India, May 13 -- The Nepal government on Wednesday dismissed reports claiming that new travel restrictions had been imposed on Indian tourists, calling the information "entirely false, baseless and misleading."

The clarification came amid speculation that Nepal had introduced mandatory identity cards for Indians crossing the border, capped tourist stays at 30 days and authorised vehicle confiscation in cases of overstays.

The Nepal's Tourism Board said no such measures had been introduced and stressed that there had been no change to the long-standing open-border arrangements between India and Nepal.

"The Government of Nepal has introduced no new policy restricting the duration of stay for Indian tourists, nor has any change been made ...