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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The National Task Force (NTF) on mental health of students and prevention of suicides in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), conducted field visits to 30 HEIs across 10 states since May 2025, an official of the Union Education Ministry said on Tuesday. The official added that the visits were for enabling a deeper engagement with regional and institutional contexts.The Task Force also conducted 25 stakeholder consultations, to ensure an interdisciplinary and equity-ori…

Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) A team of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is visiting J&K from May 31 to June 5, and the UT government departments have been asked to present their demands to it, officials said on Saturday.Officials said that according to a communication issued by the Finance Department (Codes Division), the CPC has scheduled an interaction and presentation session with the J&K government on June 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meeting Hall CR-3, SKICC, Srinagar.The meeting wil…

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The government has refuted a report by an international news organisation that it is proposing to force smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung.According to IT Ministry, these news reports have not quoted any statement from these smartphone manufacturers or the industry associations which represent them.“Instead, they have…