Hundreds of protesters chanting pro-independence slogans gathered in at least four neighborhoods in Indian Kashmirs main city of Srinagar and hurled rocks at government forces, a police officer said on condition of anonymity in keeping with department policy.
Troops fired warning shots and tear gas to put down the protests, and at least 30 protesters and five troops were injured, he said.
One of the protesters, identified as 18-year-old Shabir Ahmed Khan, was hit by a tear gas shell on his head, the officer said.
Reyaz Ahmed, a doctor at a hospital in Srinagar, said Khans condition was critical.
On Sunday, 14-year-old Wamiq Farooq was struck on the head by a tear gas shell fired by police just after a protest against Indian rule ended. Police later said the officer who fired the tear gas had been suspended for a callous and irresponsible action. Since then, clashes between rock-throwing protesters and government forces have spread across the troubled region.
At least 93 protesters and 33 troops have been injured.
Shops and businesses in Srinagar were closed and public buses stayed off the roads for a second day Wednesday.
Protests and clashes also were reported in the towns of Shopian and Baramulla.
Kashmir, which is predominantly Muslim, is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety.
Anti-India sentiment runs deep in the Himalayan region, where more than a dozen rebel groups have been fighting for Kashmirs independence from India or its merger with neighboring Pakistan since 1989.
More than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the uprising and the subsequent Indian crackdown.
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