Nepal Police to operate free bus service during festival

Nepal Police is operating free bus service from October 6 to 8 during the Dashain festival holiday.
The Police Headquarters is operating the bus service on two routes in the Kathmandu Valley, according to a press note. “The buses will be operated from 11 am to 4 pm,” it reads, adding that Route 1 includes Naxal, Jaya Nepal, Durbarmarga, Ratna Park, Nagsthan, Tripureshwor, Kalimati, Kalanki, Balkhu, Ekantakuna, Jawalakhel, Pulchok, Kupandol, Maitighar and Putalisadak. “Likewise, Route 2 comprises Maitidevi, Gaushala, Koteshwar, Tinkune, Babarmahal, Maitighar, Tripureshwor, Nagsthan, Jamal, Lainchaur, Lazimpat, Narayangopal Chok and Baluwatar.”
Police is operating two buses on these two routes for the convenience of the passengers during the festival, the press note from the Police Headquarters reads.

Oli, Modi flag off Janakpur-Ayodhya direct bus service

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the direct bus service from Janakpur to Ayodhya.
The direct bus service – announced by Modi while he visited Nepal in 2014 – comes under the 'Ramayan Circuit', that they both jointly announced from the premises of the Janaki Temple in Janakpur. The 'Ramayan Circuit' and direct bus service is expected to help promote the religious tourism between the two neighbours.
The Ramayana Circuit is one among the 13 tourist circuits under the Indian government promoted Swadesh Darshan scheme. Indian Ministry of Tourism has linked 15 destinations – from where Lord Ram is believed to have travelled – in the Ramayana Circuit.
Modi – during the two-day State visit – has landed in Janakpur on Air India aircraft.
Today evening Oli and Modi will jointly inaugurate an Indian-financed Arun III hydropower project.
5T key in Nepal-India relation
Modi, while addressing the crowd in the Barhabigha maidan in Janakpur, also said that 5T – Tradition, Trade, Tourism, technology and Transport – has important role in the relation between Nepal and India. Though, he talked about connectivity, he didnot mention increasing air connectivity, which Nepal has been asking for long. He also announced Rs 1 billion for the development of Janakpur and surrounding areas. "The aid will be spent in the coordination between the centre government and province," he said, referring Kathmandu and Janakpur, the capital of province 2.