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

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

Nachiket Utpat, director, wildlife conservation, RESQ Charitable Trust, said, “Kite flying is a major event during Makar Sankranti, to be celebrated this year on January 14. The nylon manja used ...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Honorary wildlife warden for Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Dr Kishor Pathak became the latest victim of nylon manja after receiving a cut on his throat by the banned strings ...

Pune: The city police have decided to crack down on facilities manufacturing nylon manja or godowns where large quantities of such manja are stored. The police are currently focusing on small ...

HYDERABAD: The vibrant colours dotting the city skies during Sankranti mask a darker reality. Nylon manja, the string used for kite-flying, is a death knell for ...

Nashik: 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 ...

However, the nylon string or nylon manja has over the years caused grievous injuries to people, especially bikers, and birds. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC) During the Makar Sankranti festival, people ...

Despite the 2017 ban on the manufacture, sale, and use of harmful nylon manja, the sharp, glass-coated thread continues to be readily available in Pune. The police have strengthened surveillance ...

A tragic incident unfolded in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday when a 23-year-old man lost his life after his throat was slit by nylon manja (kite string coated with glass particles ...

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.