Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (September 30, 2019).

Attack on government critic signals drive to crush dissent

The Nepal Communist Party has never been open to criticism, whether from inside or outside the party. While Prime Minister and NCP Co-chair KP Sharma Oli has asked party members to refrain from criticising the government and support its works, Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called on party members to defend the government and counterattack against "regressive forces".

All of this incitement seemed to come to a head on Saturday, when Gyanendra Shahi, a self-styled social campaigner, was brutally attacked by an unidentified group in Chitwan. Shahi is the same person who, a few w...