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In a historic move to boost connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday inaugurated the first broad-gauge passenger railway service connecting Bihar's Jayanagar with Nepal's Kurtha region. The two prime ministers virtually flagged off the train service after holding extensive talks that focused on significantly
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is likely to visit India for a three-day trip on April 1.
This will be his first official bilateral visit since he assumed the Prime Minister’s office in July last year.
However, there has not been any official announcement from either side.
As per sources, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Nepali PM will jointly inaugurate the Kurtha-Jaynagar Railway on April 2 in New Delhi.
The train service would cover a distance of 35 kilometres from Jayanagar in India's Bihar state to Kurtha in Janakpur, Nepal.