Nepal, Nov. 7 -- Sixteen candidates have been shortlisted for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), following an evaluation by the selection subcommittee.

The shortlisted candidates are Hikmat Singh Air (Kanchanpur), Laxman Gautam (Dang), Rohini Prasad Khanal (Bhaktapur), Suresh Singh Budal (Baitadi), Shraddha Shrestha (Taplejung), Ashutosh Pradhan (Chitwan), Uttam Prasad Devkota (Chitwan) and Tek Bahadur Mahat (Ilam).

The other candidates are Dharmaraj Dawadi (Chitwan), Nojal Koirala (Morang), Yuvika Bhandari (Kathmandu), Rajaram KC (Kathmandu), Ram Chandra Sedhain (Gorkha), Binod Aryal (Palpa), Shri Prasad Bhattarai (Rupandehi) and Santosh Bikram Thapa (Kathmandu).

The shortlist includes a f...