Mumbai, Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe has called for stronger enforcement to stop the sale of nylon manja, a type of thread linked to several injuries and deaths.

The excitement of Makar Sankranti is in the air, and so are the kites and deadly glass coated kite threads (manja). Markets across the country – Dhoolpet Kite Market in Hyderabad, Chandni Chowk in ...

The administration’s ban on use of nylon manja failed to dampen the spirit of people on Makar Sankranti, who were happy to pull the good old cotton threads as their kites soared high on Thursday.

Nagpur: Peddlers of the deadly nylon manja (banned Chinese synthetic thread used for kite-flying) are openly using social ...

Watch out if you are flying a kite using nylon threads. You may be called a hunter under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act and booked for it. Kite fliers using nylon threads, famously known as ...

Delhi: Police said the victim is a Class 2 student of Atal Adrash School in Kidwai Nagar. (Representational Image) New Delhi: An eight-year-old boy has been hospitalised after a group of students ...

The Tamil Nadu government has issued a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, storage, and use of kite flying threads popularly known as 'manja threads' made out of nylon, plastic, or any other ...

The world of DIY circuits for STEM and wearables has a few options for conductors. Wire with Dupont connectors is a standard, as is adhesive copper tape. There’s also conductive nylon/steel thread or ...

"The Du Pont Company must have been highly gratified,” the Wilmington Sunday Star reported on October 29, 1939, “by the way Wilmington women flocked to the stores on Tuesday to take advantage of the ...