Bathinda, December 19
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’s history
The train was earlier called ‘Punjab Limited’ and was steamed out on June 1, 1912, from Mumbai, heading for Peshawar, now in Pakistan.
Known to be the fastest train of British India, it ran from Ballard Pier Mole station in Mumbai all the way to Peshawar, covering a distance of 2,496 km in 47 hours.
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Plea to revive MSME sector
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The BHEL Small Industries Association (BHELSIA) has urged the Central government to form a high level committee involving ministries of MSME, heavy industry, finance and defence, and representatives of industry bodies to re-activate the MSME sector.
A team led by its president Rajappa Rajkumar met the Union Minister for MSME and Transport Nitin Gadkari for the second time in two months and submitted a petition seeking formation of such a committee to arrive at suitable policies suiting the present scenario.
MSME units have been pushed into a difficult situation due to steep increase in steel prices, GST issues and other problems, he explained to the Minister. The BHELSIA sought an end to the current ‘lowest bidder’ (L1) since it does not give sufficient weightage to quality parameters. In the current system, which is called Least Cost Selection Method, the bidder quoting the lowest price wins the contract. A ba