Blast effect: Goa does a yeoman's job

The Goa government has announced Rs 1 crore from the Chief Minister's relief fund to victims of Mumbai train blasts.

The yeoman act was announced in the state assembly by Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane. During the occasion , he said, "This is our goodwill gesture to the people of Maharashtra, who are our neighbours."

Following the Mumbai train blasts, Goa, known for its tourism industry, has beefed up the security in the state.

Goa cannot be be complacent. The police have been told to maintain strict vigil. They have also been asked to put in place all possible precautionary measures, Rane told the House.

Regarding the probe into the train serial blasts, the Chief Minister said preliminary inquiries revealed the hands of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) who in association with local Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) outfits executed the blasts. The House also condemned the terrorist attack in Srinagar, which occurred simultaneously with the Mumbai train blasts.

In his message, leader of the Opposition, Manohar Parrikar observed: "We should rise above political affiliation when it comes to the security of Goa."

The former chief minister also claimed that there were around 9,000 Kashmiris staying in Goa. However, the Jammu & Kashmir police do not have a record of their whereabouts.

"It's serious matter. The Goa police had already nabbed a Kashmir-based militant, affiliated to the LeT, in Goa," Parrikar noted.