Panaji: Diamond Jubilee celebrations were held in Panaji on Sunday to mark the 60 years of liberation of Goa. To commemorate the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the martyr’s memorial, Azad Maidan.
The Ministry of Defence informed that the state of Goa celebrates December 19 December every year as its Liberation Day. A 100 men tri-service Guard of Honour was presented during the ceremony and buglers played ‘The Last Post’. The Prime Minister also witnessed a Parade of Sails by boats of the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, and civil agencies; and a flypast by aircraft of the Indian Navy, from the Miramar beach.
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The Diamond Jubilee events were coordinated by the Indian Navy in the presence of Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, and Rear Admiral Philipose G Pynumootil, Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area.
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