Kite Flying News
Discourage students from kite flying: Delhi government tells schools
Often accidents involving kite flying have been reported causing fatal injuries especially during festivals, the Directorate of Education said in a letter to school principalsTerming it a matter of grave concern, the letter stated that the passion for it among the students should be discouraged
1 min read27 Aug 2019Rubik’s cubes, red horses and UFOs: Kite shapes at international festival
Creativity was the winner at the latest edition of the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad In Gujarat, kites are traditionally flown on Makar Sakranti to mark the beginning of Uttarayan
1 min read10 Mar 2019NGT bans ‘Chinese manjha’ for kite-flying
The NGT said Chinese manjha is made of synthetic material/yarn in place of cotton and has a coating of material that can cut the skin of humans and animals
1 min read12 Jul 2017Kai po che! The battle over Surat skies
Do you prefer Sankal-8 or Gendo-5? And has your mother got the ghee and your father the panjo?
6 min read12 Jan 2016Kite flying passion becoming a nightmare for Delhi discoms
Flying kites in itself is not the problem, it’s the metal coated thread or manjha which becomes a real threat
2 min read16 Aug 2015When Salman Khan met Narendra Modi
Bollywood actor Salman Khan flew a kite with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and had lunch with him on Tuesday, but cleverly declined to be drawn into endorsing the BJP leader as the next prime minister.
15 Jan 2014In Pictures: Kite flying in old Delhi
Every year on 15 August as India celebrates its Independence Day, the old city of Delhi sends a thousand colourful kites into the monsoon skies. To cries of ye kaata, and patriotic music blaring from various instruments, the sky is aflutter with a thousand kites being flown from roof-tops
16 Aug 2013Vignettes of India’s 66th Independence Day
India celebrated its 66th Independence Day amidst rising social and political ferment and an economy in the throes of a severe slowdown
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2 min read17 May 2011Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared