The excitement of Makar Sankranti is in the air, and so are the kites and deadly glass coated kite threads (manja). Markets across the country – Dhoolpet Kite Market in Hyderabad, Chandni Chowk in ...

Sharp kite strings have killed three people in India in a single day, according to police. A 4-year-old boy had his throat slit while he was looking out of a car’s sunroof and a 22-year-old man ...

Before the festival, local police warned those celebrating the Uttarayan festival to be careful and avoid kites with strings sharpened with powdered glass Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for ...

Amritsar, December 6 With the festival of Lohri being just a month away, the kite-flying season in the city has begun but so has the menace caused by the use of banned plastic kite thread. The ...

Three persons have been arrested for selling manja thread and kites in Kodungaiyur. As flying kites using manja thread can lead to fatal accidents, the Chennai Police Commissioner has issued standing ...

Artisans in Ahmedabad’s Old City meticulously prepare vibrant kite threads (manja) by hand ahead of Uttarayan 2026, turning cotton lines into glittering, razor-sharp lifelines for the skies. In the ...

The MKB Nagar police arrested Vijay, 25, of Sastri Nagar in Vyasarpadi for flying a kite using banned manja thread. As the use of manja thread can cause fatal accidents, the City Police Commissioner ...

Amritsar: Ahead of the Lohri festival, the district authorities announced a one-time free, no-penalty exchange of Chinese dor (kite flying thread) with traditional dor, a safer kite-flying thread.

The youth was riding his bike when a Chinese kite thread got entangled in his neck and slit his throat. The victim was rushed to district hospital Udhampur in a car by a local, who was passing by.