In a landmark move, the Government of India initiated the first-ever direct bus service from Indian State of Bihar to Kathmandu on September 11, 2018.<\/p>\n
The new route launched by the Bihar Chief Minister (CM) Nitish Kumar India\u2019s Patna & Bodh Gaya and Nepal\u2019s Kathmandu<\/a> & Janakpur<\/a> cities.<\/p>\n According to Bihar Transport Secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, a total of eight buses will run in three routes covering the two countries: Patna-Kathmandu, Patna-Janakpur and Bodh Gaya-Kathmandu.<\/p>\n The new bus service is the result of a public-private partnership commissioned post an agreement between India and Nepal in the past, which includes two different meetings in New Delhi and Kathmandu that led to singing of a tripartite agreement between Nepal, Indian External Affairs Ministry and the Government of Bihar.<\/p>\n \u201cThis bus service will further strengthen the relations between India and Nepal. It will prove very beneficial for Buddhist tourists in the two places,\u201d reads a statement by Nitish Kumar<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Besides boosting the tourism aspect of Buddhist Circuit, the new service will also help thousands of travellers moving between India and Nepal<\/a>, say the officials.<\/p>\n Prior to this, Nepali PM KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi had jointly launched a direct bus transport between Janakpur and Ayodhya on May 11, 2018 under the Ramayana Circuit.<\/p>\n The new service will begin on September 13, 2018. Hope more such initiatives would come up strengthening Indo-Nepal ties in all aspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a landmark move, the Government of India initiated the first-ever direct bus service from Indian…<\/span><\/p>\n