A government-constituted committee, headed by Director of Tourism Cyril Diengdoh, on Friday requested tourist taxi associations to submit their suggestions in writing for further examination
The All Khasi Tourist Taxi Association (AKMTA) and the All Khasi Meghalaya Tourist Taxi Association (AKMTTA) held its general meeting at the Malki football ground here on Wednesday and decided to first write to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on their demand
Assam tourist taxi drivers on Wednesday opposed the display of black flag on Meghalaya registered tourist vehicles inside Assam, stating such protest must be confined within Meghalaya
The Garo Hills Tourist Taxi Association (GHTAA) has notified that there would be no tourist taxi service from Tura on August 14 due to the association’s meeting on that day.
Thousands of tourist taxi drivers from Assam are facing a significant threat to their livelihoods following a demand by the All Khasi Meghalaya Tourist Taxi Association (AKMTTA) to ban vehicles from other states from ferrying tourists to Meghalaya's popular destinations.
In its memorandum, AKMTTA shared statistics based on a survey it conducted, and highlighted that out of the 5120 vehicles registered in Meghalaya, 4014 often go without passengers on a daily basis and suffer losses.
