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Kashmir
Tipper plunges into Dal Lake, claims driver’s life
A tragic incident unfolded in central Kashmir's Srinagar district early on Thursday morning as a fast-moving tipper veered off the road and plunged into Dal Lake.
Travel
J-K’s transporters association opposes stringent hit-and-run penal law
Jammu and Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association opposed the new penal law with the provision of up to 10 years of imprisonment and fine against accused drivers.
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Driver injured as truck catches fire in Pulwama
A truck caught fire in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday evening, sources said.
Jammu
Driver missing as truck plunges into Tawi River along Jammu-Poonch highway
A truck drowned in river Tawi along Jammu-Poonch national highway following which a rescue operation has been launched.
Travel
Use ‘Google Maps’ to avoid ‘loot’ from auto-drivers: RTO Kashmir
In order to check the ‘loot’ from auto-rickshaw drivers, Regional Transport Officer Kashmir has appealed to the general public to make maximum use of Google Maps.
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Travel
‘8820 fruit-laden trucks cross Qazigund in last 24 hours’
Over ten thousand vehicles including 8820 fruit-laden trucks have crossed the Jawahar Tunnel and are heading towards Jammu region during the past 24 hours.
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Kashmir
6000 apple-laden trucks stuck on Srinagar-Jammu highway: KVFGDU
The halting of fruit-laden trucks on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway persists with about 6000 trucks waiting, some since October 2, to reach Jammu.
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J&K
Transporters body ‘defers’ ‘Chaka Jam’ strike
Kashmir Welfare Transporters Welfare Association, an amalgam of various transporters associations, on Wednesday deferred ‘Chaka Jam’ strike.
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