A senior official in the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office told PTI that the commission has taken note of the concerns after multiple organisations pointed out that many sex workers at Asia's ...

Kolkata’s Sonagachi area may soon host a special assistance camp for sex workers, as the Election Commission prepares to address unique documentation challenges arising from the ongoing Special ...

Anita Das, now 47, was lured from her home in West Bengal’s Nadia district in her 20s with the promise of a job. Like many other women, she came to the red light area of north Kolkata’s Sonagachi in ...

Groups working with sex workers and their children wrote to the CEO last week, warning that hundreds of Sonagachi residents may be excluded from the list Caught in rising fear and uncertainty over the ...

Kolkata: Caught in rising fear and uncertainty over the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls, sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi area are likely to get a special assistance camp, as the Election Commission ...

Gripped by fear and confusion over the Special Intensive Revision process, sex workers in Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, have written to the state's chief electoral officer, pleading ...

Bengali vegan dishes include aloo posto, aloo chop, cholar dal, tomato khejur chutney, and puchka. Kolkata has long been celebrated for its vibrant street food and rich culinary heritage. This year, ...

The Election Commission is likely to hold special camps at Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, on December 2 and 3 to address difficulties faced by sex workers during the ongoing Special ...

Kolkata and several adjoining districts were jolted by strong earthquake tremors on Friday, causing panic among residents who rushed out of homes and offices. According to the European-Mediterranean ...

Kolkata Earthquake Today: Several social media users said on Friday that they felt an earthquake in Kolkata, West Bengal, for a “few seconds” and said it was a “powerful” one. Minutes later, it was ...

Residents in Kolkata reported brief tremors around 10:10 am, describing them as lasting only a few seconds. Within minutes, videos of the moment began circulating widely on social media. Similar mild ...

Strong tremors were felt in Kolkata and other parts of eastern India on Friday morning after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Bangladesh. The epicentre of the quake that occurred at 10.08 am (IST) ...