The festive cheer of Makar Sankranti stood overshadowed by at least four deaths today that were caused by illegal glass coated nylon kite strings.

Given the seriousness of the matter, district administration has announced strict action against the use of Chinese (nylon) kite string, warning that violators could face imprisonment and heavy fines.

The village has appealed to shopkeepers to abide by the decision, and they have agreed to return their leftover stock to ...

Two gram panchayats in Sangrur and Bathinda districts in Punjab have decided to ban kite flying in their villages in the wake ...

Flying a kite in Pakistan is a dangerous pastime. Already it’s banned for all but 15 days of the year but a provincial minister warned kite-flyers this week that any who cause injury or death with ...

Robert Lassonde finds the open fields beside the Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery in Hot Springs a good place to catch the wind as he practices with his quad-line sport kite in March. LITTLE ROCK — ...

Lahore Commissioner Maryam Khan granted permission to the manufacturers of kites to purchase kite-flying material from other ...