Breaking News on November 5

Police officials form a human chain to open a route from ITO to Lakshmi Nagar. 

Delhi Police personnel have ended their day-long protest after assurances from senior officials. Minutes ago, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik too appealed the agitating cops to abandon protest.

The agitating cops are now stressing on a written assurance on fulfillment of the demands raised by them. "We will only leave the protest site when we are given an assurance in written."

Even after assurances, the agitating cops are not moving from the protest site at ITO. Senior police officials are continuously requesting cops to return to their homes.

Devesh Srivastava, Joint Commissioner of Police (South): "We are looking into all your justified demands very seriously. Things are being worked out. Our sympathy is with all of you gathered here. Now please return to your homes, join your duties."

The agitating cops who were in no mood to budge earlier, are now cheering on the announcement by senior Delhi Police officials.

Senior Delhi Police officials have assured the agitating cops that all their demands will be met. An appeal was also made to withdraw the protest. A senior police official assured cops that the demand is being looked into by top authorities. The protesters have been asked to end their protest. 

IAS association: We strongly condemn the cowardly action perpetrated against the police personnel at Tis Hazari Court. We stand by our colleagues in their time of distress and hope the culprits are brought to justice soon.

Reserve Bank of India enhances withdrawal limit for depositors of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Limited to Rs 50,000.

Devesh Srivastava, Joint Commissioner of Police (South): The demands raised are justified and will be met. We will help policemen injured in the violence.

What agitators protesters are saying: "Ready to disperse the protest if we are given assurance on our demands. Some of the demands include setting up a Police Welfare Union, action against lawyers involved in violence and revocation of action taken against police personnel". 

Bihar Police Association: "The Association stands in support with each personnel of Delhi Police who was beaten up. We ask for an investigation into the incident. Police and lawyers both know the law, and no one should have taken the law into their hands".

Order for no coercive action against advocates not be applicable on subsequent incidents, Centre told Delhi High Court today. The court issued a notice to BCI and other bar associations on the Centre's plea. Lawyers sought ban on media from showing videos which could make situations worse; HC, however, declined to pass interim order, to hear on Wednesday.

Additional Police Commissioner is urging personnel to end their protest outside Delhi Police Headquarter in ITO. The agitating cops are, however, shouting 'Go Back' slogans. 

Additional Police Commissioner reaches protest site in ITO to pacify the agitating Delhi Police personnel. Meanwhile, protesters are continuing to shout slogans demanding justice. 

Union Ministry of Home Affairs has filed an application seeking clarification on Delhi High Court order which directed for no coercive step against lawyers against whom FIR has been registered, following the clash between police & lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on 2nd November.

Two naxals killed in encounter between naxals and a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) in Dantewada district's Katekalyan.

Delhi Police personnel raise slogans of "Humara CP (Commissioner of Police) kaisa ho, Kiran Bedi jaisa ho" outside the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) in ITO. They are protesting against the clash that broke out between police & lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on 2nd November.

Delhi Police personnel hold placard with a picture of former Delhi Special CP, Kiran Bedi that reads "We need you", outside the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) in ITO. They are protesting against the clash that broke out between police and lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on November 2.

P S Sreedharan Pillai was sworn-in as the new Governor of Mizoram at the Raj Bhavan here on Tuesday. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Ajai Lamba. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthangam his cabinet colleagues, legislators, former chief minister Lal Thanhawla and senior officials attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Pillai, a former BJP Kerala unit president, told media persons that he would render all help possible to the democratically elected state government in getting assistance from the Centre.

5 people killed, 9 injured after a car rammed into parked truck in Sirohi district's Bhimana.

Vehicles stuck on Manali-Leh highway in Himachal Pradesh, due to ice on the road. The area received snowfall on Monday.

Delhi Police submits report to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the incident where clash broke out between police and lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on 2nd November.

A delegation NCP and Congress leaders to meet Maharashtra Governor later today. Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil, Former CM Prithviraj Chavan and Maharashtra Congress Chief Balasaheb Thorat to be part of the delegation. Delegation to discuss agriculture crises and current political situation in the state

Traffic Movement is closed in the carriageway from ITO towards Laxmi Nagar.  Motorist are advised to use Delhi Gate & Raj Ghat.

Amid massive protest of Delhi Police personnel against lawyers, the commissioner of police Amulya Patnaik addresses the agitating cops at police HQ. 

Pointers from CP Patnaik's address:

• We must maintain law and order. 
• We will work as protectors of law.
• We will carry out duties as Delhi Police.
• Judiciary will look into the matter.
• In the last few days, there have been certain incidents in the capital which we handled very well. The situation is improving after that.
• I appeal to all to maintain peace. It's trying time for us. We need to fulfil the responsibility of maintaining and assuring law and order. 
• It is expected from us that we the protectors of law will continue to assure law and order in the capital.

Department of Information and Public Relations, Jammu and Kashmir has announced that the Assembly Secretariat in Jammu is now re-opened. Speaker Legislative Assembly is inspecting various sections of Assembly Secretariat and taking stock of facilities.

Satish Golcha, Special CP Crime assures protesting police personnel. He said that the Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik will address them at the police headquarter. 

Satish Golcha, Special CP Crime assures police personnel protesting against lawyers at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) at ITO. Satish Golcha says, "Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik will address you here".

A revenue department official was arrested on Tuesday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Rajasthan's Barmer district, officials said. The revenue official (Patwari), identified as Govind Ram, had demanded Rs 40,000 as bribe from two men - Parasmal and Dungar Singh - for mutation of agriculture land.

After they lodged a complaint, an ACB team trapped Ram on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. The accused had already taken Rs 25,000 earlier. The accused has been placed under arrest under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Deputy SP, ACB Annraj said. 

Bar Council of India (BCI) on Tuesday writes to Chairman/Secretary of Coordination Committee of Bar Associations of Delhi, requesting the immediate recall of the latter's call to advocates of Delhi to abstain from court works.

Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank depositors protest outside Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Mumbai.

Additional Commissioner of Police (North District) Harinder Kumar has come out of the Police headquarter in ITO to convince agitating police personnel to have a dialogue regarding their demands and Tis Hazari violence.

A 'Jatha' of Sikh pilgrims departed for Nankana Sahib (in Pakistan) from Attari-Wagah border in Punjab, today for 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act) Court in Jammu has ordered to hold hearing on 26 November, in the case against the separatist leader Yasin Malik for killing of four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in Kashmir.

Hundreds of Delhi Police cops assembled outside the headquarters were chanting 'we want justice' slogan. The cops are protesting against the lawyers involved in the Tis Hazari court incident. Senior Delhi Police cops were at the protest site in show of solidarity. India TV's Sushant Sinha is reporting from the protest site. We are bringing you all the breaking updates from the Delhi Police protest site.

Hundreds of Delhi Police personnel are protesting at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) against repeated incidents of violence by lawyers. The protest follows incident at the Tis Hazari court and the Saket court on Monday. Kids of Police personnel also accompanied them in the protest. Earlier, an SIT formed to investigate the cops-lawyer scuffle at the Tis Hazari Court complex, reportedly found that the police firing was done to protect the DCP from lawyers. Police had to fire in the air to disperse the agitated lawyers on Saturday, giving the whole incident an ugly turn. 

An Overground Worker (OGW) of Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested after security forces unearthed a hideout in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

A cache of arms and ammunition including a Pakistan-make 7.63 mm pistol with a magazine and a Chinese grenade were recovered from the hideout unearthed during a joint search operation by Rashtriya Rifles and police in Sangram Bhatta area of the district on Monday, the official said.

Authorities in neighbouring Shamli district have imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 each on 29 farmers for allegedly burning crop residue in their fields, officials said on Tuesday.

Additional District Magistrate Arvind Singh told newspersons here that the district authorities had cautioned farmers against stubble burning, which is a cause of pollution.

The Egyptian parliament has approved the extension of the state of emergency across the country for three months more months which was first declared in 2017.

With a two-thirds majority, parliament on Monday approved a decree by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to extend the state of emergency, Efe news reported citing state-run MENA news agency as saying.

According to the decree, "the armed forces and the police are in charge of taking all the necessary measures to face the threat of terrorism and its financing, maintain security throughout the country and protect public and private property, as well as citizens".

4 policemen and 1 civilian injured in an IED (Improvised explosive device) blast at Thangal Bazar in Imphal, Manipur. Injured have been taken to hospital. More details awaited.

The United States is in talks with both Russia and China on a major arms control-like agreement, US President Donald Trump has said.

"We are looking at arms control right now. We are dealing with China, we are dealing with Russia," Trump told reporters at the South lawns of the White House on Monday.

"I think they would both like to do it especially as we are talking about nuclear weapons but we are looking at a major arms control-kind of an agreement right now with Russia and China and maybe somebody else," he said.

India Meteorological Dept issues fresh weather updates for Nov 6 & 7, for Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, & Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the light of the extremely severe cyclonic storm, MAHA. Fishermen have been asked to observe total suspension of fishing operations till Nov 6.

IMD issues alert for Gujarat, Maharashtra over severe cyclonic storm Maha

The United States has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, a global agreement in which President Donald Trump's predecessor Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had played instrumental roles.

Although Trump had announced his decision to withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement on climate change on June 1, 2017, the process began on Monday with the formal notification and the US will be out of the pact on November 4, 2020.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off 15 electric buses in Guwahati. He says, "Our aim is to make a pollution-free Assam & India. So we introduced  15 electric buses in Guwahati today. We'll gradually bring electric buses across the state."

Pollution levels in the national capital dipped on Monday, moving from "severe" to "very poor" category, with an increase in wind speed which reduced the noxious haze that obscured Delhi's skies for around a week.

A day after pollution levels peaked to a three-year high (494), the city's air quality index at 4 pm on Monday read 407. It dipped further and at 8.30 pm the AQI stood at 370, which falls in the "very poor" category. The relief came as the number of vehicles on Delhi roads came down significantly with the AAP government rolling out its car rationing scheme.

The Adityanath government has removed power secretary and managing director of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited late on Sunday night. The move comes after the Opposition attacked the BJP government over investments of over Rs 2,600 crore of the employees' provident fund (EPF) of the UPPCL in scam-hit housing fiance firm DHFL.

Aparna U has been shifted to the irrigation department as secretary. M Devraj, who has returned from central deputation, will be the new power secretary and UPPCL managing director, a government spokesperson said.

A man allegedly involved in looting trucks was taken into custody after he got injured in an exchange of fire with police in Greater Noida on Monday night, officials said. The gunfight took place around 8 pm in Omincron 1 area, under Site 5 police station limits, during which another accused managed to flee the spot, a police official said.

"The local police were tipped off about the movement of these suspects involved in loots on trucks in the area after which the motorcycle-borne duo was intercepted by a police team but they opened fire," Greater Noida-2 Circle Officer Shraddha Pandey said.