Immunization drive in Kokrajhar
A special immunization drive was carried out in Kokrajhar district along with rest of the state by department of Health & Family welfare,government of Assam giving utmost importance and priority to universal immunization programme for children and pregnant women.
Kampa Borgoyary, BTC deputy chief kick start to inaugurate the immunization drive with feeding polio drops to babies in the preence of official and staffs of the Health & Family welfare department at Balajan block hospital on Thursday in Kokrajhar district.Borgoyary, in his addresses said that immunization is very much needed among citizens to get healthy health and situation in the region.
He said that health consciousness and social uplift is very important way to the growth and shape of human society through which citizens could be brought under full immunization. He urged the citizen and guardians to give immunization to all children below two years to protect from nine several other diseases like-TB,Polio,Hepatitis B,Diptheria,Whooping cough,Tetanus,Measles, Japanese Encephalitis and Influenza to make them diseases free and healthy.
It is to be noted that according to National Family Health Survey(NFHS) 2016,only 47 percent of our children have received full immunization which implies that a major 53 percent of the children are either left out or not covered under full immaunization programme which is a matter of great concern. It is a special programme to reach the unreached and cover the uncovered,said Borgoyary.
A public meeting in this regard was also organized with Dinesh Chandra Boro,Secretary,BTC in the chair.
“It is a good drive to bring health awareness about immunization.Citizens are getting benefits through this programme.Citizens should participate with positive attitude so that child mortality could be stopped”,Borgoyary said.
Random Stories
7 Jun 2010 - 10:52pm |
Juthika Das
The update of the pilot project for the National Register of Citizens, 1951 has started from June 7 at Barpeta revenue circle in Barpeta district, according to official sources. Mentionable that, in...
2 Aug 2017 - 12:04pm |
AT Staff Reporter
Protesting against the brutal killing of ABMSU president Lafiqul Islam and demanding CBI investigation,ABMSU supporters has virtually paralyzed the normal workings in BTAD. Following indefinite...
29 Nov 2016 - 9:01am |
AT News
The police team probing the APSC scam has arrested yet another member of the state autonomous body that selects candidates for the various Government departments. Identified as Basanta Doley, he was...
9 May 2017 - 8:51am |
AT Kokrajhar Bureau
Hundreds of activists from ABMSU joined hands with banner, placards in a sit in dharna programme demanding distribution of free textbooks, recruitment of teachers in Palengmari High School in...
Other Contents by Author
KOKRAJHAR: Along with rest of the state, citizens of Kokrajhar town, heart town of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) have observed the SOP (standard of operating procedure) with shutting down all business institutions including shop, market etc which was framed out from state government to combat the COVID-19 situation across the state which was started from 2 pm today.
With the ringing of 2 pm today, all shop, markets are seen shut down in Kokrajhar town and it's adjoining areas as per the guidelines reached from the health department and state government to check the COVID-19 situation in the district in the second wave of the Corona virus.
Police administration have also...
KOKRAJHAR: The Bodoland People's Front's (BPF) elected member's numbers have been reduced to 4 from 12 in the assembly elections across the four districts of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). BPF won only four of the 12 contesting constituencies including two each constituencies in Kokrajhar and Udalguri district. Though BPF had been winning all 12 constituencies of BTC areas since 2006 till 2016 assembly elections. But,this 2021 assembly election's public mandate seen polarised that shown rise up of UPPL and BJP parties in the council districts.
BPF elected MLA from Kokrajhar West constituency in Kokrajhar district Rabiram Narzary has extended his sincere...
KOKRAJHAR: UPPL party won six constituencies of the 11 contesting seats while BPF won four seats in the Assam assembly election's results counting today across the four districts of the Bodoland Territorial Region.
UPPL candidate for Sidli constituency of Chirang district, Jayanta Basumatary defeated sitting BPF MLA and three time minister Chandan Brahma by heavy margin of votes.
UPPL candidate for Udalguri constituency and BTC deputy chief Gabinda Chandra Basumatary defeated sitting BPF MLA and two time Assam cabinet minister Rihan Daimary in a huge margin of votes.
In Chapaguri LAC, UPPL candidate Urkhao Gwra Brahma defeated his nearest contesting BPF candidate Hitest Basumatary....
KOKRAJHAR: The District Magistrate, Chirang, Gautam Talukdar on Sunday declared Dry Days throughout the district including Bijni election district for maintenance of peace and tranquility in connection with the ongoing general elections to the Assam State Legislative Assembly 2021 from 6 PM of April 4 to 6 PM of April 6, 2021. May 2, 2021 is also declared dry day, till counting is over.
As per the order, during the Dry Days, the sale, possession, consumption and transportation of any intoxicant by any persons or group is prohibited throughout the district. All IMFL "OFF" and "ON" shops including club "ON", Country Spirit Retail vend license premises, MCT will remain closed and...
KOKRAJHAR: A total 24 candidate's nomination papers have been eligible for contesting the assembly elections and three nominatios were rejected during the scrutinization in three constituencies of Kokrajhar district.
Five candidates in Kokrajhar East constituency, eight nomination for Kokrajhar West and 11 candidate's nomination papers were found valid to contest the upcoming assembly elections in three constituencies in Kokrajhar district.
One independent candidate's nomination paper has been rejected in No.30 Kokrajhar East constituency and five nomination papers were found valid to contest the upcoming assembly elections.
In Gossaigaon constituency,11 candidate's nomination...
KOKRAJHAR,FEB 8: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in collaboration with the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) conducted a 3-day long training programme for school focal point teachers on school safety that wasconcluded on Monday in the conference hall of Chirang Deputy Commissioner's office at Kajalgaon.
The programme was inaugurated by Karmadev Brahma, additional Deputy Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, DDMA, Chirang.
In his key note address, Gautam Talukdar, Deputy Commissioner and chairman, DDMA, Chirang highlighted the importance of conducting such training programme at educational institutions for preparedness against any disaster. He said...
KOKRAJHAR: Dipen Boro has been re-elected as the president of the All Bodo Students' Union(ABSU) for another two-year term. The new executive committee was formed , on Sunday in the 53rd annual conference of the students' organization held at Borpukhuri Gohpur in Biswanath district.
Khanindra Basumatary(Chirang) has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ABSU. On the otherhand,
Khwrwmdao Wary (Kokrajhar) and Rwmdwn Basumatary (Baksa) were selected as vice presidents.
While Kastom Basumatary was electedas the assistant general secretary, while Swmaosar Basumatary got elected as the Education Secretary.
Dinesh Brahma becomes the treasurer and Janak Ujir has been...
The gift items of chief minister(CM) of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal was ceremonially distributed among recognized media persons in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) on Monday in presence of officials of district administration and information & public relations department.
In Kokrajhar, a total 22 media fraternities in Kokrajhar district was offered CM's new year 2021 gift items at a programme held at Kokrajhar Press Club today.
BTC Secretary Bhawani Prasad Sarma,BTC Under Secretary Anitya Kumar Brahma,BTC council head of department (CHD) for information and public relations Ansuma Mohilary,Kokrajhar DIPRO Tridiv Nandan Borah attended and...
Kokrajhar: Belaying all uncertainties the UPPL-led alliance has cleared the floor test in the Boroland Autonomous Council in Kokrajhar on Thursday. Pramod Boro was confirmed as the Chief Executive Member on the floor a couple of days after the Gauhati High Court asked UPPL-BJP-GSP coalition to prove the might on the floor.
The crucial day long session of BTC started with an uproar scene where the pro tem Speaker was administering oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected members. BPF member alleged anomalies in the oath taking proceeding and criticised the UPPL, BJP and GSP members forcing the chair to adjourn the session for 30 minutes.
Twelve UPPL members along with 11 BJP and...
Kokrajhar: UPPL chief Pramod Boro took oath as BTC Chief Executive Member along with 4 others as his executive member—2 from BJP and one from GSP on Monday.
Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah administered them oath of office and secrecy at a crowded rally at the Green Field in Kokrajhar where Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, a few of his cabinet ministers, state BJP president Ranjit Das and Tripura minister J Jamatiya.
Govinda Basumatary from UPPL took oath as Deputy CEM while Diganta Baruah and Gautam Das from BJP and Ghanashyam Das from GSP took the oath as Executive Members.
Add new comment