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Indian Express
18 hours ago
- Business
- Indian Express
In Goa, a cab conundrum: Taxi operators raise the heat, govt urges them to join state-backed apps
The Goa tourism department has urged local taxi operators to 'integrate' with state-backed digital taxi platforms — Goa Taxi App and GoaMiles — to align with the government's broader vision to promote 'smart mobility, economic inclusion and a tourist-friendly environment through regulated and transparent services'. The appeal comes in the wake of the government recently publishing draft guidelines to regulate app-based transport aggregators. Taxi unions have threatened to stage protests, saying the move would pave the way for the entry of private app-based taxi aggregators that could threaten their livelihood. On Monday, taxi operators queued outside the transport department office in Panaji and submitted their written objections to the draft guidelines. In their objections, the taxi drivers demanded clarity on the structure of fares, stating that the entry of app-based taxi aggregators would 'monopolise' the transport sector and drive out local taxi operators. Some drivers demanded that the cab aggregators be restricted to providing basic pick-up and drop services and not be allowed to facilitate bookings for local sightseeing tours, event transportation, cruise bookings or other pre-arranged sightseeing activities. 'These segments are the backbone of our local tourism economy and directly support small businesses, guides and operators,' the taxi operators stated in a memorandum. Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday said the guidelines were only at the draft stage. 'We have given one month's time to take everyone's opinion. We will take them (taxi operators) into confidence. If tomorrow, they say we want to come together under their own aggregator, I will not hesitate to even finance them. Let them operate it themselves. They are talking as if we are forcing something on them or are opposed to them. Ultimately, they are the biggest stakeholders. We will consult with them. They will have to fall in line. This is about streamlining the long-overdue taxi service system,' said Godinho. In a statement on Tuesday, the tourism department said that as the state redefines its tourism identity through innovation and sustainability, regulated taxi services will play a key role in shaping positive travel experiences. 'The department of tourism reiterates its commitment to building a modern, inclusive tourism ecosystem where technology benefits all, from local drivers to global visitors,' it said. Kedar Naik, Director of Tourism, said, 'We urge all Goan taxi brothers to come on board and make use of this free, government-supported platform (Goa Taxi App) that is designed especially to benefit them. It is not only about convenience for tourists, but about creating more sustainable livelihood opportunities for our local communities.' The department said that GoaMiles, operated under the supervision of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), continues to be a trusted app-based aggregator. 'These platforms ensure fair compensation aligned with government-notified rates and promote service quality through digital ratings and real-time monitoring,' the statement said. Meanwhile, a group of taxi operators met Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo on Tuesday to reiterate their demand to oppose the entry of app-based cab aggregators. During a heated discussion with the taxi operators, Michael Lobo assured them of his support and said aggregators from outside the state would not be allowed. However, he also said that 'everything should be online, including the market rate for taxis'.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
‘Safety First' initiative focuses on kids, women on public transport
Panaji: Transport minister Mauvin Godinho launched the 'Safety First – Empowering and Protecting Women and Children in Goa' initiative at the Kadamba Bus Stand in Panaji on Wednesday. The initiative aims to raise awareness about public transport safety through the strategic placement of awareness posters and helpline stickers inside Kadamba buses, private buses, taxis, and rickshaws. The stickers prominently display contact information for essential helplines, including those for childline, women's safety, Goa Police, and other emergency services. 'Whether it is a bus, taxi, or rickshaw, women commuters should feel safe. Their safety is our priority. To ensure this, the helpline can be used to file a complaint if needed," Godinho said. 'There is a rise in untoward incidents, especially in public transport. The police cannot monitor every location or act unless there is a complaint. The helpline is there to ensure that women are aware that help is available and such incidents will be reduced. Our goal is to eliminate these issues," he added. The campaign is organised by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) in collaboration with Goa Police and SCAN – Goa. The initiative, with a two-phase approach, first saw the installation of hoardings on electrical poles in Panaji. The second phase, currently under way, involves placing helpline stickers at bus stands across Goa. 'On average, we receive 30 cases a month. People often don't know that the police helpline number is now 112, not 100,' said a SCAN Goa representative. 'Through this campaign, we are working in prevention mode so that individuals can feel safe when using public transport.'
Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Mum desperately tried to escape killer ex before he butchered her on school run
A new series of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan delves into the shocking stabbing of a young mother on the school run and reveals heartbreaking details about her final moments A mum who was stabbed to death on the school run by her ex-husband in front of their three-year-old daughter knew he was capable of killing her and tried to raise the alarm in the days and hours before her brutal murder. Ricardo Godinho repeatedly stabbed ex-wife Aliny Godinho in broad daylight, and in front of other terrified mothers, as she walked with her little girl to collect her two sons from school in Epsom, Surrey. A court later heard the heartbreaking words of the the distraught girl after seeing her father kill her mother in 2019: "Mummy's not coming back". The couple, who had separated months before the attack on February 8, 2019, had moved together from Brazil to live in the UK, but Aliny soon found herself in an abusive and controlling relationship. But after she had found the courage to leave him, obsessive Godinho continued to follow her movements by using the Find My iPhone function to track where she was, despite being told by police not to make contact with Aliny or their children following accusations of abusive behaviour and coercive control. He had also found a way to read her messages and emails, and was a member of a WhatsApp group that Aliny's friends used to support her without them knowing. Portuguese journalist Duarte Mendonça told Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan: "He had access to an old SIM card that used to belong to Aliny, and no one in that group ever noticed it. So, for the longest time, Ricardo was able to keep track of every single conversation of every single move, and it was only up until the day that Ricardo decided to leave the group. 'And they saw the stamp mark saying, 'Aliny has left the group. ' The group realised that he was there the whole time.' But despite breaking his bail conditions many times, no further action was taken by police. It was later found that Godinho had been using Google to search for how a Brazilian man had murdered his wife. Aliny discovered that he had been reading her emails, WhatsApp messages and following her location on the day of her death, and once again reported him to the police. But while her friends begged her to go in person to the police station and stay there to keep herself safe, she continued on her daily routine, picking up her other children from school. Her friend, Lucienne Monteiro, revealed that the mother was already convinced that Godinho wanted to kill her, but believed that he would never attempt to attack her if she was with their daughter. She said: 'She believed that she was safe because of the children. So, from that week, she took her little child, the girl with her to school every day, because she felt protected. The little one was his favourite one. So, she thought like he won't hurt her.' In the afternoon, she started the school run at 2:38 p.m. CCTV captured Aliny catching the bus from where she was staying in Streatham to Epsom, along with her daughter, getting off the bus at 2:55 pm. Godinho was waiting for them in his pick-up truck when they got off. He mounted the grass verge alongside where they were walking, jumped out of the vehicle and started stabbing her repeatedly, before dropping the murder weapon and driving off. Surrey Coroner's Court later heard the attack happened in just 17 seconds as Mrs Godinho held their young daughter's hand. Prosecutors said the crime was premeditated and motivated by 'his anger and resentment that his wife was seeking a new life for her and her children." Lucienne remembers finding out her worst fears had come true: 'We were watching TV or something when my phone rang. And then when I picked up the phone, a friend of ours, he said, Aliny has just being killed, stabbed by Ricardo. I threw my telephone away and I started screaming. I never felt so bad in my life like that day. 'She didn't have the time to defend herself. She didn't have any marks on the arm or anything, it was really fast. They said that he stabbed her and then, as she was falling down, he kept stabbing her, without saying anything. And then when he'd done that, he just looked at his little one, and then he walked away.' He began to drive to a police station to surrender, but his vehicle was stopped, and he was arrested around an hour and a half after the attack .He began to drive to a police station to surrender, but his vehicle was stopped, and he was arrested around an hour and a half after the attack. He was found guilty of murder and possessing an offensive weapon by Guildford Crown Court and sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years in July 2019. However, when he was transferred to a prison in Brazil in 2022, it meant his sentence was changed to 30 years in jail.
Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Harrowing final moments of mum murdered in front of daughter on school run
A new series of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan delves into the shocking stabbing of a young mother on the school run and reveals heartbreaking details about her final moments The last words a mum heard after she was stabbed to death on the school run in front of her young daughter have been revealed in a new TV documentary. Ricardo Godinho repeatedly stabbed ex-wife Aliny Godinho, 39, in broad daylight, and in front of other terrified mothers, as she walked with her little girl to collect her two sons from school in Epsom, Surrey. The frenzied knife attack on February 8, 2019, happened in just 17 seconds as Ms Godinho held her three-year-old daughter's hand. The couple, who had moved together from Brazil to live in the UK, had separated in December 2018. Godinho, 41, who had followed them in his car, was later arrested and confessed to the crime, but he would only admit to manslaughter during his trial. A new episode of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan has pieced together Ms Godinho's last hours, during which unbeknown to her she was being tracked by her ex-husband using her phone's Find My iPhone function. CCTV images captured Aliny catching the bus at 2.38pm from where she was staying in Streatham to Epsom, along with her daughter. She got off the bus at 2:55 pm to collect her other children from school. Godinho was waiting for them in his pick-up truck when they got off. He mounted the grass verge alongside where they were walking, jumped out tof he vehicle and started stabbing her repeatedly, before dropping the murder weapon and driving off. A friend of Aliny revealed that the mother was already convinced that Godinho wanted to kill her, but believed that he would never attempt to attack her if she was with their daughter. Lucienne Monteiro told the programme: 'She believed that she was safe because of the children. So, from that week, she took her little child, the girl, with her to school every day, because she felt protected. The little one was his favourite one. So, she thought like he won't hurt her.' But she was wrong. Ms Monteiro said: 'She didn't have the time to defend herself. She didn't have any marks on the arm or anything; it was really fast. They said that he stabbed her and then, as she was falling down, he kept stabbing her, without saying anything. And then when he'd done that, he just look at his little one and then he walk away.' A court later heard how the distraught girl told a witness immediately after seeing her father kill her mother: "Mummy's not coming back". Revealing the last words Ms Godinho heard, Ms Monteiro told how a bystander who had witnessed the horrific murder went up to her as she lay dying and reassured her that Godinho had not injured her daughter. She said: "As a mother, I guess you can imagine in your mind, to be going that way and scared that something was happening with her little one,' she says. "So this lady came and said to her, 'your baby's OK'. So I hope she went in peace." Godinho was found guilty of murder and possessing an offensive weapon by Guildford Crown Court and sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years in July 2019. However, when he was transferred to a prison in Brazil in 2022, it meant his sentence was changed to 30 years in jail.
Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
'My friend was killed on school run by vile ex - she made a chilling prediction'
A new series of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan delves into the shocking stabbing of a young mother on the school run and reveals heartbreaking details about her final moments It was a crime that shocked Britain - the violent murder of a mum while on the school run by her estranged partner, and in front of their three-year-old daughter. Ricardo Godinho repeatedly stabbed ex-wife Aliny Godinho in broad daylight, and in front of other terrified mothers, as she walked with her little girl to collect her two sons from school in Epsom, Surrey. A court later heard how the distraught girl told a witness immediately after seeing her father kill her mother in 2019: "Mummy's not coming back". Now, in a new episode of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan, which has uncovered new details of the case, a friend reveals new information about the days and hours before the mum-of-three's harrowing death. And she reveals how a shocked bystander who witnessed the murder made the extraordinary gesture of letting the dying mother know that her daughter had not been hurt as she took her last breaths. Aliny, 39, had just stepped off the bus with her daughter when Godinho, 41, launched the terrifying attack with a kitchen knife on February 8, 2019. The couple, who had moved together from Brazil to live in the UK, had separated in December 2018. Godinho, who had followed them in his car, was later arrested and confessed to the crime, but he would only admit to manslaughter during his trial. During the inquest, Surrey Coroner's Court heard the attack happened in just 17 seconds as Mrs Godinho held their young daughter's hand. Prosecutors said the crime was premeditated and motivated by 'his anger and resentment that his wife was seeking a new life for her and her children." He was found guilty of murder and possessing an offensive weapon by Guildford Crown Court and sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years in July 2019. However, when he was transferred to a prison in Brazil in 2022, it meant his sentence was changed to 30 years in jail. Lucienne Monteiro, a Brazilian friend of Aliny in the UK, told the programme that the mother knew that her ex-husband wanted to kill her, but believed he would never harm her if she was with their daughter, who was Godinho's 'favourite' child. She remembers: 'I asked her, 'Aliny, do you think Ricardo will do anything bad to you?' And then she said to me, 'I think if you get to him in a bad moment and I am alone without the children he would do it. But if I am with one of the children, he wouldn't do it. So, she believed that she was safe because of the children. 'So, from that week, she took her little child, the girl with her to school every day, because she felt protected. The little one was his favourite one. So, she thought like he won't hurt her.' She remembers finding out her worst fears had come true: 'We were watching TV or something when my phone rang. And then when I picked up the phone, a friend of ours, he said, Aliny has just being killed, stabbed by Ricardo. I threw my telephone away and I started screaming I never felt so bad in my life like that day. 'She didn't have the time to defend herself. She didn't have any marks on the arm or anything, it was really fast. They said that he stabbed her and then as she was falling down he kept stabbing her, without saying anything. And then when he'd done that, he just look at his little one and then he walk away.' But she reveals one moment that has given her comfort. "As a mother, I guess you can imagine in your mind, to be going that way and scared that something was happening with her little one,' she says. "So this lady came and said to her, 'your baby's OK'. So I hope she went in peace." The Crime+Investigation series episode, which airs tonight, also revealed that Godinho had been following Aliny's movements without her knowing, by using the Find My iPhone to track where she was - despite being told by police not to make contact with Aliny or their children following accusations of abusive behaviour and coercive control. He had also found a way to read her messages and emails, and was a member of a WhatsApp group that Aliny's friends used to support her without them knowing. Portuguese journalist Duarte Mendonça explained: "He had access to an old SIM card that used to belong to Aliny and no one in that group ever noticed it. So, for the longest time, Ricardo was able to keep track of every single conversation of every single move, and it was only up until the day that Ricardo decided to leave the group. 'And they saw the stamp mark saying, 'Aliny has left the group' the group realised that he was there the whole time.' But despite breaking his bail conditions many times, no further action was taken by police. It was later found that Godinho had been using Google to search for how a Brazilian man had murdered his wife. Friend Luciene also remembered how Aliny was reluctant to go to the police about the danger she felt she was in. 'She says: 'Somebody from his family sent her a message saying that Ricardo said that he was going to kill her. So, I told her, to go to the police and showed this message from this person. And then she said to me that she didn't want to cause any problems between him and this person of his family. She was really worried about the relationship between those people.' It was on the day of her death when Aliny realised Godinho had access to her emails, WhatsApp messages and location, and reported it to the police at 11.30am - but continued on her daily routine, picking up her children from school. In the afternoon she started the school run at 2:38 p.m. CCTV captured Aliny catching the bus from where she was staying in Streatham to Epsom, along with her daughter, getting off the bus at 2:55 pm. Godinho, who had tracked her using Find My iPhone, was waiting for them in his pick-up truck when they got off. He mounted the grass verge alongside where they were walking, jumped out the vehicle and started stabbing her repeatedly, before dropping the murder weapon and driving off. He began to drive to a police station to surrender, but his vehicle was stopped, and he was arrested around an hour and a half after the attack. Psychologist Emma Kenny told the programme: "When you think about how Godinho attacks Aliny, it's on the school run. It's in front of other parents, it's in front of his three-year-old daughter, that is so symbolic of how fixated he was on ending her life. He doesn't care about witnesses. He doesn't care about the future.' It showed the murder was premeditated. 'He said, 'It wasn't my fault. It was a heat of the moment thing. It was manslaughter. I was driven to it essentially'. But the problem with that is that manslaughter would show that there was no premeditation, the level of premeditation and the execution of the actual crime shows a huge amount of planning behind it.' Friend Luciene says she will never forget her. She says: 'She was like my little sister, but he was my friend. I never thought like he would do something this to her because Aliny, she was like, I think she was not from this planet. She was so kind, so calm. So nice, full of grace, harmless. She was like this. She was so sweet.'
