The curfew was lifted after government announced there would be no restrictions in Srinagar.
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He said areas falling under the jurisdiction of 11 police stations in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir were also placed under curfew.
Shops, schools and businesses remained shut in the city while vehicles are off the roads.
He said Kashmiri people, particularly youth, had resolved that their first priority would be mission of freedom from Indian occupation and no other need or necessity would come to their way.
At least two civilians were injured in the clashes. Forty-seven persons were killed and 5,500 others injured in clashes following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
Geelani and Mirwaiz tried to take out separate rallies from their respective residences in Hyderpora and Nigeen areas of the city but were taken into custody, he said. On Monday, police detained Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to foil their Anantnag march.
The region’s resistance leadership also had called for a relaxation in a protest shutdown after 2 p.m. Tuesday, to allow people to stock up on essential supplies ahead of further strikes. “The decision to suspend mobile phone services for the last 20 days was taken to prevent anti-social elements from spreading rumors”, a senior officer of the provincial administration said here.
Reports of clashes were reported from several old city areas including Safa Kadal, Qamarwari, Noorbagh, Kathidarwaza, Saida Kadal and Rainawari.
On Sunday, India’s federal Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed to restore calm during his two-day visit to the region.
Meanwhile, instead of opening political negotiations, India continues to “unabashedly” use military force in the Occupied Kashmir to maintain a status quo that for years has suffocated millions in the region, according to an op-ed published in influential New York Times.
The clashes that followed have so far claimed at least 48 lives and caused injuries to almost 5,600 persons, including 2,228 J&K Police personnel, 1,100 CRPF men and 2,259 civilians.
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However, indicating a hardening position on separatists, Singh asked Pakistan to “change its mindset on Kashmir” and stressed that “terrorism in any form will not be tolerated”.
