After
four years, the Goa government has
given its in principle approval
to a proposal from the Goa Police
Department to set up a Anti-Terrorism
Squad (ATS), as reported on May
29, by The Times of India.
The ATS will be a specialized unit
conceived to combat any possible
terrorist attack in the coastal
state.
Chief
minister Manohar Parrikar said,
"Government has in principal
approved the proposal for formation
of ATS and the file has been moved
to the administrative reform department
(ARD)”.
The
proposal was submitted by Goa Police
in December 2008, after the Mumbai
blasts of November 26, 2008 (26/11). | 
