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Headlines for October 31, 2011

TWO BREAK INTO ARMENTEL OFFICE IN SHENGAVIT
On October 28, the police department of the southern Shengavit district received an emergency call about a break-in in the office of ArmenTel. On October 29, Arsen Badalyan (born in 1969) was taken to ...
OMBUDSMAN REOPENS RAPID RESPONSE SERVICE
The Rapid Response Service of Armenia's HRD/Ombudsman's Office will resume its activity on November 1, Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan told a news conference in Yerevan. He says after assuming the new office, ...
WILL BHK SUPPORT SERZH SARGSYAN?
Galust Sahakyan, Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), says the ruling coalition should be viewed as one blog. Assessing the HHK relations with its coalition partners, specifically with ...
DASHNAKS RULE OUT COOPERATION WITH ANC
Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun MP Vahan Hovhannisyan is ridiculed by Levon Ter-Petrosyan's recent statement that his Armenian National Congress (ANC) is preparing for the recurrent ...
VAHAN HOVHANNISYAN ON MAYOR'S RESIGNATION
Head of ARF-D faction group Vahan Hovhannisyan points out administrative reasons behind the resignation of Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan. "If you entrust somebody with a sphere, you shouldn't limit the ...
NKR PRESIDENT BESTOWS MEDALS
On October 29, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on bestowing medals to Grigor Amalyan, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Television and Radio, Lieutenant-Colonel ...
SERZH SARGSYAN AWARDS OUTGOING HEAD O OSCE YEREVAN OFFICE
Serzh Sargsyan received Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Sergey Kapinos, who is completing his mission in our country. The Armenian leader thanked Mr. Kapinos for the productive activity throughout ...
VAZGEN SAFARYAN FORECASTS BUDGET DEFICIT
"The 2012 budget will be socially oriented. Social allocations are expected to increase by AMD 35 billion, pensions by AMD 3000 and social benefits by AMD 2700," Chairman of Local Manufacturers Union ...
AT THE EXCHANGE
Deals amounting to USD 4 000 000 at an average price of AMD 379.12 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on October 31. The closing price comprised AMD 378.5 /USD 1, reports the RA Central Bank.
WHY ARE JUVENILES TRIED?
Findings of a trial monitoring report on cases involving juvenile defendants will be presented and discussed tomorrow, November 1, 2011 in Yerevan. The report was prepared by a team of experts from Civil ...
NO PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR NEXT THREE DAYS
The temperature will rise in Armenia by 2- 4 degrees in the coming three days, reaching +15 C. "No precipitation is expected in the next three days," head of the Meteorology department of "ArmStateHydromet" ...
Â€JUBILEE BABY' BORN IN KALININGRAD
The 7-milliardth habitant of the world was born in Kaliningrad, Russia, in the night of October 31. The "jubilee baby" was named Peter. Earlier, demographers at the United Nations Population Division ...
5000 SIGNATURES COLLECTED AGAINST HPP CONSTRUCTION
The 'Let's Preserve the Trchkan Waterfall' social initiative has already collected 5000 signatures against the construction of a hydropower plant (HPP) on the River Chichkhan, near the Trchkan waterfall. Talking ...
ARMENIAN SAMBO WRESTLERS LOSE IN MOSCOW
Armenia's Zeytun club lost to Adigeya's Cherkessia 5:7 in the 1/8 finals of the "Young sambist-2011" international championships in Moscow. After the defeat, the team dropped out of the championship, ...
ARMENIA SHOWS UNSTABLE GAME IN TURKEY
After smashing England (4:0), Armenia lost to Kazakhstan (1,5:2,5) in the 9th round of the World Youth Y16 Olympiad in Turkey. After the defeat, Armenia dropped to the 2nd position with 25 points. After ...
DEFENSE MINISTER TO GIVE EXPLANATIONS NOV 1
Armenia's Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan is said to have submitted his resignation to Serzh Sargsyan. The move is accounted for the recent non-combat deaths, suicide and bullying in the armed forces. Talking ...
SARKIS HATSPANIAN DOES NOT INTEND TO LEAVE ARMENIA
Sarkis Hatspanian, a French national of Armenian descent, is not going to leave Armenia though the Passport and Visa Department at the Police Service of Armenia has refused to give him a residence permit. On ...
HHK APPROVES SERZH SARGSYAN'S NOMINEE FOR YEREVAN MAYOR
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) today named Taron Margaryan as its candidate for Yerevan Mayor. The decision was made during the HKK sitting on October 31. The sitting was chaired by Serzh Sargsyan. Taron ...
ALIK SARGSYAN RESIGNED?
According to our sources, Armenia's Police Chief Alik Sargsyan has submitted his resignation and will be replaced by Deputy Minister of Defense Vladimir Gasparyan. According to the same source, Sargsyan ...
ENVIRONMENTALISTS WIN: CONSTRUCTION STOPPED AT TRCHKAN
Robshin Company has stopped construction of a hydropower plant (HPP) on the River Chichkhan, near the Trchkan waterfall and is removing its equipment from the construction site. According to the company's ...
KIOSK DEMOLITION TO CONTINUE IN YEREVAN
During today's working meeting in Yerevan Municipality acting Mayor Taron Margaryan said the Mayor's Office would proceed with dismantling of kiosks started by ex-Mayor Karen Karapetyan. Margaryan said ...
WORLD'S Â€7 BILLIONTH BABY' BORN IN ARMENIA
The world's "seven billionth symbolic baby" was born in a maternity ward in Armenian's northwestern town of Artik. Representatives from the UN Armenia Office visited the maternal hospital and donated ...
CAMPAIGN AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELD IN YEREVAN
The Women's Rights Center NGO today organized a campaign in downtown Yerevan against domestic violence. The campaign entitled "Wall of Shame" aimed to inform women of their rights. Diana Sargsyan, spokesperson ...
ARMENIA FINISHES SECOND AT YOUTH CHESS OLYMPIAD
Armenia's chess team finished second at the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. In the last 10th round, the team took a 3,5:0,5 victory over Kyrgyzstan, scoring 28,5 points. Armenia is 0,5 points ...