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"Kites Won't Affect Drones Over Farmer Protest Sites": Operators To NDTV
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
As the farmers' protest entered a third day, many were seen flying kites around protest sites to counter drones employed by the government to monitor their movements.
- www.ndtv.com
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Farmers Fly Kites To Tackle Drones Carrying Tear Gas Shells
- Wednesday February 14, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
As the 'Delhi Chalo' protest by farmers entered its second day, an unconventional strategy emerged on the ground as protesting farmers flew kites to counter drones employed by the government to drop tear gas canisters on them.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Woman Suffers Bullet Injury While Flying Kite With Son: Police
- Monday August 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A woman in Delhi suffered a bullet wound on her leg, police said, adding that the medico-legal case showed a puncture wound just over her left knee.
- www.ndtv.com
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Red Fort Area Declared 'No Kite Flying Zone' Ahead Of Independence Day
- Friday August 5, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi Police on Friday designated a five-kilometre radius around the historic Red Fort as a "no kite flying zone'' till Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the tricolour at the Mughal era monument on Independence Day.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Discoms Advise Against Using Kites With Metal-Coated Strings
- Wednesday August 3, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Ahead of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, discoms in Delhi have urged people to avoid flying kites with metal-coated strings near installations, including electricity wires and poles, to keep themselves safe and prevent disruption of power supply
- www.ndtv.com
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Kite Flying On Independence Day Disrupts Power Supply In Parts Of Delhi
- Saturday August 15, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Power distribution companies on Saturday had a tough time dealing with cases of power failure due to the festive kite flying across the city on Independence Day.
- www.ndtv.com
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Old Delhi And Its Culture Of Flying Kites On Independence Day
- Saturday August 15, 2020
- Delhi News | Written by Arun Singh
The centuries-old Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, surrounded by iconic street food outlets and the calls of rickshaw-pullers are what welcome one when they visit the part of Delhi better known as "Delhi-6".
- www.ndtv.com
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"We Will Drive Covid-19 Out": Delhi Kite-Maker's Independence Day Message
- Thursday August 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Independence Day 2020: On Independence Day every year, skies across the country are dotted with kites as people fly them to mark the joy of freedom from the British rule. This year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a kite-maker in Delhi has come up with a novel idea. He has made kites with precautions against the deadly virus printed on them.
- www.ndtv.com
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Educate Students, Staff About Dangers Associated With Kite Strings: Delhi Government
- Tuesday August 27, 2019
- Education | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government on Monday directed government school principals to sensitize students and staff members about accidents caused by metal-coated strings used for flying kites.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Delhi Schools Asked To Discourage Students From Flying Kites
- Monday August 13, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to discourage students from flying kites and sensitise them about the danger it can pose for humans and birds.
- www.ndtv.com
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Independence Day 2017: US Diplomat In India Learns How To Fly Kites In Old Delhi
- Monday August 14, 2017
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A video shared by the US Embassy in India shows Andrea Robles-Olson, Science Officer at the US Embassy in New Delhi, learning how to fly a kite.
- www.ndtv.com
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Boy Dies After Falling From School Roof While Flying Kite
- Monday August 22, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 12-year-old boy died after he fell from the roof of a government school in Trilokkuri area of east Delhi while flying kite, even as his parents alleged negligence on the part of school authorities, police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi, Centre At War Again, This Time Over Killer Kite Strings
- Thursday August 18, 2016
- Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The tragic death of two young children in the capital has drawn attention to a delay in banning glass-coated kite strings, commonly known as the Chinese manja. The Aam Aadmi Party government has blamed a senior bureaucrat and sought action against him.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Manjha' Kills Two In Delhi on Indepedence Day, Including A 3-Year-Old
- Tuesday August 16, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A three-year-old girl died and a Delhi Police sub-inspector was injured after their necks got entangled in metal-coated kite thread (manjha) in separate incidents in Delhi, police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Issues Notification Banning Chinese Kite-Flying Threads
- Tuesday August 16, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government today issued a draft notification banning sale, production and storage of metal-coated kite thread or Chinese manja or kite string in the capital, a day after two children and a youth were killed and a sub-inspector was injured in incidents of stray kite strings grazing their necks.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Kites Won't Affect Drones Over Farmer Protest Sites": Operators To NDTV
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
As the farmers' protest entered a third day, many were seen flying kites around protest sites to counter drones employed by the government to monitor their movements.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Farmers Fly Kites To Tackle Drones Carrying Tear Gas Shells
- Wednesday February 14, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
As the 'Delhi Chalo' protest by farmers entered its second day, an unconventional strategy emerged on the ground as protesting farmers flew kites to counter drones employed by the government to drop tear gas canisters on them.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Woman Suffers Bullet Injury While Flying Kite With Son: Police
- Monday August 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A woman in Delhi suffered a bullet wound on her leg, police said, adding that the medico-legal case showed a puncture wound just over her left knee.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Red Fort Area Declared 'No Kite Flying Zone' Ahead Of Independence Day
- Friday August 5, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi Police on Friday designated a five-kilometre radius around the historic Red Fort as a "no kite flying zone'' till Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the tricolour at the Mughal era monument on Independence Day.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Delhi Discoms Advise Against Using Kites With Metal-Coated Strings
- Wednesday August 3, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Ahead of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, discoms in Delhi have urged people to avoid flying kites with metal-coated strings near installations, including electricity wires and poles, to keep themselves safe and prevent disruption of power supply
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kite Flying On Independence Day Disrupts Power Supply In Parts Of Delhi
- Saturday August 15, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Power distribution companies on Saturday had a tough time dealing with cases of power failure due to the festive kite flying across the city on Independence Day.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Old Delhi And Its Culture Of Flying Kites On Independence Day
- Saturday August 15, 2020
- Delhi News | Written by Arun Singh
The centuries-old Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, surrounded by iconic street food outlets and the calls of rickshaw-pullers are what welcome one when they visit the part of Delhi better known as "Delhi-6".
- www.ndtv.com
-
"We Will Drive Covid-19 Out": Delhi Kite-Maker's Independence Day Message
- Thursday August 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Independence Day 2020: On Independence Day every year, skies across the country are dotted with kites as people fly them to mark the joy of freedom from the British rule. This year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a kite-maker in Delhi has come up with a novel idea. He has made kites with precautions against the deadly virus printed on them.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Educate Students, Staff About Dangers Associated With Kite Strings: Delhi Government
- Tuesday August 27, 2019
- Education | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government on Monday directed government school principals to sensitize students and staff members about accidents caused by metal-coated strings used for flying kites.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Delhi Schools Asked To Discourage Students From Flying Kites
- Monday August 13, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to discourage students from flying kites and sensitise them about the danger it can pose for humans and birds.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Independence Day 2017: US Diplomat In India Learns How To Fly Kites In Old Delhi
- Monday August 14, 2017
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A video shared by the US Embassy in India shows Andrea Robles-Olson, Science Officer at the US Embassy in New Delhi, learning how to fly a kite.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Boy Dies After Falling From School Roof While Flying Kite
- Monday August 22, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 12-year-old boy died after he fell from the roof of a government school in Trilokkuri area of east Delhi while flying kite, even as his parents alleged negligence on the part of school authorities, police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Delhi, Centre At War Again, This Time Over Killer Kite Strings
- Thursday August 18, 2016
- Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The tragic death of two young children in the capital has drawn attention to a delay in banning glass-coated kite strings, commonly known as the Chinese manja. The Aam Aadmi Party government has blamed a senior bureaucrat and sought action against him.
- www.ndtv.com
-
'Manjha' Kills Two In Delhi on Indepedence Day, Including A 3-Year-Old
- Tuesday August 16, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A three-year-old girl died and a Delhi Police sub-inspector was injured after their necks got entangled in metal-coated kite thread (manjha) in separate incidents in Delhi, police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Delhi Government Issues Notification Banning Chinese Kite-Flying Threads
- Tuesday August 16, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government today issued a draft notification banning sale, production and storage of metal-coated kite thread or Chinese manja or kite string in the capital, a day after two children and a youth were killed and a sub-inspector was injured in incidents of stray kite strings grazing their necks.
- www.ndtv.com