Gujarat kite festival

Participants from Ukraine, Russia, Columbia among 135 countries in International Kite festival at Ahmedabad

January 09, 2026 9:36 am

Among 135 kite flyers from 50 countries at IKF 2026, the highest number of participants are from Chile, Columbia and Republic of Korea, with six kite flyers each.

609 FIRs filed, 612 people held in crackdown on lethal kite-flying items: Gujarat govt informs HC

January 14, 2025 3:40 am

Prohibited items worth Rs 23.75 lakh have also been impounded, it informed the court.

As kite festival draws near, ‘terrace tourism’ takes flight in Old Ahmedabad

January 13, 2025 5:42 am

As the two-day Uttarayan,  celebrated in north India as Makar Sankranti, inches closer, Old Ahmedabad gets as competitive about “terrace tourism”, as it does about flying kites during the festival on January 14-15.

Police to check sale of kite-flying items, DGP to monitor: Govt tells Gujarat HC

January 11, 2025 1:35 am

From January 1-8, police have registered 34 offences for manufacturing prohibited articles and 246 FIRs against 302 individuals.

Gujarat: Flyers from 47 countries to take part in global kite festival

January 08, 2025 3:14 am

The festival will be organised by Gujarat Tourism Department from January 11 to 14.

Vadodara police begin probe into death of food delivery agent by ‘sharp kite string’

December 16, 2024 7:38 pm

After 27-year-old Harinath Rathwa’s death, police are probing if string was among prohibited Chinese or glass-laced varieties, a month ahead of the Uttarayan Kite festival

Weeks after bird count exercise: Birdwatchers frown upon govt decision to hold kite fest in Nadabet

January 09, 2024 8:46 am

However, government officers assure due care would be taken to ensure that the festival does not disturb birds.

International kite festival kickstarts in Ahmedabad after an hiatus of two years

January 09, 2023 3:40 am

Kitists disappointed as wind gives festival a miss.

Gujarat: Kite festival cancelled, SOP to be issued for Uttarayan

December 31, 2020 2:50 am

Every year, the Gujarat government organises the kite festival around January 14 with the main function at Ahmedabad. Kite flyers from across the world come to Gujarat with unusual kites and exhibit their skills.

Narendra Modi inaugurates International Kite Festival in Gujarat

January 12, 2014 4:00 pm

Kite flyers from various countries and across India have thronged the riverfront to celebrate the festival.

International Kite Festival 2018: Cool, colourful kites fill the skies of Gujarat

January 10, 2018 7:40 pm

The International Kite Festival 2018 has begun in Ahmedabad and the sky is filled with a splash of colours. The festival commenced on January 7 and will go on until January 14 on the Sabarmati riverfront.

Narendra Modi inaugurates International Kite Festival in Gujarat

January 21, 2014 6:47 pm