Over 121,000 tourists visit Nepal in March
Nepal welcomed 121,800 foreign tourists in March, 2025. Such a number of tourists entered Nepal by air, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.
A total of 298,000 tourists visited Nepal in the first three months of 2025, added NTB. Total 79,900 tourists entered Nepal in January, 96,800 in February.
Nepal welcomed the highest number of tourists from India in March which is 21,412.
Similarly, 11,443 tourists entered Nepal from China and 11,092 from USA, 8,886 from Sri Lanka, 5,995 from London as well as 35,287 from South Asia in March.
Nepse gets Chapagain as new CEO
The government has appointed Choodamani Chapagain from Jhapa as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd (Nepse).
The Cabinet on Monday decided to appoint Chapagain on the post and he received his appointment letter from Revenue Secretary Dinesh Kumar Ghimire today.
The Nepse said that it is prepared to welcome the new CEO to the office on Wednesday.
Nepse plunges by 15. 57 points on Tuesday
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 15. 57 points to close at 2, 677. 55 points on Tuesday.
Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 3. 41 points to close at 446. 86 points.
A total of 10,670,649-unit shares of 320 companies were traded for Rs 5. 79 billion.
Meanwhile, Guardian Micro Life Insurance Limited (GMLI) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Gurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (GLBSL) was the top loser with its price dropped by 5. 96 percent.
At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 44 trillion.
Gold price increases by Rs 1, 800 per tola on Tuesday
The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 800 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 179, 700 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 177, 900 per tola on Monday.
Similarly, the silver traded at Rs 2, 035 per tola today.
