As kites dance in the skies of Makar Sankranti 2024, dive into 5 iconic Bollywood songs that perfectly capture the festival's joyous spirit of kite-flying! WATCH, listen, and vote for your ultimate favourite!
A 29-year-old Army soldier lost his life in Hyderabad when a banned nylon manja used for kite flying got entangled with a lamppost and slit his throat. Despite efforts to rush him to the hospital, he succumbed to his severe bleeding. The soldier leaves behind his wife and a two-year-old daughter.
Uttarayan is among the biggest festivals in Gujarat. Revellers mark the festival with kite-flying. But kite-flying has been injuring thousands of birds every year, prompting a state government initiative Karuna Abhiyan that kicked off in 2017. This year too, the state government launched the nine-day campaign on January 12.