What should be a splash of colour across India’s skies is increasingly casting a dark shadow on the ground below. Kite flying — a cherished.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath equates deaths from banned nylon kite string to murder, calling for strict action against its sale and use.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath also clarifies that “Chinese kite” string is completely banned, and its continued availability is a matter of serious concern ...

A kite was severely injured after it got entangled in banned Chinese ‘manjha’ (kite string) here and was subsequently rescued by the local corporator and a team of municipal staff. The kite was found ...

The use of banned "Chinese" kite strings, synthetic threads known for their razor-sharp metallic coating, has caused a series of horrific injuries and at least one death across the state, raising ...

Lucknow: Amid rise in number of manjha (kite-string) injuries, over 10 locations across the city were identified as high-risk zones for such accidents.

With a spate of injuries caused by life threatening Nylon kite threats reported across Hyderabad ahead of the kite festival Makar Sankranti, the city police have stepped up their enforcement drive and ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): As the kite-flying season approaches on Makar Sankranti, concerns over so-called ‘Chinese killer string’ of maanjha have resurfaced following a recent death in Indore. Police ...

CUTTACK: Despite a ban, the sale and use of Chinese manja, kite strings coated with powdered glass made of plastic, cotton and nylon continue unabated in and around Cuttack city. Unrestricted and ...