With Sankranti around, danger of manja looms large
(WorldNews India)

While Sankranti is a time when the popularity of kite-flying picks up, it is also a time when animal and avian welfare organisations in Bengaluru receive most number of bird rescue calls. Despite a ban on the use of manja that has a glass coating and is imported from China, the practice continues. According to Avian and Reptile Rehabilitation Trust in Horamavu, there has been an increase in number of rescues of birds entangled in manja in Bengaluru in the last few months. In November 2017, the team...