Ameenpur-based Animal Warriors Conservation Society rescued 28 black kites trapped in nylon manja from Indira Park in January ...

Volunteers of the Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS), known for rescuing animals and birds across the State, found ...

Nylon manja, the string used for kite-flying, is a death knell for birds, which are left nursing injuries after the festival of kites or succumb to them. A Hyderabad-based NGO Animal Warriors ...

“Last year, in the week leading to the kite festival, we rescued 14 birds from manja thread. This year, we have rescued 18 birds. There is no change in the amount of glass-coated or nylon ...

Three people including two senior citizens were injured by nylon manja on the day of the Sankranti in Pune. The third victim is a 12-year-old girl who has been grievously injured on her tongue. In the ...

Sonu Kisan Dhotre (23), a resident of Charanwadi, Deolali Camp, lost his life in a tragic incident involving nylon manja on Tuesday. Dhotre, who had travelled from Gujarat on a two-wheeler to meet ...

Nagpur, India - January 13, 2025 The Police intensified their crackdown on the use of nylon manja, seizing and destroying banned threads valued at ₹18 lakh (USD 20,809.62) in a special operation.

The police have registered a case of accidental death. In a separate incident, a woman constable was injured when the nylon 'manja' (kite string) slashed her face on Wardha Road. She required stitches ...

Stringent action, constant meetings and awareness programs by the Mumbai police have resulted in a reduction in the sale and use of nylon manja, or ‘killer manja,’ this year used for flying kites.

A 23-year-old man died after a nylon manja slit his throat while he was riding a motorcycle in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in the Pathardi village ...