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TEXAS (USA), July 9: The Kashmiri Oversease Association (KOA) of USA web sites were hacked on July 5, 1999 when KOA was celebrating its annual function which was attended by over 500 people. The sites affected were those of KOA (url+www.koausa.org) and Kashmir Information Network (KIN, url=www.kashmi-information.com). The hacker replaced KOA’s homepage with a page containing profanity and reference to ‘gH’. Currently the website is not accessible as the information server is being evaluated for damage caused by the hacker. Kashmiri Overeas Association is an association of Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus) living in United States and its website carries information on socio-culture ethos, religion, and language of Kashmir Pandits.

The KIN website contains information about Kashmir politics and has been in the forefront for the last couple of years in exposing Pakistani misdeeds in Kashmir, which have resulted in the destablization of South Asia and ethnic cleansing of nearly 300,000 Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir valley. Lalit Wanchoo, President of KOA, believes that this cannot but be concidental with the association’s annual function during the previous week, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with President Bill Clinton and Indian military successes in Kargil area. The KOA and KIN websites have received numerous threats through email in the past from people identifying themselves as either Kashmiri Muslims or Pakistan Muslims. This incident has been reprted to federal authorities for investigation. For any information, please contact

Lalit Wanchoo, President KOA, at

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JAMMU, Jun 18: Thousands of people paid their last respects to Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia, who sacrificed his life for the mother land fighting the Pak enemy in Kargil. When his mortal remains were consigned to flames at Shanti Dham, Shastri Nagar. The air was rented with Kargil. Ka, Shaheed, Major Ajay Singh Amar Rahen, Bharat Mata Ke Jai.

The full military honour was given to the great soldier as the army guards, traditionally dressed, moved their guns down to salute the hero. Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia’s body, who sacrificed to protect the honor of the nation in Kargil sector, reached his home Shastri Nagar this morning after it was being received at Jammu air post by Brig IP Singh. Wreaths were laid on behalf of GOC-in-C Northern Command. GOC 16 Corps, GOC Tiger Division and Col. J&K Rifles.

Born on April 13, 1971, he was commissioned in Army in 1996 after graduating from Commerce College, Jammu. Born in a traditional army family, nationalism and patriotism was in his blood. He preferred army to all the elite services. The family feels proud of Ajay’s martyrdom as he laid his life to save the honor of the mother land and up hold the sovereignty and integrity of the nation. ‘I am proud of my grand son’ says Lt Col Khajoor Singh, grand father of Ajay. Father of martyr DIG BSF Mr Arjun Singh Jasrotia says. ‘I salute my son for the supreme sacrifice he made for his mother land.’ Majors mother Smt Mantra is proud of her son as he died valiantly defending his motherland.

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ANANTNAG, June 30: In a barbaric act militants massacred 12 Hindu laborers hailing from MP and UP in a mid night operation at Sandhu Anantnag. The laborers were working at brick kilns. The militants divided them selves in two groups of 4 each and went to adjacent jhuggis. They woke up male members enjoyed tea and bidi with them and then opened fire in cold blood on them killing them on the spot. ‘They asked them to shut their eyes and they shut their eyes for ever’, said a wailing mother, tears rolling from her eyes to a visiting camera team. MOS Home Mushtaq Ahmad Lone visited the carnage site. Later the survivors were shifted to a migrant house in Anantnag district to be dispatched to their native village. Union Home Minister LK Advani and Chief Minister also visited the bereaved families and announced exgratia relief. It is 3rd time in decade long militancy that hapless laborers have been massacred, who are innocent and no way linked to Kashmir imbroglio. Militants meticulously executed the carnage within 24 house of Surankote carnage of Poonch district.

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POONCH, June 29: Armed terrorists massacred fifteen members of three families including five women at Morha Dachhai in Surankot, District Poonch. In the mid-night about fifteen to twenty militants descended on the village and locked the members of Haji Mohammad Azam in a room and set the house on fire. All the occupants were burnt alive. Mr. G.C. Saxena, Governor J&K has expressed deep shock and grief over the brutal killing and expressed confidence that the perpetrator’s of this crime shall not go un-punished.

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SRINAGAR, June 30: Even after the legislation prohibiting the sale of immoveable properties of Kashmiri Pandits, the sale of the properties in Valley of Kashmir is still continuing. New methods have been evolved to bypass the law to seek permission from the concerned Deputy Commissioner. One of the systems which is being used these days is to give a attorney to a particular person for dealing with the property of the Pandits. The law prohibiting the sale of properties by the migrants was enacted about two years back but since then, thousands of people have purchased land and other properties after obtaining different type of documents mostly the attorneys. State government has achieved little in vacating the un-authorised occupation of the properties of the displaced Kashmiries, who have left behind thousand of kanals of land and orchards in addition to houses and other structures.

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JAMMU, June 19: The All Kashmiri Pandits solidarity conference expressed strong resentment over the report of NHRC against the displacement and genocide of Kashmiri Pandits. AKPSC termed the report as

totally’ Lopsided, unreal and parietal’. Questioning the authenticity of the report they said, that it has ignored the historical, social, political, cultural and the human right aspect of the KP’s exodus from the Valley. Sh ON Trissal said by equating the killings of Kashmiri Muslims with the KP minority in the

Kashmir, the commission by-passed and over looked the real cause of the exodus. By not going into the details submitted by the KP’s regarding their ethnic cleansing, the commission has absolved the Pan Islamic fundamentalist and the authorities responsible for the exodus he added.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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LONDON, June 17: Pak backed militant groups are indulging in wanton brutalities in Jammu and Kashmir and carrying out carnage of the minority community, Human Right Organisation amnesty international has said. The armed groups are committing grave human right absuses such as torture, hostage takings and large scale killings of the civilian including women in the state, the rights body said in its annual report released in London.

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