September 1st,2020

Topic:- Historic Importance

What is the news?

• 92 yrs of historic run completes by Golden Temple Mail.
• The Golden Temple Mail, earlier known as the Frontier Mail, completed 92 years of its run as it chugged out of the Amritsar railway station on Tuesday.

Background:-

• British Indian government had projected it as its glorious achievement for being the longest train link in the Indian subcontinent as it had its inaugural run on this day in 1928.
• The Frontier Mail was formally renamed as the Golden Temple Mail in September 1996. The Frontier Mail is a mere shadow of its former glory today. Nonetheless, the train has an appeal and charisma that will live on in the hearts of its faithful passengers for a long time to come.
• That was the time when the Frontier Mail could lay claim to being India’s fastest long-distance train, a fact that was highlighted in The Times in London in 1930 when it described the Frontier Mail as ‘one of the most famous express trains under the British Empire.
• The train was well known for Its punctuality.

(Source:- The Tribune)

Topic:- Rise Suicide cases in Punjab.

What is the news?

• Punjab sees a steep increase of 37.5% in suicides.

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report:-

• As per the NCRB report, Punjab figured second in the category of significant percentage-wise increase in suicides in 2019 over 2018 with 37.5 per cent rise.
• From about 1,714 cases in 2018, the state reported 2,357 cases in 2019. Punjab was only second to Bihar which recorded a 44.7 per cent increase.

Causes:-

• Domestic violence was reported to the city police(Ludhiana cases).
• Depression.
• Unemployment.
• Financial problems have been found as some of the causes behind suicides.

(Source:- The Tribune and Other)