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Black kite rescued from NSA Ajit Doval’s home in Delhi
March 15, 2025 10:32 pm
It was discovered collapsed on the floor of the security control room
11 lose their life to kite-related injuries in state; Vadodara records most fatalities
January 16, 2025 2:25 am
According to data from 11 public sector hospitals in the major cities, a total of 360 injuries were treated.
Nashik police arrest fathers of 9 minors who flew kites using banned nylon strings
January 14, 2025 2:08 pm
As there have been instances of people getting injured during Makar Sankranti festival due to use of nylon manjas for kite-flying, the Bombay High Court on January 8 ‘deprecated’ the Maharashtra govt’s inaction to form a law to curb the menace.
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
Kerala launches new entrance training programme to benefit over 8 lakh students
October 01, 2024 8:55 am
The programme will initially cover a comprehensive set of subjects, including Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, History, Political Science, Business Studies, English, and Geography, with plans to expand into additional subjects in the future.
20-year-old woman riding home dies after kite string slits her throat in Gujarat’s Kheda
January 10, 2024 1:50 am
The Kheda police and several NGOs have been trying to raise awareness among the people about the installation of wired frames in front of two-wheelers to avoid such mishaps.
Four injured due to Chinese kite string in Samrala
January 27, 2023 10:25 pm
In the first case, a 60-year old was injured after his throat was cut after getting entangled in the plastic string.
(Invisible) hands pull strings that kill: ‘Chinese kite string’ purely ‘Made in India’ but Punjab Police fails to crackdown on manufacturers
January 21, 2023 7:43 am
Punjab Police’s FIRs mention the deadly plastic kite string as China dor and Chinese manjha, but the spools and rolls recovered so far in raids proudly declare that they are ‘Made In India’. The police have so far failed to reach the manufacturers, with the crackdown mostly limited to small-time shopkeepers.
6-year-old boy killed as kite string slits his throat in Rajkot
January 16, 2023 3:26 am
Police said the incident took place near Ranuja Mandir, a temple on Kothariya Road of Rajkot at 4:30 pm when Ajay Verma, a labourer in Lothda village on the outskirts of Rajkot city, was going towards the city from village with his family.
An I-Day tradition is on the wane: ‘Will people fly kites or put food in their bellies?’
August 15, 2022 8:31 am
“Sales were low during the pandemic but still not as low as this year,” says Mohammad Waseem, a kite-seller whose store has been in Lal Kuan for almost five decades. Another seller says his sales are 30% of what they usually are this time of year.
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