Civic drive clears hawkers near Hogg Market

Kolkata civic authorities conducted a hawker eviction drive near New Market — also known as Sir Stuart Hogg Market — in West Bengal on 13 June 2026, removing street vendors who had encroached on the area. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

West Bengal civic officials cleared street vendors from the New Market precinct — historically called Hogg Market — in Kolkata on 13 June 2026, targeting encroachments that had built up around the heritage shopping hub. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Kolkata's civic body conducted an anti-encroachment operation near the Sir Stuart Hogg Market — commonly called New Market — on 13 June 2026, evicting hawkers who had set up stalls along the surrounding streets in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Authorities in Kolkata removed street vendors from the vicinity of New Market, the landmark retail area in West Bengal also known as Hogg Market, during an eviction drive on Saturday, 13 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

In a drive aimed at reclaiming public space, Kolkata civic authorities evicted hawkers from the streets surrounding New Market — officially the Sir Stuart Hogg Market — in West Bengal on 13 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Civic authorities were deployed near Hogg Market in central Kolkata, West Bengal, on 13 June 2026 to evict hawkers and clear encroachments from the busy commercial zone adjacent to New Market. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

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