Ahead of Wednesday’s Makar Sankranti festival, mid-day speaks to families who share haunting stories of how they lost loved ones to the killer kite string that seems to be thriving despite being banned

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat from January 10 to 12, 2026, beginning with Omkar Mantra chanting and a drone show at the Somnath temple. His schedule includes religious events, the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Rajkot, metro inauguration in Ahmedabad, and bilateral meetings with German Chancellor