On the eve of Lohri, the sale of banned Chinese string, also known as ‘China dor’, picks up drastically. Kite lovers nowadays prefer to fly kites with the deadly plastic string only.

I haven’t made too many this year, but crafting these kites helps pass the time, so in a way, it feels good.” Despite the rise of Chinese materials during the festive season that have impacted ...

Police with the seized bundles of Chinese kite strings in Jalandhar. (HT Photo) The crackdown is part of an initiative to combat the illegal sale and use of these fatal strings, which have been ...

Ironically, the two had bought glass-coated kite strings that police recovered from a box attached to the bike. Glass- or nylon-coated strings, better known as Chinese manjha, are known to cause ...