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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexander ‘Jarro Mattoso da Silva, a military police officer and the president of the Brazilian Sports Kite Association (Copyright 2024. The Associated Press. All ...

A young man from Karachi was hospitalised following a severe injury caused by a loose kite string in the Azizabad area on March 27. According to a statement issued by the police, the 20-year-old ...

He attached a wire to the top of the kite to serve as a makeshift lightning rod. Hemp string was attached to the bottom of the kite to provide conductivity and attached to a Leyden jar by a thin ...