Srinagar, Nov 23 : Six militants were Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

An army official said exchange of fire between security forces and militants began in the early hours in Bijbehara area of the district. Six militants were killed in the operation and weapons were recovered from the spot, he said.

Further details of the incident were awaited, he added.

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Jorhat: Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has been defeated in the Jorhat constituency, losing by a margin of around 23,000 votes.

Gogoi, who has been one of the prominent faces of the Congress in Assam, failed to win the seat as counting concluded.