Kheda: Not just Chinese kite strings but even a common kite string can kill. While the kite flying season is over a month away, a person in Kheda died due to injury of the kite string. A 26 year old youth Sagar Raval from Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad was going to his native place Dabhan with his wife and daughter on a bike. Near Sandhana in Matar belt of Kheda district, a kite string hit his throat and cut the breathing pipe. A victim died on the spot while his wife and a two-year old daughter...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Mayor of Gandhiniagar city in Gujarat purchased leftover kite threads by paying Rs. 80,000 in order to save birds and humans post the Kite flying festival which was celebrated on 14-15 January like every year across Gujarat. Mayor Hitesh Makwana had offered Rs. 200 per Kg to those who collect and bring leftover kite threads. During the drive that continued in the 13-20 January period, the citizens deposited 400 kg of leftover kite thread. The Mayor paid Rs. 80,000 on account of ...Read More

Surat: A shop in Vesu area of the city has launched a new offer for the customers in which the shop will provide free food items in exchange of tangled kite strings. A food shop named Jay Gopinath Khaman Ane Locho, in Agam arced in Vesu run by two persons named Chetan and Paresh has declared a new offer. As per this offer, 500 grams sada khaman will be provided at free cost to the customers in exchange of 500 grams tangled kite strings. Similarly, 1 kg Sada Khaman or cheese roll locho will b...Read More

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Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has declared holiday for all government offices barring specified ones that are into emergency and essensial services on January 15, the second day of kite flying festival - Uttarayan, which is marked as Vasi Uttaryaan. The decision has been taken in connection with covid-19 pandemic as preventive measure.   Read More

Gandhinagar: Central government's weather department is out with its regular weather bulletin ahead of kite flying festival Uttarayan in Gujarat. As per IMD, ''Generally Northeasterly wind with speed 10-15 kmph is very likely to prevail at lower levels during Uttarayan festival." The IMD bulletin added that Cold day conditions are very likely to continue to prevail at isolated pockets in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Patan a...Read More

Rajkot: A couple in Rajkot has made eco-friendly kites by attaching seeds of various plants below the kites. The seeds are inserted inside a pocket created below the kites. The creators said these seeds won’t cause problems in flying the kites as their weight is negligible. A plant may grow after a kite with seeds attached to it falls on the land, if surface is favorable. The couple named Jignesh Ramanuj and Hiral Ramanuj have made around 150 eco-friendly kites with help of family membe...Read More

Mumbai: India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, Trends is strengthening the connect with consumers across the small towns of Gujarat, through an interesting contest during the auspicious Uttarayana Festival. By virtue of its presence and reach in Gujarat, Trends has planned an interesting contest for its consumers across state during the kite flying festival, Uttarayan. Trends across over 40 stores in Gujarat, would be connecting wi...Read More