SP Janmejaya Khanduri. While 21 people died on the spot,five succumbed to their injuries on way to hospital,he said.

All the bodies have been fished out,the SP said. The condition of four of the injured was stated to be critical,Khanduri said.

‘I-T,ED will audit IAC,Bedi trust accounts’

The police on Tuesday told a Delhi court that they have written to the Income-Tax authorities and the ED to audit the accounts of India Against Corruption,which is associated with Anna Hazare’s movement. The Delhi Police said this in a status report on its probe into a case against Kiran Bedi for allegedly misappropriating funds donated to a trust run by her.

The police have sought details from the HRD Ministry about complaints filed against Navjyoti Community College,Jahangirpuri,a part of Navjyoti India Foundation run by Bedi. I-T has been asked to audit the accounts of Public Cause Research Foundation,to which Bedi and other Team Anna members allegedly diverted donations received by the IAC for illegal tax benefits.