Ludhiana, March 25 -- A few of the Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) depots have halted their bus services to several routes in Himachal Pradesh including Manikaran, Chintpurni, Jwalaji, Dharamshala, and Manali in view of the recent row over Bhindranwale poster and attack on Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses in Punjab, officials said.

Although no official announcement has been made regarding suspensions of routes, it is learnt that general managers of the depots in Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Nawanshahr, Amritsar, Jalandhar, and Ferozepur have taken this decision given the safety of the passengers and vehicles.

"Our buses are operating only up to Hoshiarpur but are not entering Himachal due t...