National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Assam sanctioned one mobile medical unit (MMU) exclusively for Hojai sub division under the administrative control of Jugijan BPHC. The MMU is formally flagged off by Dr. A.K Dey, minister irrigation & soil conservation, government of Assam on Sunday 22nd April 2012 after addressing a public meeting at Hojai FRU. “MMU is a new initiative of government to bring health care to the doorstep of unnerved rural people of Hojai sub division” said Mr. Dey in his speech. He further said MMU is constituted with 3 movable vehicles, equipped with all basic modern diagnostics facilities which will be a mile stone in reducing maternal & child deaths of the sub division. In his welcome speech Dr. D.K Buragohain Joint Director of Health Services Nagaon informed that under MMU a medical team consists of 2 Medical Officers, 1 Radiographer, 2 Nurses, 1 Laboratory Technician, 1 Pharmacist, 2 Helpers and 3 drivers already appointed will conduct at least 22 medical camps in a month to the far flung areas of the sub division. It is also mentioned that the new launched MMU will carry out services like Curative Care, Reproductive & Child Health Services, Family Planning Services, Diagnostic, specialized facilities & services, emergency services & care in times of any disaster. Especial provision for creating mass awareness in disease prevalent areas about health & hygiene, proper nutrition and counselling on Family Planning, RTI/STI etc are made added Joint Director of health.
Circle officer Hojai B.B. Bhagawati , ACS, SDM & HO Jugijan BPHC Dr. Rajib Sarmah, District Media Expert NRHM Maruf Alom, District Programme Manager Karuna Brahma, chairman Hojai Municipal Board, Zila Parisad members, doctors & paramedic staff of the sub division attended the launching programme.
Good news for Assam a day before the Rongali Bihu. Teen boxer Shiva Thapa on Thursday struck gold showing a brilliant performance at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana.
The 18-year-old teen sensation born and brought up in Assam who is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics, defeated Syria's Wessam Salamana 18-11 to clinch his second successive senior international gold medal.
The Assam government announced a new revenue circle in Sivsagar district on Thursday. The new Sapekhati revenue circle has been created by re-organising the existing Sonari revenue circle in Sibsagar.
The headquarter of the new revenue circle will be Sapekhati in Charaideo Civil Sub-Division of Sivasagar District. The jurisdiction of the new revenue circle will be Sapekhati and Baruasali mouzas.
Tension is simmering in Lakhimpur district bordering Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday when unidentified armed men attacked Assam forest personnel engaged in plantation at Duluong in the Lakhimpur district.
Security forces posted along the border rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The forces are maintaining a strict vigil in the area.
During the first week of April, tension had flared up along the inter-state border after Arunachal Pradesh's attempt to build a community hall at Likabali in West Siang district bordering Dhemaji was foiled by the district administration.
A mild tremor struck Assam triggering fresh panic among the people on Wednesday.
Tremors were felt at around 2-16 in the afternoon across the state. There was, however, no immediate report of any casualty, injuries or damage to property. Three more tremors were felt at an interval of 20 seconds each. According to Seismological Centre at Shillong, the epicentre of the earthquake was at Latitude 2.3 degree North and Longitude 93.0 degree East off the west coast of North Sumatra.
From Wild Rose Country, the Host Committee of Assam Convention 2012 is delighted to invite you all to the 33nd Assam Convention to be held at Calgary, Alberta, Canada from June 30th to July 1st, 2012.
We are looking forward to your wholesome participation. Come prepared to have a great time. With your dance, music and applause we strive to create the ambience of Assam’s traditions in joyous expressions of song, skit and dance. As we roll out the red carpet, we invite not only the Assamese Diaspora in North America, Europe and beyond, but our honoured and loved ones visiting this country during that time. We are planning an entrancing agenda for you. Renowned and upcoming...
A special court in Guwahati on Tuesday issued summons to eight IAS officers to depose it on April 20 after the Government exonerated them in connection with the Green House scam in 2009.
The court further rejected the prayer of the investigating agency which had made prayer to discharge the 26 public servants. The eight IAS officers include Alok Khare, Gayatri Baruah, MC Brahma, KN Buragohain, L Phangcho, AS Tiwari, AK Bhutani and Hemanta Narzary.
The Government had earlier denied prosecution sanctions against these 26 public servants as sought by CM Vigilance Cell probing the scam, which had apparently made them immune to prosecution.
ULFA’s anti-talk faction calls for state-wide bandh on April in protest against Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Assam.
In an email statement, the outfit alleged that the security forces have eliminated many ULFA activists. The Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate the platinum jubilee celebration of the state assembly on that day. Earlier, the event was scheduled to be held on April 7 which was the outfit's "raising day" but subsequently the Prime Minister's visit was cancelled.
Tension runs high in Boko along the Assam-Meghalaya border following the eviction of 22 Meghalaya families who have been allegedly occupying the place.
Tension started escalating when a section of local residents evicted 22 families in Chumarang on Sunday alleging illegal occupation. They alleged that led by a village headman, hundreds of people from Meghalaya have been settling in Chumarang. The local residents rued that they informed it to the authorities who only to be downplayed.
The rhino census in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam is over on Sunday. KNP officials expect rise in the number of the animals.
The census began on Saturday in all the ranges but bad weather hampered the process with many of the survey teams yet to return. The number of rhinos is yet to be ascertained.
The census was conducted in all the ranges- Kohora, Bagori, Agaratoli and Burhapahar with the park closed for tourists since Friday. It is scheduled to reopen on Monday. Nearly 200 people, including a group of trained forest officials, representatives of non-government officials and local villagers along with 34 elephants were involved in the exercise.
Security forces killed a hard-core ULFA member at an encounter in Goalpara district on Sunday.The encounter took place in the wee hours at Balbola under Dhupdhara police station in the district. An AK-56 rifle, over 100 live bullets, magazines and a hand grenade were recovered from his possession.
Acting on some intelligence inputs a joint team of police and Army carried out the operation and the encounter took place. The ULFA cadre died on the spot while three to four others managed to escape.
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