New Delhi: The idea was to rekindle romance in marriage on a train journey through the deserts of Rajasthan but the Indian Railways plan for a special 'Karwa Chauth' train service came a cropper with only two couples signing up, sources said. They said only two couples booked tickets on the train which has 78 seats. Only married couples were allowed on the train, which came with special touches like a shower cubicle and a foot massage, although the IRCTC had made special arrangements for children, the officials said. In its promotional message, the IRCTC said, "This Karwa Chauth, give your wife a special gift which she will remember for ages." The festival of Karwa Chauth, in which a wife fasts through the day till moonrise for her husband's long life, falls on October 17.

Source: Mint October 10, 2019 12:11 UTC