<div align="justify">Clashes broke out between security forces and agitating students near a college here today, police said. A group of students were holding a protest rally near Sri Pratap (SP) College on Moulana Azad Road close to the Lal Chowk city centre this morning, a police official said.<br /><br />He said security forces asked the protesters to disperse but they did not budge and started pelting stones on the forces, leading to clashes.<br /><br />Security forces used tear smoke shells to chase away the protesters, the official said, adding clashes were going on when last reports came in.<br /><br />Students' groups had called for protests against the "brutality perpetrated by forces on students" of Degree College Pulwama in south Kashmir, where clashes with security forces left many injured.</div>
<div align="justify">Clashes broke out between security forces and agitating students near a college here today, police said. A group of students were holding a protest rally near Sri Pratap (SP) College on Moulana Azad Road close to the Lal Chowk city centre this morning, a police official said.<br /><br />He said security forces asked the protesters to disperse but they did not budge and started pelting stones on the forces, leading to clashes.<br /><br />Security forces used tear smoke shells to chase away the protesters, the official said, adding clashes were going on when last reports came in.<br /><br />Students' groups had called for protests against the "brutality perpetrated by forces on students" of Degree College Pulwama in south Kashmir, where clashes with security forces left many injured.</div>