Panaji: With a 40 per cent rise in cruise passengers in FY 2023-24, the <keyword id="20671927" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mormugao-Port-Authority" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Mormugao Port Authority" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Mormugao Port Authority">Mormugao Port Authority</keyword> (MPA) expects to grow it further with the construction of the International and Domestic Cruise Terminal in Goa by March 2025, an official said. The development of the International and Domestic Cruise Terminal and allied facilities is expected to boost tourism and local economy while fostering sustainable practices and infrastructure improvements, thereby enhancing the region's competitiveness in the global cruise market, the senior MPA official told PTI. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Maritime States Development Council meeting held in Goa on September 12 and 13. The increase in global cruise liner traffic has led to a significant rise in cruise ship arrivals at the Mormugao Port, positioning it for a substantial future growth, the official said. In the 2023-24 financial year, there was an increase in calls by cruise vessels by 15 per cent and and rise in cruise passengers by 40 per cent compared to FY 2022-23, he said. On the first day of Maritime States Development Council meeting, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal visited the site of the proposed state-of-the-art building which will house the International and Domestic Cruise Terminal. The official said the focus would be on passengers in the new facility. The <keyword id="23176608" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="international-cruise-terminal" source="keywords">international cruise terminal</keyword> will have 24 immigration counters, 10 check-in counters, a waiting lounge and other facilities, he said. "The domestic cruise terminal will have 12 check-in counters, waiting lounges and other facilities. Ancillary commercial building will have an experiential shopping zone aimed at cruise tourists and will also be accessible to the general public," he said. The terminal will have duty-free retain shops, lounges, food court and other facilities, the official added.

New cruise terminal in Goa to boost tourism, local economy: Official

In what is said to be a first of its kind operation, the <keyword id="6356903" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narcotics-control-bureau" source="Orion">Narcotics Control Bureau</keyword> (<keyword id="238749" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ncb" source="Orion">NCB</keyword>) swooped onto a raid party being held on a cruise ship off the <keyword id="6358070" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mumbai" source="Orion">Mumbai</keyword> coast and detained around a dozen persons, including the son of a leading <keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword> actor. The action -- which has shocked Mumbaikars and rattled the rich crowds -- started on Saturday afternoon, is still continuing with the process of registering the FIR underway. NCB Zonal Director <keyword id="1150099" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sameer-wankhede" source="Orion">Sameer Wankhede</keyword>, who led the raid along with a team of officials, declined to comment on the developments as the investigations are underway. Officials said that some days back, they had received a tip-off on the proposed rave party that was planned aboard a cruise ship bound on a Mumbai-Goa voyage, setting sail from the International Cruise Terminal, Mumbai. To avoid detection, the NCB sleuths booked themselves on that cruise as ordinary passengers and they soon found some of their co-passengers consuming drugs. Then the NCB launched its full-scale raid, detained at least a dozen passengers, and seized different drugs of various quantities. The ship was ordered to turn and sail back to the ICT at Ballard Pier where the detained passengers were offloaded along with their baggage. A comprehensive search of their belongings as also the cruise ship is being carried out, while the detainees were sent for a medical examination.

Son of leading Bollywood actor amongst those detained in rave party bust on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast

In a shocking development, <keyword id="6499181" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="aryan-khan" source="Orion">Aryan Khan</keyword> -- the son of <keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword> megastar <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> and producer <keyword id="6368871" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gauri-khan" source="Orion">Gauri Khan</keyword> -- is among the youngsters being probed by the <keyword id="6356903" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narcotics-control-bureau" source="Orion">Narcotics Control Bureau</keyword>, which bust a rave party aboard a luxury cruise liner on Saturday. A leaked video clip of a bewildered <keyword id="28507" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="aryan" source="Orion">Aryan</keyword> Khan sitting with a few others in the <keyword id="238749" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ncb" source="Orion">NCB</keyword> office, was flashed by some local TV channels, with the likelihood of more prominent names emerging. An NCB official said that Aryan is among several others who are likely to be questioned in connection with the alleged party that they attended aboard the luxury ship on a Mumbai-Goa cruise. In the first of its kind operation on a cruise ship, the NCB swooped onto the raid party being held on the cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and detained around eight persons including Aryan Khan. The action -- which shocked Mumbaikars and rattled the rich crowds -- started on Saturday afternoon, is still continuing with the process of registering the FIR underway, with the possibility of some high-profile arrests. <keyword id="2536207" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ncb-zonal" source="Orion">NCB Zonal</keyword> Director <keyword id="1150099" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sameer-wankhede" source="Orion">Sameer Wankhede</keyword>, who led the raid on the ship along with a team of officials, declined to comment on the developments as the investigations are underway. The operation followed a tip-off on the proposed rave party that was planned aboard a cruise ship bound on a Mumbai-Goa voyage, setting sail from the International Cruise Terminal, Mumbai. The participation for the party was reportedly done via social media with the ticket rates upwards of Rs 75,000 per person. To avoid detection, the NCB sleuths booked themselves on that cruise as ordinary passengers and they soon found some of their co-passengers consuming drugs. Then the NCB launched its full-scale raid, detained eight passengers, including two women, consuming drugs, and seized different types of narcotics in varying quantities. Simultaneously, the cruise ship was ordered to turn and sail back to the ICT at Ballard Pier where the detained passengers were offloaded along with their baggage. A comprehensive search of their belongings as also the cruise ship is being carried out, while the detainees were sent for a medical examination.

SRK's son Aryan Khan being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau following rave party bust

<ul><li><keyword id="6355100" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Navy">Indian Navy</keyword>'s <keyword id="574482" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="INS-Jalashwa">INS Jalashwa</keyword> naval ship carrying 698 Indians repatriated from the <keyword id="6354908" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="maldives">Maldives</keyword> arrived in <keyword id="30469" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kochi">Kochi</keyword> on Sunday, May 10.</li><li>This is Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown.</li></ul>INS <keyword id="9195913" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jalashwa">Jalashwa</keyword> carrying 698 repatriated Indian citizens from the Maldives arrived in Kochi harbour on Sunday morning, completing the Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the COVID-19 lockdown, official sources said. The passengers would disembark from the cruise terminal of <keyword id="191117" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cochin-Port-Trust">Cochin Port Trust</keyword>, they said. Inspector General of Police Vijay Sakhare said all arrangements are in place to facilitate the safe stay of those repatriated, comprising 440 Keralites and people from other parts of the country. Four passengers are from Lakshadweep. Besides these, the other passengers are from Tamil Nadu (187), Telangana (9), Andhra Pradesh (8), Karnataka (8), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (3 each) and Goa (1), Assam (1). There are seven passengers each from Uttarakhand and West Bengal, Delhi (4), Puducherry (3), while there are two passengers each from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, the sources said. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-new-testing-guidelines-say-that-only-severe-covid-patients-will-be-tested-once-before-discharge-from-hospital/articleshow/75642880.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">India’s new testing guidelines say that only ‘severe’ COVID patients will be tested once before discharge from hospital</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/waiting-to-come-home-an-indian-couple-stuck-in-istanbul-for-nearly-2-months-shares-their-quarantine-story/articleshow/75642010.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Waiting to come home – An Indian couple stuck in Istanbul for nearly 2 months shares their quarantine story</a>

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New cruise terminal in Goa to boost tourism, local economy: Official

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Son of leading Bollywood actor amongst those detained in rave party bust on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast

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SRK's son Aryan Khan being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau following rave party bust

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INS Jalashwa naval ship arrives in Kochi with 698 repatriated Indians from Maldives

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