The curfew comes amid a call by separatists for renewed rallies against Indian rule following three weeks of civil unrest that left 15 people dead. The region has been under a rolling curfew to clamp down on street protests and clashes. On Sunday, troops laid razor wire and erected steel barricades in Srinagar as shops and businesses remained closed and vehicles stayed off the roads. There were no reports of protests. Authorities postponed all scheduled college examinations until July 24.

The All-Parties Hurriyat Conference, the region’s main grouping of separatist parties, called for weeklong public protests in the region to begin Saturday.

It also called on shops and businesses to stay open for a half-day to allow residents to stock up on supplies. The government kept offices open for a few hours, as well. By late Saturday, protests and clashes erupted in many parts of the region. Demonstrators chanting, “Go India, go back. We want freedom,” hurled stones at police and paramilitary soldiers who responded by firing tear-gas, said a police officer.

In Baramulla, a town north of the main city of Srinagar, locals say a teenage boy drowned in a river after he was chased by policemen during Saturday’s clashes. Government official Bashir Ahmed Bhat said authorities would try to locate the body and then conduct an investigation.

But the news further fueled anger, and thousands of residents took to the streets, chanting slogans against Indian rule.