Sex workers rescued from Goa nightclub
December 5th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Fourteen commercial sex workers were rescued by Goa Police from a famous nightclub at the popular beach village of Calangute following a raid Monday, an official ... Read more...
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Three Indians nabbed for ’sex tourism’ in Nepal
January 9th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 9 (IANS) Nepal's Tourism Year 2011 has claimed the first Indian casualties with police arresting three men for allegedly seeking commercial sex in the capital.Rafiq Hussain, 40, Shahid ... Read more...
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37 Bangladeshis died due to AIDS in 2010
December 1st, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) Thirty-seven people died this year due to AIDS as the total number of HIV/AIDS cases in Bangladesh rose to over 2,000, the country's health minister said Wednesday.The number ... Read more...
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Housewives now AIDS’ worst victims in Nepal
December 1st, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 1 (IANS) Though hailed by the UN Wednesday - observed as World AIDS Day - as one of nearly three dozen countries to achieve a significant decline in ... Read more...
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47 crore condoms’ sale targeted in AIDS control programme
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) Monday launched the Condom Social Marketing Programme (CSMP), under the third phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III), targeting sales ... Read more...
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10 million HIV-AIDS deaths can be prevented by 2025, says UN official
July 14th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, July 14 (ANI): As many as 10 million HIV-AIDS deaths could be prevented by 2025, but it would require a remarkable expansion and simplification of treatment, a senior UN official said. ... Read more...
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Nepal gets its first sex aid store
February 19th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 19 (IANS) Nepal had the first casinos in South Asia and was probably the first in the region to approve of same sex marriages. Now the country has ... Read more...
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Half the districts in India are affected by human trafficking: NCW
October 4th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): According to a report of the National Commission for Women, (NCW) at least half of the 612 districts in the country are affected by trafficking of women ... Read more...
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Chandigarh NGO opens centre to help sex workers
July 31st, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS) A city-based NGO Friday opened a drop-in-centre here to help improve the quality of sex workers.
"This drop-in-centre is just like a home for these sex workers. Here ... Read more...
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Sex tourism alarming new trend in India: CBI (Lead)
May 11th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Sex tourism has emerged as an alarming trend in India in recent years, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Ashwini Kumar said here Monday.
Kumar was speaking at ... Read more...
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Sex tourism, human trafficking alarming new trends: CBI
May 11th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Sex tourism and human trafficking have emerged as alarming trends in recent years, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Ashwini Kumar said here Monday.
Kumar was speaking at ... Read more...
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Parents of missing children protest against politicians’ apathy
April 24th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Hundreds of parents whose children have been missing for years held a protest against the apathy of politicians here Friday to highlight the issue ahead of ... Read more...
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Sex workers prefer to send samples, not visit clinics
April 3rd, 2009 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
London, April 3 (IANS) Commercial sex workers (CSW) prefer to send samples to screen for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rather than visit clinics, a study has found.
The study showed that women who ... Read more...
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Sex workers prefer indirect screening for sexually transmitted diseases
April 1st, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): When it comes to screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), female commercial sex workers (CSW) prefer self-collection of samples to traditional tests, revealed researchers at the University of ... Read more...
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Formal education lowers AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
March 23rd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A new study has found that an increase in formal schooling has led to a reduction in AIDS infections in sub-Saharan Africa.During the early stages of the ... Read more...
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Miss Nepal derailed but Miss Gay right on course (With Image)
December 14th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 14 (IANS) As Nepal undergoes a series of social and cultural revolutions, Sandhya Lama, 20, has emerged as an unusual icon."I realised I was different from others when my classmates ... Read more...
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Nigerian gangs use Indian women for drug trafficking
July 14th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Anti-narcotic agents are worried over the increasing use of Indian women, sex workers included, by Nigerian cartels to smuggle out drugs. Until recently, Nigerian gangs ... Read more...
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After a condom bar, it’s condom depots in Chandigarh
July 11th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) First, there was a condom bar to drive home awareness about safe sex. Now, social activists have established condom depots in slum clusters in and around Chandigarh to ... Read more...
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Delhi home to over 32,000 HIV/AIDS patients
July 10th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Indian capital is home to over 32,000 HIV/AIDS patients and at least one million more are very much vulnerable to the deadly disease, the Delhi State ... Read more...
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Stop prejudice against AIDS patients, homosexuals: PM
June 30th, 2008 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday called for more sensitivity towards HIV/AIDS patients as well as homosexuals and commercial sex workers to win the battle against the dreaded ... Read more...
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Delhi’s commercial sex workers demand voting rights
June 30th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Thousands of commercial sex workers in Delhi have demanded voting rights and have urged the city government to facilitate their voter identity cards by extending the last ... Read more...
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‘Education for all’ works its magic in classrooms across India
June 28th, 2008 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
In a corner of eastern India's Kolkata city is a school that is waving the wand of education to work its magic not just in terms of reading and ... Read more...
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Prostitution is killing childhood in northeast, says study
May 31st, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin
By Maitreyee Boruah
Guwahati, May 31 (IANS) All is not well with children in India's northeast. A study conducted by a Guwahati-based NGO along with the police has revealed that a shocking 20 ... Read more...
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Sex workers in Gujarat village say no to flesh trade
March 29th, 2008 - 11:07 am ICT by admin
By V.N. Balakrishna
Vadiya (Gujarat), March 29 (IANS) A silent revolution is sweeping through the dusty terrain of this village, barely 70 km from the India-Pakistan border in Banaskantha district. More than 80 ... Read more...
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Women’s bill, female foeticide, promise of toilets mark the day
March 8th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by admin
(International Women's Day Roundup)New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) An assurance to table the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill in parliament, put an end to female foeticide and build toilets for women were some ... Read more...
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On women’s day, sex workers come out of the shadows
March 8th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) Throughout the year, they lurk in the shadows of red light districts. Saturday was the day they came out in the open. Hundreds of commercial sex workers from ... Read more...
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India not to commercialise sex work: Renuka Chowdhury
March 7th, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by admin
(For Women's Day March 8)
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India will not consider legalising commercial sex or giving licences to brothels, Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury has ... Read more...
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