Makar Sankranti on 14 January 2026 brings festive kites, but riders must wear helmets, neck guards, and keep these points in ...

A kite-flying festival in Whitefield has banned glass-coated manja to protect birds and ensure public safety. Volunteers from ...

A person flying kites cannot modify the thread to sharpen it for sparring with fellow flyers, the Delhi High Court has said while noting the city government has allowed only cotton thread free from ...

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 ...

For them, manjha-making is not merely a seasonal activity but a legacy passed down within families over decades ...

Even as the government has banned the sale and use of plastic kite string, these can be easily found hanging on trees, electricity poles and even lying on roads, which signifies these are still widely ...

Nylon manja banned at International Kite Festival as state gears up for multi-day cultural and tourism celebrations.

Concerns over dangerous Chinese manja overshadow the joy of kite-flying during Sankranti celebrations in Hyderabad.