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• BJP, opposition MPs spar ahead of House panel’s debate on J&K
  Sharp and heated exchanges preceded a discussion on the Jammu and Kashmir situation by the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs on Friday, with BJP members objecting to the issue being listed at all and Congress and other opposition leaders pointing to past precedents.
• ‘Odd-even’ not effective, explore other steps, SC tells Delhi govt
  The bench pulled up the city government and said: “Stubble burning is only for a few days. There will be a problem even after it has stopped. The situation will further deteriorate when there will be fog. Sixty per cent of the problem is because of your inaction. Something more than ‘odd-even’ is to be done."
• Meet on pollution put off as 25 of 29 MPs fail to show up
  A crucial parliamentary panel meeting called to discuss the pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR had to be cancelled at the eleventh hour on Friday as only four of 29 MPs turned up for it. The absentees included East Delhi MP and former cricket star Gautam Gambhir. Within hours, the no-show by MPs and other agencies kicked off a huge political row and outrage on social media.
• Congress-NCP likely to insist on Uddhav Thackeray as Shiv Sena’s pick for Maharashtra CM
  This comes amid indications that Matoshree might be considering either Sena veteran Subhash Desai or its legislative leader and Thane satrap Eknath Shinde for the top job. There is talk though that the Sena president himself is not keen to assume the job of managing the coalition.
• Over 1.51 lakh died in road accidents last year; UP tops among states
  The number of persons killed in road crashes in India touched all time high in 2018 registering over 1.51 lakh fatalities, an increase of nearly 3,500 more people losing their lives as compared to 2017, with UP recording maximum road fatalities, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, according to the latest Road Accident Report.
• Mehbooba Mufti shifted to VIP bungalow after 3-and-a-half months
• I-T appellate tribunal upholds withdrawal of I-T exemption granted to Young Indian
• Our vision is not limited to forming govt: Nitin Gadkari
• Modi has changed country's political culture: Nadda
  BJP national working president JP Nadda said PM Narendra Modi has transformed the country's political culture by bringing his own interpretation to the word "power". "The PM has changed the country's political culture by giving a new meaning to the word power. For Narendra Modi power is not a means of enjoyment but a means to serve people," Nadda said.
• No one can form govt in Maharashtra without BJP: Chandrakant Patil