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Hema Sardesai resigns as election’s star campaigner

Well-known singer and Goa election’s special icon, Hema Sardesai, on Tuesday, filed her resignation from the post following a complaint against her for allegedly taking sides with BJP’s Manohar Parrikar.


PANAJI: 
CEO Kunal on Tuesday acknowledged the receipt of Sardesai’s resignation and said it was under examination, refusing to say whether or not she was removed from her post.   
Sardesai along with five other personalities had received approval as state icons from the ECI, the basis for which was their non-allegiance to any political party. 
Adv Aires Rodrigues had in his complaint, however, said Sardesai had openly supported Parrikar on social media. 
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Noose tightened around casino operators and goods dealers

The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes has in a notification asked casino operators to submit detailed turnover statements in a bid to crack down on movement of cash through casinos.

The Goan Network
Published Jan 25, 2017, 5:15 AM IST
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the goan I networkPANAJI Goods dealers have also been brought under the ambit of the notification and have been asked to submit details of items they have procured.   Under Section 6H of the Goa Entertainment Tax Act, 1964, the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes has directed, “all the casino operators shall submit their detailed daily turnover statement of the previous day by 11 am the following day till February 5, 2017.”   For the purpose of…

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