Goa Taxis Strike

The strike by tourist taxis in Goa ended today after Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar assured taxi operators that they would get more time to install speed governors in their vehicles.

In a stern warning to striking tourist taxi operators, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Friday said if the "illegal" strike is not withdrawn by Saturday, the state government will invite taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to operate in Goa.

Taxi operators on Friday kept their vehicles off the roads of Goa despite the state government on Thursday invoking the Essential Services Management Act (ESMA) prohibiting the strike.

Taxi operators in Goa will observe a strike on January 19 with unions claiming it has been called to protest the installation of speed governors in their vehicles as well as harassment by police and transport authorities.

After taxi owners went on a two-day strike in Goa earlier this week demanding a ban on rent-a-car operators, the latter today threatened to agitate if their demand to regularise their business is not met.

Nearly 15,000 taxi owners and auto-rickshaws in Goa today called off their strike after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar assured them to take action against illegal rent-a-cab and related businesses.

Nearly 15,000 taxi operators and several autorickshaws in Goa continued the strike for second day today and threatened to intensify the agitation if their demand for ban on rent-a-cab and related businesses were not met.

More than 15,000 taxi operators in the state along with several auto-rickshaws went on strike today demanding a ban on rent-a-cab and related businesses.

Goa's tourist taxi operators on Tuesday ended their two-day strike, but threatened to launch a protest again within a day if their demands were not met by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Thousands of tourists were stranded in Goa on Monday, after tourist taxis went off the roads for a day to protest against the entry of a private radio taxi operation in Panaji.

The strike by tourist taxis in Goa ended today after Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar assured taxi operators that they would get more time to install speed governors in their vehicles.

In a stern warning to striking tourist taxi operators, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Friday said if the "illegal" strike is not withdrawn by Saturday, the state government will invite taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to operate in Goa.

Taxi operators on Friday kept their vehicles off the roads of Goa despite the state government on Thursday invoking the Essential Services Management Act (ESMA) prohibiting the strike.

Taxi operators in Goa will observe a strike on January 19 with unions claiming it has been called to protest the installation of speed governors in their vehicles as well as harassment by police and transport authorities.

After taxi owners went on a two-day strike in Goa earlier this week demanding a ban on rent-a-car operators, the latter today threatened to agitate if their demand to regularise their business is not met.

Nearly 15,000 taxi owners and auto-rickshaws in Goa today called off their strike after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar assured them to take action against illegal rent-a-cab and related businesses.

Nearly 15,000 taxi operators and several autorickshaws in Goa continued the strike for second day today and threatened to intensify the agitation if their demand for ban on rent-a-cab and related businesses were not met.

More than 15,000 taxi operators in the state along with several auto-rickshaws went on strike today demanding a ban on rent-a-cab and related businesses.

Goa's tourist taxi operators on Tuesday ended their two-day strike, but threatened to launch a protest again within a day if their demands were not met by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Thousands of tourists were stranded in Goa on Monday, after tourist taxis went off the roads for a day to protest against the entry of a private radio taxi operation in Panaji.