A torch procession was also held at Nowgam area in the evening and clashes also took place there in which two youth sustained injuries, witnesses said.
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Earlier Army killed a person and injured dozen other after they opened fire on protestors in Chadoora area of Budgam district in central Kashmir.
The clashes took place even as curfew was extended to more areas of Kashmir to thwart a planned march by separatists to Hazratbal shrine here even as normal life in the Valley remained paralysed for the 28th consecutive day.
Police identified one of the slain men as Muhammad Maqbool Wagay, who was hit in the chest when security forces opened fire to quell a violent protest in Chadoora area in the central district of Budgam.
Anger gripped the SMHS hospital complex after protesters offered funeral prayers for Zahoor and raised pro-Azaadi slogans, even as ambulances rushed inside the hospital with injured from across Kashmir.
Elaborate security arrangements had been put in place to maintain law and order.
Normal life in the Valley remained affected for the 28th consecutive day due to the curbs imposed by authorities and separatist-sponsored strikes after the killing of Hizbul Majahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter on 8 July.
Schools, colleges, business establishments, petrol pumps banks and private offices remained closed while public transport remained off roads.
At least 50 persons were injured in Sopore, a north Kashmir town that has remained relatively calm in the last one month of turmoil. Attendance in government offices was also thin, the official said.
Similar clashes have been reported also from some other parts of the summer capital as people are making concerted efforts to relocate to Hazratbal in response to a call issued by an alliance of separatist parties as part of its extended calendar of protests and shutdowns.
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Police had launched a massive crackdown against “hooligans and miscreants” in Kashmir, arresting almost 500 youths from across the Valley.
