Srinagar, Aug 14 : A man was arrested on Tuesday while trying to hoist the national flag here in order to avoid a commotion, police said.The identity of the man who tried to hoist the Tricolour at the Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower) in the Lal Chowk area was not immediately known.Last year, around a dozen Shiv Sena activists were detained for a similar act.