Kite Festival
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: International kite and sweet festival cancelled
Hyderabad: The three-day International Kite and Sweet Festival celebration on the occasion of Sankranti has been cancelled, for the second consecutive year due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. The event was…
- Hyderabad
With COVID-19 vaccine arrival, it’s time for greater joy for Hyderabadis this Sankranti
Hyderabad: 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone, with the COVID-19 pandemic keeping us all scared and isolated. But Hyderabadis are hopeful that the worst is only behind us and are…
- News
Telanganites can enjoy Sankranti Air Show, National Paramotoring Championship in Mahabubnagar
Hyderabad: To make the Makar Sankranti festival adventurous, the Telangana Tourism Department is organizing a Sankranti Air Show and National Para-motoring Championship from January 13 to 17 at Mini Tank Bund in…
- Hyderabad
Hit by impact of COVID-19, kite makers in city seek respite during Sankranti
Hyderabad: Manoj is one of the oldest kite-maker in the Dhoolpet area of the city, which is popular for its kite-making business. He made kites for over 40 years now, but none…
- NRIs Corner
Patangs fill the skies of Washington on Sankranti
WASHINGTON: Sankranti Festival unites the Indian sub-continent like no other occasion does. Come January people start desperately waiting for Sankranti is known in Pakistan as the festival of Basant or Spring. Also…
- Hyderabad
More than 12 lakh visit Kite fest at Secunderabad
Hyderabad: The 3-day kite and sweet fest during the Sankranti festival finished on a grand note on Wednesday. In spite of the Numaish and the Hunar Haats at People’s Plaza and several…
- Hyderabad
TS forest officers find 118 kgs of Chinese Manja at kite shops
Telangana: To implement the complete ban imposed on the use of synthetic glass coated thread by the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi and Government of Telangana, the Forest Department organized six mobile…
- Hyderabad
Chinese Manja used by kite flyers a major threat to birds
Hyderabad: Every January, thousands of birds in Hyderabad are sacrificed for the thrill people experience during the kite-flying festival. This occasion always proves fatal for thousands of innocent flying creatures. The synthetic thread — commonly…
- Videos
A Glimpse of International Kite Festival 2019 – Hyderabad
Kite Festival 2019: Several unique kites dot in Hyderabad’s sky this Sankranti as the 4th edition of the International Kite Festival kick-started on Sunday. Kites from different parts of the globe fought…
