Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer M. Ramesh said on Saturday that he had escaped injury from a manja thread. In his tweet, Ramesh stated, "I had a narrow escape from being injured by a 'manja' thread ...

Hyderabad:Sale of Chinese manja, the deadly synthetic thread used for flying kites during Sankranti, continues to thrive despite a sweeping ban on its use by the government. This is expectedly ...

As per the observation, nearly 700 cases of bird injury related to manja were reported across Pune city in 2024, including 125 registered in December only. The figure in 2023 was 327 cases. “The ...

A UP police constable from Amroha was killed when a banned Chinese manjha kite string slit his throat while he was riding a bike in Shahjahanpur. Despite wearing a helmet, the string quickly ...

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Friday directed the state govt to enforce a total ban on Chinese manja during the Sankranti festival, with particular emphasis on the kite flying day.

In a concerted effort to curtail the illegal sale and distribution of Chinese manja, the Hyderabad City Police conducted a special drive, resulting in multiple seizures and arrests. This ...

Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita 2023 makes the use of Chinese manja a punishable offense with a fine of Rs 5,000 or imprisonment up to one year Chinese manja continues to threaten ...

During this period, people cannot use dangerous synthetic strings, commonly known as nylon manja,” said a police officer. In January last year, 21-year-old Dharavi resident Mohammed Said Israil ...

Despite the 2017 ban on the manufacture, sale, and use of harmful nylon manja, the sharp, glass-coated thread continues to be readily available in Pune. The police have strengthened surveillance ...

Humane Society International/India (HSI/India), an animal protection organisation, has urged Mumbaikars to say no to illegal Chinese manja and celebrate a compassionate Makar Sankranti.

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...