Army personnel from a Gorkha Rifles battalion, who were en route to a training exercise, spotted the vehicle as it rolled down the hillside and immediately moved in to secure the area and begin rescue operations, an army official said.
The accident occurred near Kaghote in the Ramnagar area of Udhampur district at around 10 am after the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp bend, they said.
The animal appeared in Batpora and Sheikhpora villages, attacking multiple individuals before moving through nearby habitations, locals said.
The child fell into a small canal near his home in the morning and was pulled out by locals, an official said.
Director Binod Kumar Kanaujia said the participation reflected the institute’s growing research capabilities and commitment to innovation and industry engagement.
The initiative, aimed at streamlining traffic movement, has been broadly welcomed but has also drawn attention to structural issues such as unregulated street vending, poorly managed public transport and the lack of a comprehensive mobility framework.
The study, conducted under the Indian Council of Medical Research task force and coordinated nationally by Muhammad Ashraf Ganie, is described as one of the largest efforts to assess the scale of the disorder.
Successive governments have promoted new cath labs as a sign of improved healthcare, but many facilities lack trained cardiologists, technicians and nurses, as well as adequate ICU backup, limiting their effectiveness, they said.
The soldier was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in the family quarters, they said.
Deputy Ministers of Hajj and Umrah Abdulaziz Wazzan and Ayad Abdulrahman Rahbini, along with India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhel Ajaz Khan, welcomed the pilgrims at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport.
