Three persons were arrested for flying kites using the banned manja thread and for selling them in Vanagaram and Virugambakkam. A 17-year-old was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. Police ...

Chennai: A 41-year-old woman sustained a neck injury after a stray manja thread got entangled around her throat while she was riding a scooter near Vadapalani on Thursday evening.Police said Krithika, ...

Chennai: Two persons were arrested in Vanagaram on Saturday for flying kites with manja threads. According to procedural orders of the Chennai police commissioner, sale and use of manja thread for ...

An entrepreneur from Bengaluru was seriously injured on Wednesday while riding his two-wheeler after a nylon manja (string used to fly kites) got stuck on his neck. The incident took place on ...

Kite enthusiasts take to the skies, ensuring no glass-coated manja is used Glass-coated manja banned at Whitefield venue to prevent bird injuries and ensure public safety If you are heading to the ...

‘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 ...

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 ...

On Makar Sankranti, Mumbai Police urged people to celebrate the festival with care and say no to dangerous kite threads. They asked people to ensure they enjoyed the harvest festival by flying kites ...

Bidar: A 48-year-old man was killed after being entangled in a banned kite-flying thread, popularly known as manja, near Nirna Cross on National Highway 65 in Bidar district on Wednesday. The deceased ...

CHENNAI: In yet another incident of manja thread causing injuries, a 41-year-old woman suffered a cut on her neck after the thread struck her while she was driving a two-wheeler at Vadapalani on ...

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 ...