Historically, kite flying dates back over 3,000 years ... This prompted the government to impose a ban on the festival. Today, Basant is associated more with danger than delight.

Apart from injuries due to kite strings endured while flying kites, we hear much news of youngsters losing balance and ...

The Kite Association has declared that they will hold Basant Night and the festival at any cost, despite the ban. If it rains ...

Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – which marks the arrival of spring – over public safety concerns.

but the presence of Pakistani community in the Kite Flying Festival in Sydney last week proved otherwise. People are still excited and hopeful that the sport will return to the country and the ...

Associated with Kamadev in some regions, the festival involves writing first words, musical activities, and kite flying, fostering learning and creativity. Basant Panchami is a lively and vibrant ...

Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) organised a kite festival at Ghats No-98 in the Digha area to promote cleanliness and sustainability in the city on the occasion of Basant Panchami on Monday.

Every ‘Muslim ruled’ city has a Basant festival. Kites mean happiness to the world. In the USA, the Washington State International Kite Festival is the largest in North America. In South ...

Kite flying is a of Basant Panchami ... is organised every year for three days… Lohri is a popular North Indian festival which celebrates the harvest season. Lohri falls in… A grand fair ...

Lawmakers in Punjab have passed a new law that permanently bans kite flying across the region, a move that comes just ahead of the long-anticipated Basant festival, traditionally marked by massive ...

The measure, which includes enhanced prison terms and heavy fines on kite fliers and kite manufacturers, comes ahead of the decades-old festival of Basant. A ban on kite flying was initially imposed ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province on Tuesday passed a law permanently banning kite flying. The measure, which includes enhanced prison terms and ...