SRINAGAR: Two terrorists were neutralised in the encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Katapora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday evening.

Search operation is currently underway.

The entire area has been cordoned off.

On Friday, an Army Major and a Jawan lost their lives in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. An IED device was planted by suspected militants in Lam area of Nowshera sector, said an Army spokesperson.