Ola, Uber in Goa: Online drive gets 1,578 hits in just 9 hours

Fed up with the ‘exorbitant’ rates charged by local taxi operators in Goa, an online petition to be submitted to State Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is soliciting signatures in a bid to convince the chief minister that taxi aggregators Ola and Uber should be allowed to set up shop in the state.

The Goan NetworkPublished Apr 26, 2017, 7:34 PM IST

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Within nine hours of it going public, the petition had gathered more than 1578 signatories.

The petition initiated by one Mahesh Sardesai, lists the advantages of the cab aggregators and blames the high rates by local taxis as being a blot on a renowned tourism destination such as Goa.

“Tourism is the backbone of Goa’s economy and tourists across the world and India are used to services like OLA/UBER.

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Bar owners set deadline for govt to save their business

With no positive signals coming from the government to bail out the beleaguered bar and liquor vendors, agitated bar owners on Tuesday set the government five-day deadline for resolving the issue by April 30 or else, they have threatened to hit the streets.

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Published Apr 26, 2017, 7:34 PM IST

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the goan I networkMARGAODiscontentment and anxiety ran large on the faces of the bar owners from Margao and Fatorda at a meeting of the bar owners held at the Rosary Church hall, Fatorda on Tuesday with the beleaguered owners accusing the government for not taking any positive steps to save the liquor business in the wake of the Supreme court ban on liquor outlets within 500 meters of the National and state highways.Many suggested that the…

Ola, Uber in Goa: Online drive gets 1,578 hits in just 9 hours

Bar owners set deadline for govt to save their business

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