India, Nov. 6 -- The Goa government on Thursday authorised its two district collectors to order the detention of persons under the National Security Act (NSA) in the interest of the state's security or the maintenance of public order.

The Goa government also constituted an NSA advisory board comprising former Bombay high court judge, justice U V Bakre, and former district judges Sayonara Telles Laad and Vandana Tendulkar. The advisory board is mandated to review every detention order made under this law within three weeks and consider appeals filed by those detained.

"The Government of Goa, having regard to the circumstances prevailing in North Goa and South Goa Districts, is satisfied that it is necessary to do so, hereby directs that ...