An Indian railway worker lights a dia earthenware candle in preparation for flagging off the “Maharajas' Express”, India's first pan-India super luxury train, prior to its departure for Delhi from Kolkata on March 20, 2010.

LAHORE: Almost all leading newspapers in India published on Saturday a railways department’s advertisement that shows capital New Delhi located across the border in Pakistan.

According to ZeeNews, the Eastern Railway’s ad appeared to announce the inauguration of Maharaja’s Express, from Kolkata to Nalanda.

The railways authorities, however, absolved themselves of any responsibility, saying it was the fault of the advertising agency.

“It is a great mistake. We apologise for this. The advertising agency has been suspended,” Eastern Railway’s chief public relations officer Samir Goswami said.

The railways authorities had provided the Kolkata-based advertising agency with the route details only, and not the map, officials said.

The owner of the advertising agency said the route alignment had been given for the benefit of passengers. “The map and the alignment are an artist’s impression and not to scale. It is never our intention to create a controversy,” he said.

Newspapers in Lahore published on Friday an advertisement by the Punjab police carrying the insignia of the Indian Punjab police.

Two months ago, Indian newspapers published an ad carrying the picture of PAF’s former chief instead of the Indian air chief.