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The Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously approved the name of the Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma for the post of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 

Committee Chairman Bodh Narayan Shrestha said that the committee meeting held today at Singha Durbar made the decision to this effect. 

Before this, the proposed Chief Justice Sharma presented his work plan and it was discussed in the hearing committee. 

The committee had called a meeting this morning to review the proposed Chief Justice Sharma's work plan and complaints against him. 

Sixteen complaints were lodged with the committee against Sharma.

According to the constitutional provision, the President shall appoint the Chief Justice after the Parliamentary Hearing Committee approves the recommendation for the same by the Constitutional Council.

Police have arrested an Indian national with 570 grams of gold in Jhapa on Monday. 

A team deployed from the Armed Police Force Nepal apprehended Param Pathak (39), who claims to be from Kolkata, India,  at the Kakarbhitta customs checkpoint at 5: 10 pm with the precious yellow metal worth Rs 14. 46 million. 

Police said that they have also confiscated USD 20, 000  equivalent to Rs 3. 65 million along with INR 85,419 (Rs 136, 657) from his possession.

It has been reported that a driver's licence, Aadhaar card, Vivo mobile, Samsung mobile, hard disk, SIM card, visa card and cheque have been seized from him. 

Police said Pathak has been kept at the Area Police Office in Kakarbhitta and will be presented at the Jhapa District Court today itself for necessary legal proceedings.

The number of foreigners obtaining permits for climbing various mountains in this spring mountaineering season is increasing.

According to the Department of Tourism, in the spring of 2026, a total of 1, 181 climbers from 79 countries have obtained permission.

Department's information officer Himal Gautam said that the highest number of permits have been issued for Mount Everest climbing. So far, 494 climbers from 55 countries have obtained permission to climb the world's tallest peak.

For the ascent of Mount Everest, the highest number of permits, that is 109, were obtained by Chinese climbers. In addition, according to information officer Gautam, 77 from the USA, 61 from India, 32 from the UK, 18 from Russia, 15 from Australia, 14 from Japan, 12 from Nepal, and 10 from Brazil have obtained permits for the Mt Everest expedition.

Similarly, 143 permits have been issued for climbing Lhotse, 111 for Ama Dablam, 56 for Nuptse, 46 for Himlung, 36 for Kanchenjunga, and 30 for Dhaulagiri. Besides this, permits have also been issued for other mountain ascents.

The Department of Tourism has been granting permission to climb mountains above 6,500 meters while Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) grants permission to climb mountains from 5,800 to 6,500 metres.

The Department has collected revenue of Rs 1 25 billion this year from mountaineering royalty. It has collected a revenue of Rs 1. 78 billion from Mount Everest climbing permits.

Likewise, the revenue collected from Lhotse is Rs 63. 62  million, from Ama Dablam Rs 16. 69  million, from Kanchenjunga Rs 16. 81 million, from Dhaulagiri-I Rs 13. 45  million, and from Annapurna-I Rs 12. 49  million.

Climbing expeditions to various mountains have already begun, while the ascent on Mount Everest started on  May 14. 

With the completion of rope fixing and route setting, climbers continue their ascents. 

Recently, the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, as well as other mountains in Nepal, have seen an increased attraction of foreign climbers.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 6. 51 points to close at 2, 724. 39 points on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 0. 68 points to close at 467. 37 points.

A total of 7,816,478-unit shares of 346 companies were traded for Rs 1. 55 billion.

Meanwhile, Corporate Development Bank Limited (CORBL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 14. 26 percent.

Likewise,  City Hotel Limited (CITY) was the top loser as their price fell by 6. 84 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 64 trillion.