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3 Children Among 6 Killed By Kite Strings During Festival In Gujarat
At least six persons, among them three children, were killed after their necks were slit by kite strings and 176 were injured due to cuts and falls while flying kites during Uttarayan festival in Gujarat, police said on Monday.
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3,700 Arrested in Pak As Part Of Crackdown Against Kite Flying
Police in Pakistan's Punjab province have arrested over 3,700 people as part of a crackdown against those involved in kite flying, which has been banned due to deaths caused by the sharp thread used in the activity.
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3 Dead After Kite Strings Slit Throats In Gujarat's Uttarayan Festival
Three persons, including a child, were killed after their throats got slit by kite strings during Uttarayan festivities in Gujarat, police said Monday.
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Green Panel Notice To Centre On PETA Plea For Nationwide Ban On 'Manja'
Animal rights body PETA has sought an immediate nationwide ban on the use of glass-coated 'manja' (strings) for flying kites for causing death and damage, leading the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today to seek government's response on the matter.
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Delhi, Centre At War Again, This Time Over Killer Kite Strings
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.
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Jaipur: Girl's throat slit by kite-thread on Makar Sankranti; dies
The kite-flying tradition on Makar Sankranti today proved fatal for a 10-year-old girl, who died after her throat was slit by a sharp kite-string outside her house in Tonk Road area in Jaipur.
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3 Children Among 6 Killed By Kite Strings During Festival In Gujarat
At least six persons, among them three children, were killed after their necks were slit by kite strings and 176 were injured due to cuts and falls while flying kites during Uttarayan festival in Gujarat, police said on Monday.
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3,700 Arrested in Pak As Part Of Crackdown Against Kite Flying
Police in Pakistan's Punjab province have arrested over 3,700 people as part of a crackdown against those involved in kite flying, which has been banned due to deaths caused by the sharp thread used in the activity.
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3 Dead After Kite Strings Slit Throats In Gujarat's Uttarayan Festival
Three persons, including a child, were killed after their throats got slit by kite strings during Uttarayan festivities in Gujarat, police said Monday.
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Green Panel Notice To Centre On PETA Plea For Nationwide Ban On 'Manja'
Animal rights body PETA has sought an immediate nationwide ban on the use of glass-coated 'manja' (strings) for flying kites for causing death and damage, leading the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today to seek government's response on the matter.
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Delhi, Centre At War Again, This Time Over Killer Kite Strings
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.
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Jaipur: Girl's throat slit by kite-thread on Makar Sankranti; dies
The kite-flying tradition on Makar Sankranti today proved fatal for a 10-year-old girl, who died after her throat was slit by a sharp kite-string outside her house in Tonk Road area in Jaipur.
