<p>Chandigarh: Schools in five Punjab districts bordering Pakistan will reopen on Wednesday, officials said.</p>.<p>Punjab shares a 553-kilometre border with Pakistan, spanning the districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Pathankot, Fazilka, Ferozepur and Gurdaspur.</p>.<p>While schools in Gurdaspur reopened on Tuesday, authorities in the other five border districts said academic institutions would reopen on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The state government on May 8 ordered the closure of academic institutions for three days as a military standoff between India and Pakistan soared. While schools in most districts reopened on Monday, they remained shut in the six border districts and Sangrur.</p>.Several schools in Kashmir, Delhi switch to online mode amid border tensions.<p>The district authorities in Pathankot, Tarn Taran and Amritsar on Tuesday said all schools would reopen on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Schools will open tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm," the Amritsar district administration said.</p>.<p>The district authorities in Amritsar and Pathankot also urged citizens to observe a voluntary blackout on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"We will switch off streetlights at 8 pm. Please follow a voluntary blackout by switching off all your external lights at this time," Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said in a message.</p>.<p>"Once indoor, please use minimal light or ensure light does not escape outside. However, in case there is a red alert, then please switch off these internal lights as well and stay away from windows," she said in the message.</p>.<p>"We do not want to centrally shut power. However, in case there is a red alert and we find there is no compliance, we will be forced to centrally shut power," she added.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, the Amritsar administration said people could resume their normal daily activities.</p>.<p>On Monday, blackout measures were enforced in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur's Dasuya and Mukerian areas as a precautionary measure.</p>.<p>An Amritsar-bound IndiGo flight was forced to return to Delhi due to the blackout being in force and the airport being shut.</p>.<p>Drone activity had been observed in Jalandhar, following which electricity supply was shut in certain areas.</p>.<p>Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal had said armed forces neutralised a suspected "surveillance drone" near Mand village.</p>.<p>A level of normality returned to the border areas of Punjab on Monday, with markets teeming with people even though schools in some districts remained shut as a precautionary measure.</p>.<p>India and Pakistan reached an agreement on May 10 to halt military actions after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. </p>
<p>Chandigarh: Schools in five Punjab districts bordering Pakistan will reopen on Wednesday, officials said.</p>.<p>Punjab shares a 553-kilometre border with Pakistan, spanning the districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Pathankot, Fazilka, Ferozepur and Gurdaspur.</p>.<p>While schools in Gurdaspur reopened on Tuesday, authorities in the other five border districts said academic institutions would reopen on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The state government on May 8 ordered the closure of academic institutions for three days as a military standoff between India and Pakistan soared. While schools in most districts reopened on Monday, they remained shut in the six border districts and Sangrur.</p>.Several schools in Kashmir, Delhi switch to online mode amid border tensions.<p>The district authorities in Pathankot, Tarn Taran and Amritsar on Tuesday said all schools would reopen on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Schools will open tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm," the Amritsar district administration said.</p>.<p>The district authorities in Amritsar and Pathankot also urged citizens to observe a voluntary blackout on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"We will switch off streetlights at 8 pm. Please follow a voluntary blackout by switching off all your external lights at this time," Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said in a message.</p>.<p>"Once indoor, please use minimal light or ensure light does not escape outside. However, in case there is a red alert, then please switch off these internal lights as well and stay away from windows," she said in the message.</p>.<p>"We do not want to centrally shut power. However, in case there is a red alert and we find there is no compliance, we will be forced to centrally shut power," she added.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, the Amritsar administration said people could resume their normal daily activities.</p>.<p>On Monday, blackout measures were enforced in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur's Dasuya and Mukerian areas as a precautionary measure.</p>.<p>An Amritsar-bound IndiGo flight was forced to return to Delhi due to the blackout being in force and the airport being shut.</p>.<p>Drone activity had been observed in Jalandhar, following which electricity supply was shut in certain areas.</p>.<p>Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal had said armed forces neutralised a suspected "surveillance drone" near Mand village.</p>.<p>A level of normality returned to the border areas of Punjab on Monday, with markets teeming with people even though schools in some districts remained shut as a precautionary measure.</p>.<p>India and Pakistan reached an agreement on May 10 to halt military actions after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. </p>