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People fly kites in Ahmedabad to mark Uttarayan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Uttarayan, the festival associated with a change in sun's run in relation to earth and decline of winter, was celebrated in Gujarat on Tuesday with traditional gaiety.
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PM Modi, Shah feature on kites in Ludhiana ahead of Makar Sankranti, Lohri
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are featuring prominently on kites being sold across Ludhiana as the festival of Makar Sankranti and Lohri inches closer.
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PETA activist laments the plight of birds injured by kite 'manjha'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Lamenting the plight of birds that get fatally wounded by the glass-coated 'manjhas' during the festival of Lohri when kites galore the sky, a PETA activist on Friday donned herself as a bird bleeding profusely due to slits all over the body.
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Rajasthan govt bans sale of Chinese manjha
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Rajasthan government has decided to prohibit "sale and stock of Chinese manjha", a plastic or synthetic string used for flying kites, in view of incidents of injuries and loss of life due to its use.
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Old Delhiites make I-Day special from hoisting flag to kite flying and sky
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Red Fort, the 16th-century fort situated inside Old Delhi holds pride of place in the Independence Day celebrations as it is from here that the Prime Minister of India unfurls the tricolour and gives his traditional addresses the nation every year.
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People fly kites at India Gate on 73rd Independence Day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): People celebrated the spirit of Independence Day on Thursday by flying kites on the occasion at India Gate.
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This Makar Sankranti kites featuring PM Modi, Rahul to fly high in the sky
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): As the festival of Makar Sankranti is inching closer, Gujarat is all set to celebrate the occasion with full fervour and enthusiasm. Interestingly, this year the festival is set to get a political touch. The kites starring Prime Minister Narendra Mod
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Hyderabad: Markets flooded with colourful kites ahead of Makar Sankranti
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): With Makar Sankranti around the corner, all streets of the Old City of Hyderabad have been beautifully decorated, while bright kites are flooding markets ahead of the harvest festival.
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PM Modi, Widodo together fly kites in Jakarta
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a five-day, three-nation visit, flew kites along with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a Kite exhibition in Jakarta on Wednesday.
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Siliguri: Over 20 black kites found dead
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Over 20 black kites were mysteriously found dead in several areas of the city.
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Vasant Panchami celebrated across Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) (India] Jan. 22 (ANI): Vasant Panchami was celebrated on Monday with great fervour and gaiety across Punjab.
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Kites with messages seeking Jadhav's release flown in Vadodra
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, kites and balloons in Vadodra were flown with a message to release the Indian Naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.
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