Authorities crackdown on sale & use of nylon manja for kite flying in Nagpur

Authorities crackdown on sale & use of nylon manja for kite flying in Nagpur

Nagpur: With Makar Sankranti approaching fast and kite flying at its peak, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) as well as the district administration have cracked down on the sale of harmful nylon manja. Meanwhile, social organisations also are doing their...

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Nagpur cops crack whip on nylon manja sellers, 8 held, huge stock seized
By Nagpur Today On Monday, January 9th, 2023

Nagpur cops crack whip on nylon manja sellers, 8 held, huge stock seized

Nagpur: Cracking a whip on nylon manja sellers, the Nagpur police raided many places, seized huge stock of nylon manja and arrested a total of 8 persons in this connection. The Crime Branch Unit -II of Nagpur Police arrested three persons...

Nagpurians, if you find sale or use of banned nylon manja, report cops on 9823300100
By Nagpur Today On Monday, January 9th, 2023

Nagpurians, if you find sale or use of banned nylon manja, report cops on 9823300100

Nagpur: To curb the menace of banned nylon manja for flying kites during Makar Sankranti, the Nagpur police have sought help from citizens to implement a complete ban on the life-threatening nylon manja. Nagpur police launched a mobile number 9823300100 to...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 13th, 2018

Save Speechless, NSS demand to save birds, ban nylon manja

Nagpur: Under the banner of Save Speechless and National Service Scheme (NSS), Abha Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering and Priyadarshani students on Saturday held demonstration at the Samvidhan chowk to demand ban on nylon manja and to draw the attention...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 13th, 2018

सेव बर्ड्स और नायलॉन मांजे के खिलाफ विद्यार्थियों ने दिया सन्देश

नागपुर: मकर संक्रांति पर नायलॉन मांजे के कारण सैकड़ों की तादाद में पक्षी जख्मी होते हैं तो कई पक्षी अपनी जान भी गवांते हैं. कुछ वर्षों से इंसानों के लिए भी यह नायलॉन मांजा घातक ही साबित हुआ है. कई...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, January 12th, 2018

‘Say no to deadly nylon manja,’ appeal eco friends

Nagpur: With the Makar Sankrant round the corner, the blue skies of city would turn colourful as kites of different hues fly higher and higher. It would be gala time for kite lovers. And it would also be hazardous time...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, January 12th, 2018

म.न.पा च्या मुख्यकार्यालयात युवक काँग्रेसने पतंग उडवून नॉयलॉन मांजाची होळी केली

नागपूर: नागपूर लोकसभा युवक काँग्रेसचे अध्यक्ष व नगरसेवक बंटी बाबा शेळके यांच्या मार्गदर्शनात तसेच नागपूर शहर काँग्रेस कमेटी अनुसूचित जाति जमाती सेल उपाध्यक्ष सुनील जाधव, पूर्व नागपूर ब्लॉक युवक काँग्रेस अध्यक्ष अविनाश डेलिकर व युवक काँग्रेसचे तेजस जिचकार यांच्या नेतृत्वात...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

पाबंदी के बावजूद नायलॉन मांजे से उड़ रही पतंगें

नागपुर:  कुछ दिन बाद सक्रांत है. जिसे देखते हुए शहर में पतंगें भी अभी से उड़नी शुरू हो चुकी है. पीछले वर्ष से नायलॉन मांजे पर प्रतिबंध लगा हुआ है. बावजूद इसके शहर में कई जगहों पर नायलॉन मांजा बिक...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, November 20th, 2017

Despite ban sale of nylon manja still on in city

Nagpur: Come December, January and kites start swaying in the blue sky. Manja business is also at its peak during this season. Despite the High Court and National Green Tribunal has banned the plastic coated manja yet some of the...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, November 20th, 2017

पाबंदी के बावजूद शहर में बिकना शुरू हुआ नायलॉन मांजा

नागपुर: भले ही अभी संक्रांत त्योहार को थोड़ा समय हो लेकिन नागपुर शहर के कई इलाकों में अभी से पतंग उड़ाना शुरू हो चुका है. नायलॉन मांजे पर पिछले वर्ष से प्रतिबंध लगा हुआ है, बावजूद इसके शहर में कई...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

NGT bans use of nylon and synthetic manja

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed total ban on ‘manja’ (kite string) made of nylon or any non-biodegradable material which is used for flying kites. The tribunal had earlier imposed interim nationwide ban on use of glass-coated ‘manja’...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 19th, 2017

नायलॉन मांजे ने ली कोयल की जान

नागपुर: तुकड़ोजी पुतले के पास नायलॉन मांजे में फंसकर एक कोयल की जान चली गयी। मांजे में फंसी कोयल को बचाने के लिए मनपा के स्वास्थ्य विभाग के पशुवैद्यकीय अधिकारी ने पीपल फॉर एनिमल संस्था के स्वप्निल बोधने को जानकारी दी।...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 14th, 2017

नायलॉन मांजे से घायल हुआ श्वान

नागपुर: नायलॉन मांजे के उपयोग में भले ही अनापेक्षित कमी देखने आई है। लेकिन इन सब के बाद भी एक श्वान नायलॉन मांजे के गुत्थी में उलझ कर घायल हो गया। जरिपटका में शुक्रवार को एक श्वान मांजे में उलझा...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 14th, 2017

With kites, the game of “Sharyat” soars, too!

Nagpur: With the dawn of January 14, ‘Makar Sankranti’ day, skies in Orange City went colourful. Kites of different hues and colours soared the clear but chilly blue skies. Being second Saturday, a holiday, hundreds of young boys and girls...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 14th, 2017

Police warning: ‘Enjoy’ nylon manja and go to jail for 5 years plus Rs 1 lakh fine

Representational Pic   Nagpur: Beware of kite lovers as well as vendors. If you are found using or selling the sharp nylon strings called ‘Manja’ during the coming ‘Sankranti’ festival, be prepared to spend five years in jail plus Rs 1...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, January 13th, 2017

Students stage protest against use of nylon manja

Nagpur: With the kite flying craze at feverish pitch, a group of 200 students of Institute of Technology Institute on Friday staged protest against sale and use of nylon manja, banned by National Green Tribunal for its deadly effects. The 200...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 12th, 2017

In a first, trader arrested for selling banned nylon manja

Nagpur: In a first, a trader was arrested on Wednesday for selling nylon manja despite a ban imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT). An FIR has been lodged against the accused trader at Tehsil Police Station in this regard. This...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, January 11th, 2017

e-retailers mock at NGT ban on sale of deadly ‘manja’

Representational Pic Nagpur: Mocking at the ban imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on sale of nylon manja during kite flying festival, the e-retailers have been found selling the banned stuff with disdain. It is pertinent to recall that the National...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 28th, 2016

Alert traffic cop saves man’s finger, cut and separated by nylon ‘manja’

Nagpur: Displaying exemplary alertness and swift action, a Traffic Policeman not only rushed an injured man to hospital but saved his finger that was cut and separated by nylon ‘manja’ of a kite. The rare incident occurred on Manewada Ring...