| Headline Girija Koirala has decided the time has come to cut and cut cleanly. The big question is when will he do it, and who's next? KUNDA DIXIT 
 Nation If the men on the frontlines get an impression that they are fighting to preserve a system that is not responsive to their needs and leaders who are corrupt, then Army deployment will be doomed even before it starts. GYAN JUNG THAPA 
 Kathmandu Valley is turning into a refugee camp for people fleeing both the Maoists and the police from insurgency-affected areas. HEMLATA RAI 
 Maoist threats to private schools have hardened the position of the moderate left as well, even though party cadre send their own children to private schools.  HEMLATA RAI 
 BINOD BHATTARAI 
 The pradhan mantri and the pradhan senapati can't figure out who is supposed to take orders from whom. The answer is clear: neither. PUSKAR BHUSAL 
 Culture We need to remember that the Buddha was a radical and a reformer. RAJENDRA S KHADKA 
 A completely serious and learned survey of Swayambhu by a foreign agency has concluded that the number of monkeys always remains the same. DESMOD DOIG 
 Business The annual Kathmandu book fair, beginning Friday, will be the biggest ever. SALIL SUBEDHI 
 Leisure Kathmandu valley is alive with the sounds of nibbling, tasting and downright chomping in at least 12 languages. DUBBY BHAGAT 
 
 Sports Young Malika Rana wants to be a tennis star. ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY 
 Gold medal-winning Tika Bogati's hopes of coaching young marathoners may be dashed by the NSC.  ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY 
 
 Literature Driven by Inspiration MANJUSHREE THAPA 
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 Technology JOHN NAUGHTON 
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