Goa Transporter Strike

Daily commuters, office goers and students in Goa suffered as private bus operators stayed off roads across the state on Wednesday on the second day of the 48-hour nationwide trade strike called against the Centre's alleged anti-workerpolicies.

Goa has stopped bus services to neighbouring Karnataka after farmers and pro Kannada groups called a dawn to dusk bandh over the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute.Chief of the Goa government-run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL), Deryk Natto told news agency PTI, that "bus services to Karnataka have been suspended due to the bandh cal...

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to striking tourist taxi operators, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Friday said if the "illegal" strike is not withdrawn by Saturday, the state government will invite taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to operate in Goa.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

The all-India strike called by central unions and transport associations received a good response in Goa, with markets and public transport largely hit, union leaders said.

The goods and passenger transporters began their indefinite strike boycotting Goa operations from last night, although the supplies of essential commodities were not affected on the first day of the stir.

Daily commuters, office goers and students in Goa suffered as private bus operators stayed off roads across the state on Wednesday on the second day of the 48-hour nationwide trade strike called against the Centre's alleged anti-workerpolicies.

Goa has stopped bus services to neighbouring Karnataka after farmers and pro Kannada groups called a dawn to dusk bandh over the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute.Chief of the Goa government-run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL), Deryk Natto told news agency PTI, that "bus services to Karnataka have been suspended due to the bandh cal...

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to striking tourist taxi operators, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Friday said if the "illegal" strike is not withdrawn by Saturday, the state government will invite taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to operate in Goa.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

The all-India strike called by central unions and transport associations received a good response in Goa, with markets and public transport largely hit, union leaders said.

The goods and passenger transporters began their indefinite strike boycotting Goa operations from last night, although the supplies of essential commodities were not affected on the first day of the stir.