Tension continues in Kashmir after Sunday's gun battles

Security forces have been heavily deployed in Srinagar and other sensitive places in Kashmir to maintain peace,and law and order on Wednesday, officials said, even though separatists did not call for a shutdown.

Authorities decided to close all educational institutions and postpone exams scheduled for the day as tension continued in the Valley.

Train services have also been suspended for the third consecutive day.

Traffic on the otherwise busy Srinagar-Sonamarg road remained suspended for the second day.