The day the family was forced to escape to India, their two daughters were visiting relatives in another part of today's Pakistan and were left behind. But the family never lost hope.
Bathinda, December 20
The 108-year-old ‘Punjab Mail’, one of India’s oldest trains, is back on the track once again and is all set for a makeover. The train runs from Ferozepur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST), Mumbai, and is known as the lifeline for passengers from the Malwa region going to Delhi or cities on its route till Mumbai.
The train was suspended during the lockdown, but has restarted from December 1. The Railways has decided to replace its rakes, made by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches, which are faster and more efficient.