Markets and commercial establishments at several places in the state also remained shut while farmers held demonstrations at many places and blocked national highways in Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Bathinda and Jalandhar
India News: Commuters in Punjab faced inconvenience on Friday as buses remained off the roads in response to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's call for a 'Bharat Bandh'
A woman and her two children, an eight-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son, jumped into the Harike canal near the Bangali Wala bridge on Wednesday. It is feared that the woman drowned in the water. While the boy’s body was recovered, the divers managed to save the girl’s life.