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Tamil Nadu police use drones in forest search for escaped Theni jail inmates
Police in Theni district used drones to search forested hills after 17 undertrial prisoners escaped a sub-jail, and drones helped find two of the last four.
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Tamil Nadu police use drones to search forest hills for 17 escaped Theni inmates
Police in Theni district used drones to scan forested hills near Varusanadu after 17 undertrial prisoners escaped from the Thekkampatti sub-jail on Monday night. Thirteen were caught on Tuesday and the last four on Wednesday, when drones helped locate two of them in dense forest next to the jail. It shows state police using drones to cover terrain that is slow to search on foot.
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Andhra's Alluri Sitarama Raju district readies drone to fly emergency medicines to tribal villages
District Collector T Nishanthini and health officials inspected a new drone meant to carry emergency medicines to remote tribal habitations in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, where poor road links slow supplies. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu praised the district's drone medicine initiative and suggested other districts could adopt similar solutions. Routes and drone specifications have not been published.
Source:Deccan Chronicle The Hans India
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Drone Federation India sets Bharat Drone Stack components conference for 12-13 November in Bengaluru
Drone Federation India will hold the second Bharat Drone Stack Conference on 12 and 13 November 2026 in Bengaluru. It brings Indian drone OEMs and component makers together to show locally made parts and build supply-chain partnerships. Registration is open and free.
Source:Drone Federation India
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