The festive cheer of Makar Sankranti stood overshadowed by at least four deaths today that were caused by illegal glass coated nylon kite strings.

Given the seriousness of the matter, district administration has announced strict action against the use of Chinese (nylon) kite string, warning that violators could face imprisonment and heavy fines.

With stronger enforcement, public awareness, and responsible participation, kite flying can once again be celebrated as a safe and festive activity rather than a source of tragedy.

Firefighters in Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, heroically rescued an owl entangled in kite string on an overhead wire. A ...

The village has appealed to shopkeepers to abide by the decision, and they have agreed to return their leftover stock to ...

According to eyewitnesses, the plastic thread, flying in the wind, wrapped around Sarabjit Kaur’s neck near a gurdwara, ...

The excitement around Basant in Lahore is fading as a shortage of kite-flying materials continues, and the online permit ...

Lahore Commissioner Maryam Khan granted permission to the manufacturers of kites to purchase kite-flying material from other ...

Flying a kite in Pakistan is a dangerous pastime. Already it’s banned for all but 15 days of the year but a provincial minister warned kite-flyers this week that any who cause injury or death with ...

Robert Lassonde finds the open fields beside the Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery in Hot Springs a good place to catch the wind as he practices with his quad-line sport kite in March. LITTLE ROCK — ...

Go fly a kite and be changed. As an avid kite flier, Nicole “Nic” O’Neill notices a transformation in herself when she flies a kite. It doesn’t matter if she’s standing on a beach making loop-de-loops ...