Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (October 16, 2019).
Oli now has problems with the way the media addresses individuals
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday launched a vitriolic attack on journalists, saying media persons have forgotten civility and decorum. Speaking at a programme in the Capital, Oli said that journalists do not even show respect to their parents, as they do not call their father “tapai”, a respectful form of address in Nepali.
Nepal, India agree to build New Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line with equal equity investment
Nepal and India have agreed to fund a second high-capacity cross-border transmission line connecting Butwal to Gorakhpur in India through a commercial entity with both countries pledging equal equity in funding of the project.
Mahara to remain in police custody for three more days
Kathmandu District Court on Tuesday remanded Krishna Bahadur Mahara to 13-day judicial custody, which means the former House Speaker has another three days in police custody, as he was arrested 10 days ago.
Suzuki Gixxer SF 250: The best quarter-litre sports bike
It’s not easy to design a bike—especially a sports bike—that has style, refined performance and, most importantly, is affordable to the masses. Suzuki has managed to pull it off with their Gixxer SF 250.
The Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 is one of the hottest bike launches of 2019. From its European inspired design to modern electronics, it is what a proper quarter-litre sports bike should look like.
Kulekhani III stirs to life after 12 years in development
The perpetually under construction Kulekhani III hydropower plant has finally started producing electricity.
The state-owned scheme, which spent 12 years in development, is the last project in the Nepal Electricity Authority's sick list to stir to life. The Nepal Electricity Authority commissioned the 30-megawatt Chameliya Hydropower Project in 2018 and the 60-megawatt Trishuli 3A last May.
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