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Mumbai's 90-year-old 'patang baaz' recounts laurels he earned while flying kites

Mumbai's 90-year-old 'patang baaz' recounts laurels he earned while flying kites

Ahead of Makar Sankranti, 90-year-old famed patang baaz Dilip Kapadia jogs his memory to recount the laurels earned while flying kites from Mumbai to Normandy

14 January,2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Mumbai: Cops begin crackdown on kite flying

Mumbai: Cops begin crackdown on kite flying

Book people using nylon manja under Section 113 of the Maharashtra Police Act; action comes after death of cop on Vakola flyover

27 December,2023 05:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Pawan N Reddy: A Literary Odyssey of Myths and Magic

Pawan N Reddy: A Literary Odyssey of Myths and Magic

Pawan's literary landscape offers a fine tale, "The Kite Festival in Vaikunta: Divine Celebrations with Gods."

21 December,2023 03:48 PM IST | MUMBAI | BrandMedia
Paragliding, balloons banned around airport till August 21

Paragliding, balloons banned around airport till August 21

Mumbai police order comes after reports flight operations could be hampered due to flying objects

23 June,2023 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mumbai Police issues prohibitory order for city ahead of Amit Shah's visit

Mumbai Police issues prohibitory order for city ahead of Amit Shah's visit

The order issued by Mumbai Police said that on 15/04/2023 and 16/04/2023 in view of the Home Minister of India's Mumbai visit, no drone, para gliders, all types of balloons, kites and remote control microlight aircraft flying activities to be allowed

14 April,2023 12:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
Mumbai Police ban laser beams, balloons and kites around airports till April 21

Mumbai Police ban laser beams, balloons and kites around airports till April 21

The order issued by Mumbai Police said that it shall come into force with effect from Feb 21 and shall be effective for a period of 60 days upto April 21 unless withdrawn earlier

20 February,2023 07:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
Six killed, 176 injured in kite flying incidents in Gujarat

Six killed, 176 injured in kite flying incidents in Gujarat

In another incident, Kismat, 3, was walking home with her mother in Visnagar town on Saturday when a thread slit her neck. The girl was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead, a cop said

17 January,2023 08:42 AM IST | Ahmedabad | Agencies
Mumbai: Over 900 birds survive death by kite string

Mumbai: Over 900 birds survive death by kite string

City-based NGOs rescue feathered friends caught in kite strings tangled in trees, poles and buildings ; say it was the BMC’s job to remove strings from everywhere, but it did nothing

17 January,2023 05:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Drones, aircraft, hot-air balloons, kites banned in Gurugram till Jan 26

Drones, aircraft, hot-air balloons, kites banned in Gurugram till Jan 26

Flying drones, microlight aircraft, gliders, hot-air balloons, kites and Chinese microlights will be prohibited till January 26, according to an order issued on Friday by District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav

14 January,2023 09:26 AM IST | Gurugram | PTI
Ban on Chinese manja: Kudos to Gujarat cops, but what about aamchi Mumbai?

Ban on Chinese manja: Kudos to Gujarat cops, but what about aamchi Mumbai?

Will city learn a lesson or two from Gujarat cops who are taking all measures to stop use of banned Chinese manja during Sankranti?

13 January,2023 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma

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