Two arrested in Tiruvottiyur for flying kites with banned manja, violating Chennai's strict safety regulations.

The fire department also received at least 20 calls from across the city of birds injured due to kite threads made out of nylon, plastic, synthetic or glass coated Chinese ‘manja’ Even as authorities ...

AWBI advises banning harmful manja threads, in line with NGT. Some areas banned 'Chinese' manja and coated kite strings, opting for plain cotton. PETA India highlights fatalities, environmental harm, ...

On the afternoon of February 4, Mohammad Shoaib (33), a medical representative, died in a freak accident on Lucknow’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 1 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government has issued a complete ban on manufacture, sale, storage and use of kite flying threads popularly known as 'manja threads' made ...

‘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 ...

Chennai: In the wake of the recent death of a five-year-old boy due to a loose manja thread, city police commissioner on Wednesday issued a prohibitory order banning manja or any other similar thread ...