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In order to curb 'nuisance' created by people in drunken state, the Manohar Parrikar-led Goa government has banned drinking alcohol in public places.Fond of the drink and heading to Goa? Pay attention to where you pop open that cold one.The Manohar Parrikar-led Goa government has banned drinking alcohol in public places to curb 'nuisance' created by people in drunken state.According to the Chief Minister, necessary amendments to the excise act will be done next month."We need to come out with the notification banning drinking of liquor in public places. The notification will be issued by October-end for which we will amend the existing law," Parrikar said at a function in Panaji.The state government is currently governing the licences to the liquor outlets under Goa, Daman and Diu Excise Act, 1964.Goa has already announced ban on drinking in selected public places, including beaches.Parrikar said the state government is also serious about inculcating the habit of wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers. He said the police will penalise two-wheeler riders who are driving without helmet and also will tell them the benefits of wearing a helmet while driving.Justifying the decision, Goa's Town and Country Planning Minister Vijay Sardesai told CNN-News18, "Goa is a party destination, but we don't want people to think anything and everything is allowed here. We want good tourists to come in."CNN-News18 (formerly known as CNN-IBN) has been the world's window to India and India's window to the world. The channel has been a ‘thought leader’ and has pioneered several path-breaking initiatives that include CNN-News18 Indian of the Year, Real Heroes, The Citizen Journalist Show, India Positive, State of the Nation (channel’s flagship bi-annual poll) to name a few. During the last 9 years, the channel has won over 197 awards and accolades at the prestigious Asian Television Awards, Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, Indian Television Academy Awards, News Television Awards and Indian Telly Awards, making it India’s Most Awarded English News Channel. CNN-IBN's news portal IBNLive.com has now changed to News18.comSubscribe our channel for latest news updates: https://goo.gl/rgjh7Q Follow Us On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnnnews18/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnnews18 Googleplus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+cnnnews18 Website: http://www.news18.com

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