kites
- Bangalore
Karnataka bans glass-coated string for flying kites
Bengaluru: Accepting animal-lovers’ suggestions, the Karnataka government has banned the use of metal or glass-coated string or manja for flying kites to curb harm to humans, birds, and the environment, a statement…
- India
Delhi Chalo: Farmers use kites against drones dropping tear gas shells
A few young farmers taking part in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, on Thursday, February 15, took to flying kites to crash government-deployed drones. Farmers are flying kites to stop the drones being…
- News
Hyderabad: Kite flyers from 16 countries to take part in Kite Festival
Hyderabad: Kite flyers from various parts of India and 16 countries are expected to participate in the International Kite and Sweet festival to be held in Hyderabad from January 13. The three-day…
- 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…
