Curfew now in Poonch

Curfew has been imposed in Poonch town following some incidents of violence and stone pelting there on Thursday. "It is a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident," an official spokesperson said.
The protests over the land row showed no signs of dying down on Friday. Army also staged a flag march in the border town of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. There were incidents of violence and tension over the Amarnath land transfer issue.
Activists of the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), spearheading the agitation, had on Thursday forced closure of schools, other educational institutes, government offices and banks in here. They also indulged in stone pelting on post offices and the telephone exchange in a bid to close down Central government establishments in the town.