Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar was questioned by police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a social media post. He claims the post targeted the BJP, not Hindus, and was related to pollution caused by offshore casinos in the Mandovi river.
The vessel is slated to be the platform for the first Indian all-women global circumnavigation by the Indian Navy to begin in August.
The aircraft would be procured somewhere around the end of this decade and no specific deadline is set for it.
Goa was put on alert on Wednesday following intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the coastal state by Lashkar-e-Tayiba.
The company has introduced motorised boats in Mandovi river, which is the major river in the coastal state, with vast picturesque backwaters.
The state Cabinet which met at Porvorim ministerial block this afternoon discussed the issue of offshore casinos and ruled out granting any fresh licences for any offshore facility.
It was the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew, the Navy said.
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