Recent heatwaves and a number of deaths due to illegal kite strings have seen many abandoning the once popular pastime.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals.

NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals.

At least two people have been killed in separate incidents in India after their throats were slashed by kite strings during the ongoing kite-flying season. In the latest case, 48-year-old motorcyclist ...

Before the festival, local police warned those celebrating the Uttarayan festival to be careful and avoid kites with strings sharpened with powdered glass Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for ...

Lucknow: A biker suffering grievous injuries after coming into contact with the sharp kite string in Aliganj on Wednesday.The ...

A 38-year-old farm labourer from Uttar Pradesh died on Wednesday after a kite string cut his throat in Sangareddy district, police said. Preliminary investigations suggest the kite string was not ...

Ludhiana: Death of a 15-year-old student after China dor got entangled around his neck has raised serious questions about continued sale of the banned string, even as police claim to have launched a ...

Panic erupted at Jafrabad Metro Station in northeast Delhi on Thursday after a blast-like sound was heard. The scare proved short-lived as authorities traced the source to a kite string caught between ...

Hosamani, 48, has died after he was critically injured in a kite string accident The killer kite string has struck again, this time in Karnataka. A 48-year-old motorcyclist has died after a kite ...

Six people, including three children, have been killed at a kite festival in India after razor-sharp strings cut their throats. A reported 176 people were injured at the Uttarayan festival in Gujarat ...