Maryam Bath, 6, of Yuba City, tries to get her flag in the air during the kite festival on Sun., April 19, 2015 at North Natomas Regional Park in Natomas, Calif. Lack of wind and the heat kept ...

11 Dead At Pakistani Kite Festival. ... and a 35-year-old woman fell off the roof of her home trying to stop her son from running after a stray kite, Bano said. Basant — which means yellow in ...

The Basant festival, marked by kite flying, has been rescheduled in light of the upcoming elections, and it will now be celebrated on February 16. Previously, the Basant night was scheduled to be ...

Tickets for the Basant Kite Flying Festival are open to all and can be purchased for $10 each via Venmo @UNC-PAKSOC with a name, email and number of requested tickets. @dailytarheel.

The once-celebrated festival of Basant, ... Kite flyers can face 3 to 5 years in jail or fines of Rs2 million. Children caught flying kites will first receive warnings, ...

Basant was not only a cultural highlight but also a major economic driver, creating jobs for kite makers, sellers, and other businesses. The government benefited from increased revenue during the ...

Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – ...

The Basant Kite Festival in Pakistan sees people of all ages participate in kite battles and community celebrations. Skies are filled with kites of all sizes and hues and many bear people’s ...