Three arrested for selling kites with ‘manja’ threads
4 weeks ago

Three arrested for selling kites with ‘manja’ threads

The Hindu  

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 promulgates an order prohibiting use, sale, manufacture, storage and import of manja thread for flying kites. After further investigation, the police arrested three men —_Mohammed Fasil, 25 of Ayapakkam; Mansur Illahi, alias Mansur, 37; and Imran, 36 of Bengaluru. The police have seized 5,030 kites, 130 spools, and manja threads from them.

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Chinese manja continues to threaten Sankranti kite-flying experience
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese manja continues to threaten Sankranti kite-flying experience

Deccan Chronicle  

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 durability and low cost. Sources said that in view of the Sankranti festival, wholesale dealers stocked up on kilos of Chinese manja as far as three months …

Birds continue to reel from Chinese manja use
1 year, 7 months ago

Birds continue to reel from Chinese manja use

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Three months on since Sankranthi or ‘the festival of kites’ was celebrated, birds in the city continue to suffer from the use of Chinese Manja as incidents of injuries and deaths among avians continue to be reported across the city. In another recent incident, a citizen took to Twitter, tagging GHMC, to post about a crow getting entangled in …

Probe sale of banned manjha in Delhi: High court to police
1 year, 10 months ago

Probe sale of banned manjha in Delhi: High court to police

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court directed the city police’s crime branch on Friday to investigate the manufacture, sale and storage in the Capital of banned Chinese “manjha”, a glass-coated synthetic string used to fly kites, and asked it to submit a “comprehensive status report” within six weeks. Young boys cannot die like this”, the court observed, adding, “Deaths of innocent persons …

Hyderabad: Three suffer from slit throats inflicted by Chinese manjas
1 year, 11 months ago

Hyderabad: Three suffer from slit throats inflicted by Chinese manjas

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Three persons travelling on motorbikes suffered severe throat slashes from stray manja in different parts of the city over the Sankranti weekend. Following one of the Saturday incidents, the Rachakonda Police raided 70 kite vendors, registered 57 cases and seized 843 bobbins and 966 pouches of illegal Chinese manja worth Rs 25,000. He also directed DCPs, ACPs and SOTs …

Chinese manja threat looms large as Sankranti nears
1 year, 11 months ago

Chinese manja threat looms large as Sankranti nears

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With Sankranti inching closer, the skies are turning into a collage of colourful kites. While the state government banned the use of Chinese manja in 2016 and the national green tribunal also banned it under Section 5 of the Environment Protection Act, the banned synthetic string continues to be sold. "These are the most preferred manjas for kite fights, …

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