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Makar Sankranti, one of the most significant harvest festivals in India, marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makar), signaling the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of longer days. Celebrated with zeal and fervor, Makar Sankranti has regional significance and is celebrated in diverse ways across the country. Let’s take a journey through India and explore the unique customs and traditions associated with this vibrant festival.  

The skies teemed with kites of all colours and shapes while music and delicacies such as fafda-jalebi, undhiyu and chikki added to the fun as people gathered to celebrate the Uttarayan festival.

India is gearing up to celebrate Makar Sankranti that falls on 14th January this year, some parts of the country would be celebrating it on 15th January. Makar Sankranti is basically a celebration of Sun's move into the 10th house of the zodiac Capricorn or Makara.

Pained by the condition of the Yamuna, hundreds of kite fliers thronged to a dry riverbed here to send messages to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urging them to save the dying river.

Filmmaker and a cancer survivor Anurag Basu says that he never wanted to "juice up" his own "tragedy" and that's why he kept away from making a film on cancer. However, he is now ready with a script which he might release either in the form of a book or a film.

It's been seven years since the two worked together in a film. But Basu says they are still in touch. 

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed all state governments to prohibit the "manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use" of synthetic manja or nylon threads and all other synthetic threads used for flying kites.

Demanding that the central government put an immediate ban on the import of "killer Chinese manjha" (kite string), Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday targetted the Prime Minister, saying the Centre is working with the "Chinese mafia".

Asserting that action should be taken against those responsible for the delay behind implementation of the Chinese manjha ban, the Congress on Wednesday said that the Delhi Government should carry out an extensive research and come out with an innovation to address this concern.

To protect birds and avoid fatal accidents, the Delhi government on Tuesday banned nylon, plastic and Chinese 'manjha' and any other sharp kite-flying thread.

Director Anurag Basu says that the delay of his forthcoming project 'Jagga Jasoos' won't affect its response at the box office if it has been made well.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Thursday celebrated Makar Sankranti and flew kites here.

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