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Fact Check: Did Sonagachi sex workers refuse soil for Durga idols in protest over Kolkata doctor's rape-murder?

The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital sparked protests. Social media, which witnessed the outrage, also saw fake news being circulated. Steelers' ...
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Upheaval in Nepal triggers anxiety in Asia's largest red-light district Sonagachi in Kolkata

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 ...