3 terrorists gunned down, 1 soldier martyred in encounter in J&K's Pulwama

Security official said as the forces were conducting searches, the militants opened fire on them.

J&K: Cordon and search operation underway in Sopore

The search operation was launched following a tip off of suspicious movement of terrorists in Zaloora area.

A cordon and search operation in Dar Ganie Gund village in Tral's Aribal area turned into an encounter when militants fired upon the forces.

AK 47 rifles, hand grenades, wire-cutter, and matrix sheets were recovered from the site which hinted that a terror attack was in the works.

Crowds chanting pro-freedom slogans clashed with police and CRPF at several locations across Srinagar including near the encounter site.

Security forces launched a search operation in Tabela Chattabal in Safakadal following inputs about presence of terrorists.

Earlier in the day, another encounter was raged between the security forces and terrorists in Budgam district.

During searches, the terrorists opened fire at the security forces who retaliated, leading to a gunfight.

The 2 terrorists killed in Sopore township are expected to be of either Hizbul Mujahideen or Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Cordon and search operations are being carried out in at least ten villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.