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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW DELHI — Sharp kite strings have killed ...

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 ...