A controversy arose in Mumbai regarding pigeon feeding at Dadar Kabutarkhana. Jain community members allegedly tore tarpaulin sheets to fee...

Lawmakers in Pakistan's Punjab province permanently banned kite flying, with enhanced penalties, to take effect ahead of the Basant festiva...

Two people died in Maharashtra on Tuesday after nylon kite strings slit their throats in separate incidents in Nashik and Akola. Sonu Dhotr...

The decision was made in response to the heightened risks posed to citizens' lives by the use of hazardous metal strings in kite flying, st...

Kite lovers are preparing for Makar Sankranti celebrations with colorful kites dedicated to the Ayodhya Ram temple. The local markets are f...

On July 29, A crime branch team busted a racket of online sales of banned Chinese Manjha, arrested three accused, and seized 201 rolls of M...

The use of manjhas made from nylon, glass, and synthetic materials, designed for increased strength and sharpness, has been banned. Seven i...

At least seven people have been taken into custody so far, and they've seized 95 rolls of Chinese kite thread in their possession. The poli...

In July, Hussain called for a complete ban on the sale, production, storage and import of Chinese 'manja', saying these sharp-edged threads...

The green panel directed all state governments to prohibit the "manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use" of synthetic manja or nylon t...

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar passed the order after noting that 'manja', string coated with glass and metal powder and...

Kite strings claimed three lives -- two children and a 22-year-old man -- after their necks got slit while a Delhi Police sub-inspector was...

The Maharashtra government has issued a circular banning the sale and use of sharp kite strings called 'manja' which injure and kill birds ...

Gangwar has also raised safety concerns, claiming that the Chinese kite string is not electric shock proof and can cut through the body.

Booted warblers chuck-chuck among the trees as your columnist walks in the garden. They come to Mumbai every winter all the way from centra...

The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has sent a letter to the forest departments of every state and union territory advising them to ba...