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 ...

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 ...

‘Between January 10 and 14, ARRC received 76 manja cases across the city & PfA rescued 18 birds from these deadly threads’ City-based rescue centres attend 100+ rescue calls over last 5 days, note ...

As Makar Sankranti and Independence Day draw near, the skies across India burst into colour. Rooftops turn into battlegrounds, cheers of "kaate!" echo through the air, and families gather to watch ...

An entrepreneur from Bengaluru was seriously injured on Wednesday while riding his two-wheeler after a nylon manja (string used to fly kites) got stuck on his neck. The incident took place on ...

On Makar Sankranti, Mumbai Police urged people to celebrate the festival with care and say no to dangerous kite threads. They asked people to ensure they enjoyed the harvest festival by flying kites ...

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: Senior IPS officer M. Ramesh said on Saturday that he had escaped injury from a manja thread. In his tweet, Ramesh stated, "I had a narrow escape from being injured by a 'manja' thread ...

A 67-year-old man sustained deep cut injuries on his face and neck after a snapped manja thread struck him while he was riding a two-wheeler on the Moolakadai flyover on Thursday evening. Manja thread ...

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 ...