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3,494 signatures, and still counting

The petition to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to allow online cab aggregators Ola and Uber to commence operations in Goa in a bid to give local taxi mafia a run for its money has gained traction on social media.

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At last count the online petition had gained nearly 3500 signatures -- 3494 to be exact -- and was well on course to cross the figure of 5,000 over the next couple of days.   
The petition initiated by Non Resident Goan Mahesh Sardesai is a bid to highlight the efficiency of cab aggregators as opposed to the ‘gundagiri’ and cartelisation offered by the local taxi lobby. Sardesai has found support both from local Goans as well as from tourists who have endless negative experiences of dealing with taxi operators in Goa.   
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Constable among 2 dead in separate road mishaps

Two persons including a police constable attached to CID at Bicholim died in two seperate accidents reported at Solye-Valpoi and Bordem-Bicholim on Wednesday.

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Published Apr 27, 2017, 4:51 AM IST
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VALPOI/BICHOLIM According to Valpoi Police, Mahendra Solyekar (32), a Police Constable attached with the CID at Bicholim, was on his way home on a two-wheeler for lunch but at a turn near Solyem he collided with an oncoming pick-up.  Solyekar was crushed under the wheels of the truck.  In another accident, an employee of LIC Bicholim office, Premanand Sawant (46) from Assagao died after his motorcycle was hit by a pickup near Salkar Residency at…

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