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5-Year-Old Dies In Hyderabad After Chinese Manja Slits Her Throat
- Tuesday January 27, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Banned Chinese manja claimed another life in Telangana, with a five-year-old girl becoming the latest victim in Hyderabad on Monday.
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Video: Biker's Heart-Stopping Moment As Chinese Manjha Wraps Around Neck, Slices His Shirt
- Tuesday January 20, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Despite the ban, Chinese manja is being used rampantly for flying kites during the Sankranti festival season.
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www.ndtv.com
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Banned Kite String Kills Another Biker, This Time In Telangana
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Banned Chinese manja claimed the life of a 35-year-old man in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Court Directs Madhya Pradesh To Strictly Enforce Ban On Chinese String
- Tuesday January 13, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state government to strictly enforce the ban on Chinese manja, noting that if a minor is found flying a kite using the banned string, his guardians can be held legally responsible.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hyderabad Cops Step Up Drive To Seize Chinese Manjha Ahead Of Kite Festival
- Monday January 12, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
With a spate of injuries caused by nylon kite threads reported across Hyderabad ahead of Makar Sankranti, city police stepped up their enforcement drive and arrested a man for illegally selling Chinese manja.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ujjain Priest Survives Near-Fatal Cut By Chinese Manja: All About Kite String Injuries
- Monday January 5, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
Chinese manja is known to have caused several injuries and fatalities in the past. This happens because the string is made of nylon, which is then coated with powdered glass.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Dies After Nylon Kite String Slits His Throat While Riding Motorcycle In Maharashtra
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Dies After Kite String Slits His Throat In Maharashtra: Police
- Tuesday January 12, 2021
- India News | PTI
A 20-year-old two-wheeler rider died after the "manja" string of a kite slit his throat in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Tuesday, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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8-Year-Old, On Bike With Parents, Dies As Kite String Slits His Throat In Madhya Pradesh
- Friday January 10, 2020
- Cities | Press Trust of India
An eight-year-old boy died after a stray glass-coated "manja" (kite string) slit his throat while he was travelling on a motorcycle with his parents near Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur, police said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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18-Year-Old Delhi Biker Killed After Chinese 'Manja' Slits His Throat
- Wednesday April 3, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
An 18-year-old man was killed after a stray chinese ''manja'' slit his throat while he was riding his bike in north Delhi's Timarpur area, police said Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Orders Strict Implementation Of Ban On Manja
- Thursday July 19, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government yesterday directed the departments concerned to strictly implement the ban on glass-coated threads or Chinese manja in view of large scale kite-flying in the city on the occasion of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Green Court Imposes Complete Ban On Nylon And Synthetic Manja
- Tuesday July 11, 2017
- India News | PTI
The National Green Tribunal today imposed a complete ban on 'manja', the string used to fly kites, made of nylon or any synthetic material which is non-biodegradable, saying it posed a threat to the lives of birds, animals and humans.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Manja' Strings Used To Fly Kites May Easily Cut One's Throat, Says Green Panel
- Tuesday February 7, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Kite strings coated with glass, popular as 'manja', are highly dangerous and may easily cut one's throat, the National Green Tribunal on Monday observed while refusing to grant permission for making such thread.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Manja' Used In kite Flying Banned In Maharashtra
- Saturday January 7, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ahead of Sankranti festival, Maharashtra government has banned the use of manja' (kite string, mostly made of nylon these days) which is known to cause injuries to birds and even people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Green Panel Imposes Interim Nationwide Ban On Manjha For Flying Kites
- Wednesday December 14, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal today imposed an interim nationwide ban on use of glass-coated 'manjha' for flying kites as the sharp string poses a danger to humans, animals and birds.
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www.ndtv.com
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5-Year-Old Dies In Hyderabad After Chinese Manja Slits Her Throat
- Tuesday January 27, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Banned Chinese manja claimed another life in Telangana, with a five-year-old girl becoming the latest victim in Hyderabad on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Video: Biker's Heart-Stopping Moment As Chinese Manjha Wraps Around Neck, Slices His Shirt
- Tuesday January 20, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Despite the ban, Chinese manja is being used rampantly for flying kites during the Sankranti festival season.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Banned Kite String Kills Another Biker, This Time In Telangana
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Banned Chinese manja claimed the life of a 35-year-old man in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Wednesday.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Court Directs Madhya Pradesh To Strictly Enforce Ban On Chinese String
- Tuesday January 13, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state government to strictly enforce the ban on Chinese manja, noting that if a minor is found flying a kite using the banned string, his guardians can be held legally responsible.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Hyderabad Cops Step Up Drive To Seize Chinese Manjha Ahead Of Kite Festival
- Monday January 12, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
With a spate of injuries caused by nylon kite threads reported across Hyderabad ahead of Makar Sankranti, city police stepped up their enforcement drive and arrested a man for illegally selling Chinese manja.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Ujjain Priest Survives Near-Fatal Cut By Chinese Manja: All About Kite String Injuries
- Monday January 5, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
Chinese manja is known to have caused several injuries and fatalities in the past. This happens because the string is made of nylon, which is then coated with powdered glass.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Man Dies After Nylon Kite String Slits His Throat While Riding Motorcycle In Maharashtra
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Dies After Kite String Slits His Throat In Maharashtra: Police
- Tuesday January 12, 2021
- India News | PTI
A 20-year-old two-wheeler rider died after the "manja" string of a kite slit his throat in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Tuesday, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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8-Year-Old, On Bike With Parents, Dies As Kite String Slits His Throat In Madhya Pradesh
- Friday January 10, 2020
- Cities | Press Trust of India
An eight-year-old boy died after a stray glass-coated "manja" (kite string) slit his throat while he was travelling on a motorcycle with his parents near Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur, police said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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18-Year-Old Delhi Biker Killed After Chinese 'Manja' Slits His Throat
- Wednesday April 3, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
An 18-year-old man was killed after a stray chinese ''manja'' slit his throat while he was riding his bike in north Delhi's Timarpur area, police said Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Orders Strict Implementation Of Ban On Manja
- Thursday July 19, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government yesterday directed the departments concerned to strictly implement the ban on glass-coated threads or Chinese manja in view of large scale kite-flying in the city on the occasion of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Green Court Imposes Complete Ban On Nylon And Synthetic Manja
- Tuesday July 11, 2017
- India News | PTI
The National Green Tribunal today imposed a complete ban on 'manja', the string used to fly kites, made of nylon or any synthetic material which is non-biodegradable, saying it posed a threat to the lives of birds, animals and humans.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'Manja' Strings Used To Fly Kites May Easily Cut One's Throat, Says Green Panel
- Tuesday February 7, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Kite strings coated with glass, popular as 'manja', are highly dangerous and may easily cut one's throat, the National Green Tribunal on Monday observed while refusing to grant permission for making such thread.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'Manja' Used In kite Flying Banned In Maharashtra
- Saturday January 7, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Ahead of Sankranti festival, Maharashtra government has banned the use of manja' (kite string, mostly made of nylon these days) which is known to cause injuries to birds and even people.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Green Panel Imposes Interim Nationwide Ban On Manjha For Flying Kites
- Wednesday December 14, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal today imposed an interim nationwide ban on use of glass-coated 'manjha' for flying kites as the sharp string poses a danger to humans, animals and birds.
-
www.ndtv.com