Fiscal discipline must to bring back growth: FM
New Delhi, June 1
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today cautioned the country to prepare for “fiscal discipline” in order to restore the health of the economy and bring it back on the path of higher growth. Aware of the immediate challenge he faces, the Finance Minister said the Narendra Modi government inherited an economy whose GDP figures grew by sub-5 per cent for two successive years, that had negative growth in mining and quarrying sectors, poor performance in manufacturing, a disturbed investment cycle and negative sentiment that affected trade, hotel and transportation sectors, which are going to witness slower growth than last year.

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Punjab’s Drug Menace - I
Hitting an alarming high
Chandigarh, June 1
While the Punjab Government has launched a major anti-drug campaign that has led to the arrest of scores of drug peddlers and addicts across several districts, the menace of synthetic drugs continues to consume the state.

UP rape horror
2 suspects confess to gang rape, murder
Badaun, June 1
Two of the men arrested for allegedly raping and murdering two cousins whose bodies were found hanging from a tree have confessed to the crime, Uttar Pradesh police said today.

Telangana to become a reality today
K Chandrasekhar Rao, Telangana Rashtra Samithi founder president, to take oath as first CM of 29th state
Hyderabad, June 1
It is celebration time in Telangana. The region, comprising 10 districts, including Hyderabad, is bracing for its tryst with destiny as the 29th state of India. Carved out of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana will come into existence as a new state on June 2.

Knights crowned IPL Kings: Kolkata Knight Riders clinched their second IPL title by defeating Kings XI Punjab by three wickets in Bangalore on Sunday. PTI Details on Sports page

SIT on black money to hold first meet today
New Delhi, June 1
The first high-level meeting of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the issue of black money and special probe into cases of unaccounted funds stashed away abroad by Indians will be held here tomorrow. The meeting, to be chaired by Justice (retd) MB Shah, will be attended by SIT vice-chairman Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat and top officials of 11 high-profile agencies and departments.

India gets its first tobacco-free village in Nagaland
Kohima, June 1
Gariphema village in Nagaland has been declared the country’s first tobacco-free village. The declaration was made by Principal Secretary R Benchilo Thong on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday at the Gariphema Village Council hall near Kohima. It was a result of an initiative taken by the Gariphema Village Council, Village Vision Cell and Village Students’ Union, Thong said.