Anti-drone tech trial at Tarn Taran border
2 days, 7 hours ago

Anti-drone tech trial at Tarn Taran border

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government conducted a trial of advanced anti-drone technology in Naushera Dhalla village, located near the Pakistan border, in Tarn Taran district on Wednesday. The aim is to combat cross-border drug smuggling and narco-terrorism, said cabinet minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s state president Aman Arora. Punjab cabinet minister Aman Arora along with transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and police officials during launching of Anti Drone System at village Naushera Dhalla near India- Pakistan Border, Tarn Taran on Wednesday. Addressing mediapersons on the sidelines of the trial, Arora said the event was aimed at analysing cutting-edge anti-drone systems designed to counter the growing threat of drone-based smuggling of arms, explosives and narcotics.

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Punjab govt to deploy anti-drone technology to check drug inflow from across border
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Punjab govt to deploy anti-drone technology to check drug inflow from across border

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will take the help of anti-drone technology to check smuggling of narcotics and arms and ammunition from across the border, Cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Tuesday. Finance Minister Cheema, who is leading a cabinet sub-committee to monitor action against the drug menace and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora on Tuesday witnessed the demonstration of the …

Drone activities on India-Pak Border: AAP’s Sandeep Pathak gives Zero Hour notice in Parliament
1 month, 1 week ago

Drone activities on India-Pak Border: AAP’s Sandeep Pathak gives Zero Hour notice in Parliament

Live Mint  

Aam Aadmi Party's Member of Parliament Sandeep Pathak gave Zero Hour notice in Parliament on Monday to discuss drone activities on the India-Pakistan border. In his notice, Pathak expressed concerns over illegal drug supply to Punjab from Pakistan with the help of drones and urged the Centre to take stringent action in the matter. AAP MP Sandeep Singh gave Zero …

India to soon have its comprehensive anti-drone unit: HM Shah at BSF event
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India to soon have its comprehensive anti-drone unit: HM Shah at BSF event

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that India will soon have a comprehensive anti-drone unit to deal with the ever-increasing menace of unmanned aerial vehicles being used for trans-border dropping of weapons and drugs along the western frontiers with Pakistan. Speaking as the chief guest at an event to mark the Border Security Force’s 60th Raising …

Pakistan fighting proxy war by sending drugs, weapons to India: Punjab Governor
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan fighting proxy war by sending drugs, weapons to India: Punjab Governor

The Hindu  

Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday said Punjab, which shares an International Border with Pakistan, has been facing challenges from the neighbouring country, which is fighting “a proxy war” by sending drugs and weapons to “create disturbance” in India. “Now, as Pakistan does not have the courage to fight the direct battle with India, it’s fighting a proxy war …

Anti-drone equipment on entire Pak border in 1 year: Purohit
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-drone equipment on entire Pak border in 1 year: Purohit

Hindustan Times  

Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday said anti-drone equipment would be installed on the entire stretch of the Pakistan border within one year to prevent smuggling of drugs and weapons. Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit with DGP Gaurav Yadav addressing a press conference at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. Purohit, who is on a three-day visit to border areas, met …

Drone-based drug smuggling module busted; 1 held with 3.7 kg heroin
1 year, 4 months ago

Drone-based drug smuggling module busted; 1 held with 3.7 kg heroin

Hindustan Times  

Police have busted a drone-based cross-border drug smuggling module with the arrest of one of its members during a barricading in the border village of Valtoha in Tarn Taran district. He said acting on the basis of the disclosure of the accused, a team led by deputy superintendent of police Preetinder Singh searched Khemkaran village and recovered 3 kg and …

Punjab: BSF recovers Pakistani drone carrying drugs, battery in Tarn Taran
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab: BSF recovers Pakistani drone carrying drugs, battery in Tarn Taran

India TV News  

Punjab: BSF recovers Pakistani drone carrying drugs, battery in Tarn Taran The illegal substance was recovered from Tarn Taran's Wan village by BSF along with the Punjab Police. The Border Security Force recovered a Pakistani drone carrying suspected heroin on Saturday in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab. The illegal substance was recovered from Tarn Taran's Wan village by BSF …

Terror drones from Pakistan demand a comprehensive national security response
2 years ago

Terror drones from Pakistan demand a comprehensive national security response

Firstpost  

The skies over India are becoming battlegrounds for a new kind of threat: terror drones. Over the past three weeks, Indian security forces stationed along India’s international border states, particularly Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir, have intercepted more than a dozen terror drones launched from Pakistan. With the threat of terror drones looming large, India needs to urgently evolve …

Indian anti-drone jammers show positive results on Indo-Pak border
2 years ago

Indian anti-drone jammers show positive results on Indo-Pak border

Op India  

This year, the Indian Army deployed indigenous anti-drone jammers and spoofers in the Jammu and Punjab region to counter the drones carrying weapons, explosives, and drugs, launched by terrorist organizations with bases in Pakistan. Using the system which has worked effectively, Indian Army successfully prevented many such drones from flying into India, according to a report by the Hindustan Times. …

BSF shoots down drones along India-Pakistan border in Punjab
2 years, 3 months ago

BSF shoots down drones along India-Pakistan border in Punjab

The Hindu  

An all-women patrol team of the Border Security Force shot down a drone that entered the Indian territory from Pakistan in the late hours on November 28. The drone suspected to be carrying narcotics substance was intercepted by the two BSF constables when they were on patrolling duty in the Dariya Mansor in Amritsar district of Punjab along the Pakistan …

Punjab: Drone activity along India-Pak border poses challenge for security agencies
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab: Drone activity along India-Pak border poses challenge for security agencies

India TV News  

Drone activity near Punjab border: The movement of drones for airdropping drugs, arms and ammunition continues to pose a challenge for security agencies with over 150 such activities noticed this year so far at several points along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, said officials. The Border Security Force, which is guarding the 553 km stretch of border with Pakistan, has …

Punjab: Pakistani drone shot down along border in Amritsar; contraband drugs recovered
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab: Pakistani drone shot down along border in Amritsar; contraband drugs recovered

India TV News  

Highlights The drone entered the border area in Amritsar sector from the Pakistan side The drone was spotted by BSF troops near Chhana village in Amritsar A senior BSF officer said it was spotted at nearly 8:30 pm on Monday Punjab: The BSF shot down a drone at the International Border in Punjab late on Monday. The drone was spotted …

Amit Shah directs BSF to lead vigil against drones from Pakistan
2 years, 5 months ago

Amit Shah directs BSF to lead vigil against drones from Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Home minister Amit Shah has asked Border Security Force to lead an inter-agency group that will seek to counter drones transporting weapons and explosives across the 182 km long international border in Jammu, from Pakistan. The increased drone activity across the border was brought to the notice of Home Minister Amit Shah in the security review meeting in Srinagar on …

Insufficient Anti-Drone Systems Giving Tough Time to BSF on Indo-Pak Border, Advantage to Enemy
2 years, 8 months ago

Insufficient Anti-Drone Systems Giving Tough Time to BSF on Indo-Pak Border, Advantage to Enemy

News 18  

Drones carrying drugs, arms and ammunitions from Pakistan have become a big threat to India’s security agencies, and the BSF, which guards the most sensitive Indo-Pak border, is struggling with insufficient and flawed anti-drone systems. According to sources, guarding long borders of Punjab and Jammu with a few anti-drone systems, which have limitations in direction, range and detecting other drones, …

After camel back, drones used for cross-border smuggling
4 years, 8 months ago

After camel back, drones used for cross-border smuggling

The Hindu  

Not long ago, Pakistan-based criminal syndicates and terror outfits smuggled drugs, weapons and other illegal goods on camel back across the vast Thar desert in Rajasthan and through well-trained foot couriers. The increasing use of drones for cross-border smuggling has led the Indian security agencies to look for various ways to put in place reliable systems as part of a …

BSF working on tech solutions to combat drones along Indo-Pak border: DG
5 years, 3 months ago

BSF working on tech solutions to combat drones along Indo-Pak border: DG

India TV News  

The Border Security Force is working on technical solutions to combat the threat of rogue drones along the India-Pakistan International Border, the chief of the force said on Sunday. BSF Director General V K Johri also said that the force has expanded its "strategic capabilities" by using new technology and intelligence to guard the over 6,386 km long borders with …

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