India-Nepal

ANWARUL HODA / PATNA

For the first time, bus services between Bihar and Nepal have started from today. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the new bus service here. After the flagging off the bus from Patna, Chief Minister said the relations between Nepal and Bihar will be strengthened. The bus services have been commissioned following the agreement between India and Nepal.

The Chief informed that four buses will ply from Bodhgaya to Kathmandu. Similarly four buses will ply from Patna to Janakpur. The Kathmandu bound bus will go via Patna ,Raxaul and Beerganj. The Janakpur bound bus will go via Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi. Mr Nitish Kumar said bus services from Kathmandu to Bodhgaya will be started by the Government of Nepal on the 13th of Sept.