Kite business nosedives to 12 year low: Courtesy ban on Nylon Manja

Authorities ensure strict ban on Nylon Manjas: Illegally sold to kite lovers by sly vendors Nagpur: Kite flying in the city is usually done on Makar Sankranti which is more of a harvest festival celebrated by most Maharashtrians irrespective of religion,...

by Nagpur Today | Published 9 years ago
By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Cops raid many places, seize banned nylon ‘manja,’ vendors booked under Environment Act

Nagpur: Attempts to cash in on the feverish pitch of kit flying in Sankranti festival boomeranged on a few vendors as Crime Branch of Nagpur swooped and seized banned nylon manja (strings) and other material worth thousands from them. The...