Ludhiana: For eight-year-old Prabhjot Singh, the simple joy of a scooter ride with his father has turned into a recurring nightmare. Two weeks after a banned plastic kite string sliced through his ...

In a strong move aimed at safeguarding human lives, birds and public infrastructure, the Ludhiana district administration has imposed a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, storage, transport and ...

Every single dental care product you use is made from plastic — no, that’s not an exaggeration. Toothbrushes have plastic handles and bristles. Floss thread is essentially a plastic string packed in a ...

IT’S no secret that the cost of creating the perfect garden full of dazzling flowers can soon add up. But it turns out there’s an old school trick you can use to get loads more plants for free. Please ...

When they look into the sky, Temo Chavez and his family see beautiful possibility. "I like how people are moved by looking at the kite flying so high," Chavez said. "They find it beautiful, I see the ...

I can’t stand my “weed whacker.” I am supposed to say string trimmer, as the other name is trademarked and refers to one particular set of machines. I use one to neaten things up, but I don’t enjoy it ...

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TOKYO -Shinkansen bullet train services in north-eastern Japan resumed on March 26 after a more than eight-hour stoppage caused by debris on an overhead wire and strong winds, affecting around 76,500 ...

A POLICE constable who was riding a motorcycle died after his neck was entangled by a plastic kite string that slit his throat, Malaysia Nanban reported. Shahrukh Hasan, 30, was on his way to work in ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

In the first case, the Haibowal police arrested a grocer, identified as Sahil Singla of Rishi Nagar, for storing and selling plastic kite string. The police team seized 600 spools of banned string ...

A group of farmers is wrapping up hay bales with an old-fashioned twine to test it as an alternative to plastic string and plastic netting. The twine, made from the sisal plant, was commonly used by ...