Jammu-Srinagar, Aug 8 (PTI) Curfew was today imposed and army staged flag march in the border town of Poonch in the wake of violence by protesters over the Amarnath land row even as life remained crippled in the Kashmir valley following a strike called against economic blockade.

Curfew was clamped and army conducted flag march in Poonch town early this morning as a precautionary measure following incidents of stone pelting and tension there yesterday, an official spokesman told PTI.

Activists of the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), spearheading the agitation, had yesterday forced closure of schools, other educational institutes, government offices and banks in Poonch.

They had also indulged in stone pelting on post offices and the telephone exchange in a bid to close down Central government establishments in the town.

The spokesman said curfew was relaxed for varying periods in Jammu, Kathua, Samba and Udhampur towns as there were no reports of fresh violence.

However, no curfew relaxation was given in the border town of Rajouri and Jourian area in Akhnoor, he said.

Life was thrown out of gear in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley following a strike call given by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) against the economic blockade in the wake of the Amarnath land stir. PTI