But in recent years, Indian kite fighters have been using sharp nylon or synthetic strings coated with powdered glass called Chinese manjha — Chinese string, in Hindi — that is almost ...

Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto/Shutte A 2-year-old girl identified only as Kirti was riding with her father on his bicycle in Bhavnagar city when her neck was cut by a kite string, and she died at a ...

Earlier this year, a 7-year-old girl riding with her father on a motor scooter got tangled in a stray kite string and died, her throat slit. For years, the brothers have tried to build awareness ...

The aim of the contest is to cut down other kites with kite string in a kind of aerial combat. But this can be deadly for spectators and competitors, as the cord is reinforced with metal and ...

A spokesperson for Punjab Police reported that, so far this year, 3,375 individuals have been arrested across the province ...

Every kid in grade school felt the excitement flapping through the gusty winds of the playground as the day got closer.

A couple of them called kites their therapy. “That’s the logic of kite flying: cutting another person’s line,” said Alexander Mattoso da Silva, a military police officer with bulging ...