Ahmedabad: Customs officials have seized around 75 prohibited drones from parcels received from abroad at the Foreign Post Office in the Shahibaug area of the city and have launched an investigation. The value of each seized drone ranges between ₹50,000 and ₹1 lakh. Earlier, passengers had attempted to bring such drones through Ahmedabad airport. With increased vigilance and stricter confiscation at the airport, these drones are now being ordered through international parcels routed via the...Read More

Ahmedabad: Starting today and continuing until Diwali, drones will not be allowed to fly freely around 201 sensitive premises and structures in Ahmedabad. The city police on Saturday reissued its notification on airspace restrictions, which is renewed every 60 days under national regulations. Of the total locations, 36 are marked as ‘Red Zones’ where drone operations are completely banned within a 3-km radius. Another 165 are classified as ‘Yellow Zones’, where drones may be permitted u...Read More

Surat: A photographer and an owner of a restaurant in Surat were arrested by Police for flying a drone. On Friday evening at around 6.07 pm, police control room received a message that a drone was flying above La ceremony on Singanpore causeway road. Singapore police rushed to the place, as flying of drone is prohibited by police due to ongoing tension on Indo-Pak border. Police learned that a drone was operated by a photographer namely Gaurav Rathod for publicity video of Akbarali Abbasali owne...Read More

Bhuj: Drones were sighted at three locations in the border district of Kutch this evening, namely Bhuj, Kuarbet, and Lakhi Nala. According to the Ministry of Defence, drones have been sighted at 26 locations from Baramulla to Bhuj, along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan, including suspected armed drones posing potential threats to civilian and military targets. The locations include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazil...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police is set to launch an important project, GP Drashti  i.e. Gujarat Police – Drone Response and Aerial Surveillance Tactical Interventions. Through this initiative, drones will reach crime scenes faster than PCR vans. State Police Chief Vikas Sahay stated that while the PCR van system is currently available across Gujarat, it takes time to reach the scene of an incident. To reduce response time and enable immediate action, Gujarat Police has decided to deploy drones. ...Read More