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The price of gold has increased by Rs 300  per tola in the domestic market on Thursday. . 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 302, 500  per tola today. It was traded at Rs 302, 200  per tola on Monday. 

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 35 and is being traded at Rs 5, 745 per tola today.

The route to climb Mt Everest has now opened for this year's spring mountaineering season. 

The route was opened after a rope-fixing mission from Everest base camp to the summit completed on Wednesday. 

 The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on December 17, 2025, had given responsibility to Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee and Expedition Operators Association Nepal to fix climbing ropes for managing routes for the expedition to Mt Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks.  

According to the Department of Tourism, the rope fixing task from Everest  base camp to the summit was concluded at 10:25 am Wednesday. 

It extended gratitude towards the tourist guide and 'icefall doctors' involved in the rope-fixing mission. 

Eight icefall doctors from Everest  base camp to Camp-2 and 11 tourist guides from Camp-2 to the summit were involved in the rope-fixing mission, reads a statement issued by the Department on Wednesday. 

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The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has expressed serious concern about the misleading information circulated by different media outlets regarding travel regulations for Indian visitors to Nepal.

Issuing a statement on Wednesday, NTB stated that reports claiming new restrictions in Nepal requiring mandatory identity cards for Indian nationals crossing the Nepal-India border, capped Indian tourist stays at 30 days, or authorized confiscation of vehicles for overstays are entirely false, baseless and misleading.    

NTB mentioned that Nepal remains a safe, welcoming, and friendly destination for visitors from India and around the world, and the government remains fully committed to promoting smooth cross-border travel, sustainable tourism, and high-quality visitor experiences while preserving the spirit of friendship and cooperation between Nepal and India.

It also made it clear that the Government of Nepal has introduced no new policy restricting the duration of stay for Indian tourists, nor has any change been made to the longstanding open-border arrangements and bilateral understandings between Nepal and India. 

"The historic people-to-people relations, cultural ties, and tourism cooperation between the two countries remain strong and unchanged."

Rather, the Government of Nepal has recently introduced a new online facilitation system aimed at making travel more convenient for Indian tourists and other international visitors entering Nepal via land routes with private vehicles, according to the Nepal Tourism Board. "Under this newly launched digital system developed by the Department of Customs, foreign vehicles entering Nepal can now complete temporary entry permits and revenue payments entirely online," read the statement.

The Board argued that this initiative has been introduced solely to simplify procedures, reduce inconvenience at border points, and enhance the overall visitor experience.  

The Board has urged the media fraternity, tourism stakeholders and the general public to refrain from spreading unverified information and to rely only on official government sources for accurate updates regarding tourism policies and travel regulations.

Ibrahim Diabate scored the only goal as hosts Deportivo Alaves claimed a precious 1-0 win over newly crowned champions Barcelona on Wednesday to move out ​of the LaLiga relegation zone in what is an increasingly ferocious battle to avoid the drop, Reuters reported. 

Alaves took the lead in added time at the end of the first half when Barcelona failed to clear a corner and as Antonio Blanco headed back towards the six-yard box, ​on-loan forward Diabate finished from close range.

New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley included veteran defender Tommy Smith in his World Cup squad in a throwback ​to the 2010 finals in South Africa, while naming Australia-based rookie midfielder Lachlan Bayliss, Reuters reported. 

Currently playing for Braintree Town in the English fifth tier, centre back Smith has not featured for the All Whites since 2024 but joins captain and fellow 2010 alumni Chris Wood in the 26-man roster for the June 11-July 19 finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Manchester City kept ​the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a comfortable 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday, trimming the gap at the top of the table to two points as the title race sprints towards its conclusion, Reuters reported. 

Goals from Antoine Semenyo, Omar Marmoush and Savinho ensured Pep Guardiola's side did all they could on a night when City played with authority and control to lift them onto 77 points, while Arsenal have 79, with two ​games remaining for each.

Football's global players' union renewed concerns on Thursday about ​heat at the 2026 World Cup after scientists warned the likelihood of dangerous temperatures for players and fans has sharply increased, Reuters reported. 

An analysis by climate research group World Weather Attribution found that roughly a quarter of the 104 matches at the expanded tournament across the United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to be played in conditions exceeding safety limits recommended by FIFPRO, almost twice the risk seen at the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is holding talks with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Beijing following a pomp-filled welcome ceremony, Aljazeera reported. 

Xi said that China’s and the US’s “common interests outweigh” their differences and expressed hope that the two countries can work together at a time of historic turbulence.