Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday began his three-day visit to Gujarat, enjoying a kite-flying session with locals to mark Makar Sankranti, also known as Uttarayan ...

He cleaned the premises of a temple near Gandhinagar as part of the drive. Political leaders and other public figures celebrated Uttarayan festival by flying kites along with kin and friends ...

Before the festival, local police warned those celebrating the Uttarayan festival to be careful ... in the districts of Vadodara, Kutch and Gandhinagar, according to the outlets.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday participated in Uttarayan Patang Mahotsav in Gujarat's Ahmedabad where he flew kites along with supporters. He has also offered prayers at Lord Jagannath ...

He also visited and offered prayer at Kapileshwar Mahadev Temple located in the Gandhinagar district ... In Gujarat, the festival is celebrated as Uttarayan as it marks the first day of the ...

The casualties occurred at the annual Uttarayan festival ... Similar accidents were reported in the Vadodara, Kutch and Gandhinagar districts, leading to the deaths of Swamiji Yadav, 35, Narendra ...

At least 451 people sustained injuries in kite-flying accidents during the Uttarayan festivities in ... nine in Bhavnagar and eight in Gandhinagar. In all, the “108” ambulance service received ...

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Almost 200 people were injured at the Uttarayan festival in Gujarat, India, where the shocking incident took place, due to cuts and falls while they were flying kites, police reportedly said.

Shah was seen flying a kite from the rooftop of a building in Kanak Kala Society, accompanied by wife Sonalben Shah, state BJP president Jitu Vaghani and BJP's youth morcha president Rutvij Patel.