October 7: Advance booking of bus tickets for the upcoming festival of Dashain will start from this Monday.    
The government took a decision to this effect following a meeting of all stakeholders including the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport and the transport entrepreneurs, informed Uddhav Prasad Rijal, director general of the Department of Transport Management.    
Although the transport entrepreneurs took the stance to not open the advance bookings unless the transport fare was increased, they later agreed to do so at the existing fare. -- RSS