Question- On 11-12 May, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a state visit to Nepal. During this visit, direct bus service was inaugurated-
(a) between Pashupatinath and Varanasi
(b) between Janakpur and Ayodhya
(c) between Pashupatinath and Bodh Gaya
(d) between Kathmandu and New Delhi
Answer: (b)
Related Facts
- On 11-12 May, 2018, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was on a State Visit to Nepal at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Nepal the Rt. Hon’ble K P Sharma Oli.
- Since the formation of a new government in Nepal, it was India’s first high-level visit to Nepal.
- During this visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vidya Devi Bhandari and Vice-President Nand Bahadur again.
- Marking their second bilateral Summit in 2018, the two Prime Ministers held delegation level talks on 11 May 2018.
- The two Prime Ministers recalled their meeting in New Delhi during the State visit of Prime Minister Oli in April 2018 and agreed to maintain the momentum generated by the visit by taking effective measures for the implementation of all the agreements and understandings reached in the past.
- Effective implementation of the bilateral initiatives in agriculture, railway linkages and inland waterways development were also agreed issues.
- Both they emphasized the need for regular convening of bilateral mechanisms, including Nepal-India Joint Commission at Foreign/External Affairs Ministers level, to review the overall state of bilateral relations, and for the expeditious implementation of the economic and development cooperation projects.
- They agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in power sector in line with the bilateral Power Trade Agreement.
- The two Prime Ministers jointly laid the foundation stone of 900 MW Arun-III hydro-electric projects in Nepal.
- They expressed hope that operationalization of the project would help enhance cooperation in the generation and trade of power between the two countries.
- Prime Minister Modi also visited Janakpur and Muktinath and attended civic receptions in Kathmandu and Janakpur.
- With a view to further strengthening the close religious and cultural ties between the two countries and peoples, the two Prime Ministers launched Nepal-India Ramayana Circuit connecting Janakpur, the birthplace of Sita, with Ayodhya and other sites associated with the epic Ramayana. In Janakpur, the two Prime Ministers flagged off the inaugural direct bus service between Janakpur and Ayodhya.
Reference:
http://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1532008
http://mea.gov.in/outoging-visit-detail.htm?29894/IndiaNepal+Joint+Statement+during+the+State+Visit+of+Prime+Minister+of+India