News Topic:Drivers
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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Govt will resolve Ayushman payment row soon: Health Minister
Amid concerns over Ayushman Bharat-SEHAT services in J&K, Health Minister Sakina Itoo said the government is actively examining issues raised by private hospitals.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar, calls him a ‘Colossus of Indian Politics’
Former cricketer, television personality and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday met Dr Farooq Abdullah at his Srinagar residence.
Congress kicks off Padyatra in Jammu demanding restoration of J&K Statehood
The Congress launched a five-day padyatra in Jammu under its "Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq" campaign, demanding restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
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