Dozens of students from the government higher secondary school in Newa area of Pulwama district staged a protest against the alleged high-handedness of security forces.
Rediff.com's Umar Ganie talked to some of the protesting students in Srinagar.
Following the incident, tension gripped the area and all shops have been shut down, the official said.
The clashes led to disruption in normal activities in various places including Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the city, the officials said.
The ongoing violence in the valley is driving students to excel, but it is also making them angry, discovers Ritwik Sharma.
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