Two arrested in Tiruvottiyur for flying kites with banned manja, violating Chennai's strict safety regulations.

Bhubaneswar: Despite repeated bans, warnings and awareness campaigns, the use of manja-coated kite strings continues to pose a grave threat to public safety in Odisha. In yet another disturbing ...

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 ...

Banned Chinese kite strings resurface at city events, injuring people and wildlife as weak enforcement undermines a decade-old prohibition Despite the Karnataka government’s decade-long ban on the ...

A bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi also ordered wide publicity among the public that selling or using Chinese manja can invite action under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya ...

While for many Makar Sankranti is a festival of joy and entertainment, sharp kite strings commonly known as manja that is used in the traditional kite flying on the occasion, pose a serious threat to ...

On the afternoon of February 4, Mohammad Shoaib (33), a medical representative, died in a freak accident on Lucknow’s ...

Bidar: A 48-year-old man was killed after being entangled in a banned kite-flying thread, popularly known as manja, near Nirna Cross on National Highway 65 in Bidar district on Wednesday. The deceased ...

Hyderabad: Animal welfare organisations are rescuing 10 to 15 birds, including some rare species, injured by Chinese manja even as two weeks have passed since the Sankranti festival. Rescuers say the ...