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Hyderabad saw two festivals Makar Sankranti and Youm-e-Wiladat Hazrat Ali being celebrated with religious fervour and people from various parts indulged in revelry

The Hyderabad traffic police announced traffic diversions around Parade Grounds from January 13-15 due to the International Kite and Sweet Festival

Pradeep Nair, founder of AWCS, called upon the people not to use the sunroof in their cars at least for one month. Nair also suggested that bike riders use thick neck bands or a scarf around their necks as a precautionary measure apart from using helmets

The government has amended its notification under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986, mandating that only cotton thread—free from sharp, metallic, or glass components, adhesives, or any strengthening materials—be used for kite flying.

The event organised by the Telangana State Tourism and Culture Department from January 13 to 15 will also host 40 international kite flyers from 16 countries.

Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, K Sreenivasa Reddy, issued the orders and it will be in force from 6 am on January 14 to 6 am on January 16

A team of over half a dozen people from a private agency went to the 66th floor of Supertech Supernova at Sector 94 here around 10.30 am and kept the kites flying for more than two hours.

In an advisory on Friday, TSSPDCL C and MD G Raghuma Reddy urged people to desist from using metal-coated threads as they could cause electrocution.

Although temperatures rise around that time, kite flyers make it mandatory to fly kites for at least a couple of hours a day

Most birds of prey have drab plumage, consisting primarily of brown, grey, or white feathers that blend in well with the surrounding landscape.