New Delhi, May 10 -- Security is to be upgraded at technical and scientific installations located in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, and the Northwest locations of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

According to an official release from the Ministry of Science and Technology on Saturday, the vital IMD installations in Srinagar and Leh are to receive bolstered security.

The statement came from Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh who convened a high-level joint meeting on Saturday with senior officials and heads of scientific and technical departments to review security preparedness of technical and scientific installations across the country, in the light of the prevailing ...