On Makar Sankranti, Mumbai Police urged people to celebrate the festival with care and say no to dangerous kite threads. They asked people to ensure they enjoyed the harvest festival by flying ...

MUMBAI: As Makar Sankranti nears, Mumbai police have banned the storage, sale or use of nylon string or thread, popularly known as manja, used in kite flying, to prevent injuries to humans ...

Makar Sankranti 2024: Despite Mumbai Police's Action, Sales For Manja Continues Cattle, cows, and other animals inadvertently consume nylon fragments, posing further risks.

Makar Sankranti 2023: The Mumbai police has banned the use, sale and storage of 'manja' or nylon kite strings sometimes coated with powdered glass on account of the danger they pose to humans as ...

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have banned the use, sale and storage of nylon kite strings or manja for a month to prevent fatalities among people and birds during the upcoming Makar Sankranti festival ...

Mumbai Police seized banned nylon manjha (kite string) and other material during a special drive in Mumbai and booked 19 people over the last four days ahead of Makar Sankranti 2025, an official ...

As the Makar Sankranti festival approaches, the police and environmental groups alike are urging the public to celebrate responsibly by using safe kite flying materials, ensuring a joyful and ...

Further noise levels from speakers or public address system or any other activities should not exceed the permissible limits, it said. (File/Pixabay) The city police has imposed a ban on kite ...

The post uploaded by Mumbai Police read the words "Man ja" in Devanagari fonts and turned its initial letter into a kite. The creatively-made Makar Sankranti message served as a means to spread ...

National. Mumbai Police Ban Use, Sale Of Nylon Kite Strings Ahead Of Makar Sankranti It is observed that the use of nylon kite strings, made of plastic or other synthetic materials, often results ...