Transport services continued to be affected in the rural areas as the CPI (Maoist)'s 48-hour shutdown entered the second day today with no untoward incident reported from anywhere in Jharkhand.

Long distances buses kept off the road for the second successive day while the railways have already cancelled or diverted several trains to avoid any untoward incidents, according to reports.

Loading and unloading of minerals have also been affected with truckers suspending their service, the reports added.

Life in urban areas remained normal, sources said.

The shutdown will end at midnight tonight.

The security forces have been manning strategic locations like national highways and railway tracks in naxal pockets.

This is the fourth 48-hour shutdown called by the Maoists in Jharkhand this year.