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West Bengal election: Sex workers in Sonagachi express discontent, say no
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 25 (ANI): As the entire state is gearing up to brace for 2021 Assembly elections very soon, the sex workers residing in dingy lanes of Sonagachi -- Asia's oldest and largest red-light area -- are not very hopeful for some tectonic shift in their liv
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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on efforts to aid victims of Sonag
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to submit a detailed report on the policy framed to "check and prevent" the sex-trade and brothels in Sonagachi area in Kolkata within the next 1
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Tring added a joyous touch to Christmas by brightening the life of a truly
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): To add to the joy of giving this Christmas, an NGO named Kranti, that works towards providing shelter and empowering girls from Mumbai's red light areas to become agents of social change, reached out to Saina Nehwal through Tring -
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Mumbai's Kamathipura enters Green Zone, sets an example for effective curb
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): Kamathipura, a red light area in Mumbai, is setting a positive and inspiring example through its effective curbing of COVID-19.
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Sex workers in Mumbai's red light area struggle to survive amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus has made life difficult for sex workers in Kamathipura, a red-light area, in Mumbai.
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Sonagachi sex workers in acute crisis amid lockdown; Shashi Panja distribu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, the sex workers in Sonagachi, a red-light area in North Kolkata, are facing a huge financial crisis with many of them not being able to feed their families.
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Daughters of Mumbai sex workers are breaking stereotypes through stage pla
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Breaking stereotypes, a group of 25 girls who are daughters of sex workers are known for performing a stage play named "Lal Batti Express", portraying their real-life experiences.
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DMK MP compares media houses to Mumbai's red-light area
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): DMK Rajya Sabha MP RS Bharathi on Monday compared media houses and TV news channel studios to Mumbai's red light area, and accused them of running unimportant debates.
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Delhi: Four injured in accident after DTC bus brake fails
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): As many as four persons were injured after a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus rammed into their vehicles after its brakes allegedly failed near the Sagarpur red light area in Mayapuri here on Saturday night.
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Delhi: Five murders in 12 hours
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 : Two persons were killed in Nand Nagri red light area in Delhi when two bike-borne miscreants fired several rounds of shots at their car in broad daylight.
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Freida's 'Love Sonia' costume picked straight from Mumbai red light area
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Freida Pinto, in her latest Instagram story, shared her look from Tabrez Noorani's 'Love Sonia'.
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Rajasthan: Two girls drown in pond while avoiding raid in 'red-light
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India], Mar. 22 (ANI): Two minor girls drowned after they jumped into a pond to escape detention at a red-light area during a police raid in Bharatpur yesterday
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