Surat: Surat's Zone-4 Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Pandesara police jointly raided a factory named Angel Monofilament located in the Padesara GIDC area producing banned ‘Chinese thread' (manja) used ...

Hyderabad: The popular festival of kites, Sankranti, is fast approaching, but brings with it the threat of the ‘Chinese manja’, which, despite being banned, continues to be a popular choice due to its ...

Even as authorities took preventive steps, including banning nylon manja ahead of Makar Sankranti, at least 40 birds injured by the dangerous thread were brought at the RESQ Charitable Trust’s (CT) ...

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 ...

Made in China is creating havoc in the bird kingdom as well. Over a 100 birds have fallen prey to made-in-China manja, used to fly kites, this year alone. “The Chinese nylon threads or manja used to ...

Nagpur: In a swift action against the illegal trade of hazardous kite strings ahead of the Makar Sankranti season, the Old Kamptee Police Station team demonstrated exemplary vigilance by confiscating ...

CHENNAI: Four persons, including two kite sellers and a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested for flying and selling kites having banned manja thread in Vanagaram and Virugambakkam. The police have ...

BENGALURU: With the festivities of Sankranti likely to kick in a few days, organisations that rescue birds hurt by manja thread are worried about more people using the thread to fly kites in and ...

A horrifying video is going viral on social media, highlighting the life-threatening dangers of illegal kite flying using sharp manja. In the video, a woman recounts a shocking incident she recently ...

The Greater Chennai City Police have arrested three men for selling banned kites with ‘manja’ threads from Bengaluru, by advertising them on social media. The City Police Commissioner regularly ...