Jorhat

ULFA turns good samaritan, provides flood relief

Jorhat (Assam), Sept 19: Members of the rebel United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) have turned good samaritans by pitching in with relief material for thousands displaced by floods.

Insurgents of ULFA''s 28th Battalion sent 14 truckloads of relief material to Majuli, the largest river island in the world, where 132 villages have been submerged.

"We have brought 14 trucks of relief materials for the people of Majuli seeing their hardship. The relief contains almost 1,000 quintals of rice, pulses, clothes and also medicines," said Jiten Dutta, a member of the rebel group.

Jorhat Rugby races held after three years in Assam

Jorhat (Assam), Feb. 28: The popular 130-year-old equestrian event, known as the Jorhat Races, has been revived here after a gap of three years.

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