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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 966 pouches of Chinese Manja seized, 65 booked
Hyderabad: In a special drive against shops that illegally sold Chinese Manja, the Rachakonda police booked 57 cases against 65 persons. 843 bobbins and 966 pouches of the Manja (more than 25000…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Four-year-old girl severely injured due to Chinese Manja, rushed to hospital
Hyderabad: A four-year-old in Hyderabad got severely injured as a nylon kite-flying Manja tore her neck during the Sankranti celebrations. While travelling in a motorcycle along with her father in Hyderabad’s Nagole,…
- Telangana
Telangana: TSSPDCL urges citizens to not fly kites over power lines, transformers
Hyderabad: Power supply authorities have requested citizens to be cautious while flying kites on the day of Makar Sankranti i.e on the 15th Jan and urged not to fly kites in an…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police ban kite flying on thoroughfares from January 14 to 16
Hyderabad: In the interest of maintaining law and order, the Hyderabad police prohibited kite flying on all city thoroughfares as well as in and around places of worship. The orders were issued…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kite sales go up ahead of Sankranti
Hyderabad: Kite sales go up ahead of the Sankranti festival in Hyderabad with vendors slogging to meet the demand. Wholesale markets in the old city area, especially Begum Bazar and Gulzar Houz…
- Delhi
Red Fort, areas in vicinity declared ‘no kite flying zone’ ahead of I-Day
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday designated a five-kilometre radius around the historic Red Fort as a “no kite flying zone” till Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the tricolour at the…
- Hyderabad
Man survives after Manja slits throat in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old patient, Aayan, suffered from a life and death condition following a deep cut in his neck due to a kite Manja (thread). Cardiovascular surgeons at the Apollo Hospitals, Hyderguda,…
- Hyderabad
Makar Sankranti: Kite sellers in Hyderabad expect good sales
Hyderabad: The colourful kites have hit the markets ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad and the sellers are hopeful of doing good business this year despite the surge in COVID-19…
- Hyderabad
‘Kite camera’ developed by IIIT-Hyderabad researchers
Hyderabad: Researchers at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) have unveiled a unique kite camera that promises to be a cost-effective alternative to drones and existing Kite Assisted Photography (KAP). The researchers…
- Photos
The joy of Sankranti festival in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Youngsters enjoying and flying Kite on the eve of Sankranti festival at People’s plaza, Necklace Road in Hyderabad on Thursday. BJP Telangana Leaders hold Kites with images of PM Modi and…
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- Hyderabad
Makara Sankranti: Hyderabad man crafts miniature gold kite, silver face mask
Hyderabad: Ahead of Makara Sankranti festival, a man from Hyderabad has used gold and silver to craft miniature versions of a kite and face mask to mark the occasion. “Every year, I…
- Photos
Hyderabadis busy purchasing kites ahead of Makar Sankranti
People busy purchasing kites ahead of of Makar Sankranti festival at Gulzar Houz market in the Old City of Hyderabad on Wednesday. Many kite lovers selecting and buying colourful kites to take…
- Hyderabad
Electricity department issues safety tips for kite flying
Hyderabad: Ahead of Makar Sankranti festival this year, The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSSPDCL) on Monday issued a public advisory to avoid flying kites near electrical installations. Sankranti is one…
- Hyderabad
A ban on Chinese kite string, great respite to the Birds
By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed Hyderabad: In the wake of a ban on a Chinese kite string, the incidents of birds getting enmeshed, injured and dying has decreased. The ban was the result…
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