Killed J-K infant's family now refuses postmortem
Tue, Mar 09, 2010: The death of baby Irfan sparked widespread outrage in the Kashmir valley. Now the Special Investigation Team, tasked to investigate the incident, has hit a roadblock. Irfan's family refusing permission to exhume the body for a post mortem.
The 10-day-old child died after he fell from the hands of his mother, after she was manhandled by stone pelting protestors on February 22. Under pressure to act the the Baramulla Police have so far arrested six persons and are on the lookout for ten others. But the accused allege they are being framed by the police.
Police have claimed it has seized two vehicles used by the stone-pelters on that day and the questioning the drivers led them to the accused. The victim family meanwhile is torn between their quest for justice and the emotional dilemma of allowing their baby's body to be dug up from the grave.
Cold conditions renews in JK
Srinagar, Mar 9: Dry weather and clear overnight skies brought mercury down in Jammu and Kashmir today even as the minimum temperature remained above normal in the state barring Ladakh region which continued to reel under cold.
The night temperature dipped to 2.6 degrees C in Srinagar, summer capital of the state against 5.5 deg C yesterday.
Kokernag and Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a minimum of 2.2 deg C and 1.1 deg C. Kupwara in north Kashmir had a low of 0.6 deg C.
Gulmarg in north and Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 3.6 deg C and minus 3 deg C respectively.
However, night temperature showed an upward trend in Jammu region with the city recording a low of 14.7 deg C followed by Katra at 13.4 deg C.
Batote recorded a minimum of 8.2 deg C and Banihal settled at 6.
106 ancient monuments declared protected sites in JK
Jammu, Mar 9: In order to fillip heritage tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the state Government has declared as many as 106 monuments as protected sites in the state.
"As many as 106 ancient monuments have been declared as protected sites in Jammu and Kashmir, where focuss will now be development of the heritage tourism", State Tourism Minister Nawag Rigzin Jora told PTI.
Out of these, 69 are being looked after by the Archaeology Survey of India (ASI), while 37 are under the state archaeology Department, he said.
"We have held discussions on the measures and strategies required for preserving the heritage of the state, distinguishing them in tangible, intangible and natural sites", Jora
Jora asked the officers to ensure access to civic amenities like toilet, parking and allied facilities at each such site for the convenience of the visitors.
