One of the largest red-light areas in Kolkata’s Sonagachi, with over 12,000 sex workers, celebrates the 13th edition of their Durga Pujas. Started in 2013, the women of the area erupted in joy as MLA ...

The Election Commission has taken a pioneering step by organising a special voter registration camp for sex workers in ...

In a significant move, the West Bengal CEO's office set up camps to assist sex workers in Kolkata's red-light areas with electoral roll enumeration. This initiative addresses concerns of voter ...

KOLKATA: The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata's Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers are unable to get in touch ...

“Only rights can stop the wrong,” reads a poster inside the community centre at the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) office in Sonagachi, Kolkata, West Bengal’s capital. The poster dates back ...

The Election Commission is likely to hold a special camp for sex workers amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. The camp will be held at Sonagachi, Asia's ...

The initial phase of the SIR ends on December 4, with the draft voter list scheduled for release on December 9. The Election Commission is likely to hold special camps in Kolkata’s red-light districts ...