While touring along Stepanavan roads one can understand why there aren’t any tourists and holiday-makers there. “The roads haven’t been rebuilt since 1988 earthquake” , a tyre-maker told us. According to him, local authorities have promised to reconstruct the routes but no work was launched yet . “Do you work?” , we asked Stepanavan residents. “Would so much people leave if there was any job?” , a man said. He also added 7000...

In Lori Province Hamlet Tamazyan won by the majority election procedure with difference of 3000 votes. He is a non-party man, an honorary citizen of Alaverdi City, the Director of the Surgical Institution in Yerevan after Mikhayelyan. The next candidate, Hovhanness Kochinyan, is a member of Republican Party of Armenia. All the pro-government parties, his brother, who is the Lori Province Head, Alaverdi...

Dzorakap village of Shirak Province, which is the birthplace of Mushegh Saghatelyan, former Head of Department for Penitentiaries, boycotts the elections . Both the 700 voters of the village and committee members, who are villagers, too, didn’t take part in the elections, saying their co-villager is illegally in imprisonment, so they don’t want to partake in the elections, conducted by unlawful authorities .

“We will win together” , “Justice” Bloc leader Stepan Demirchyan appealed to Lori Province residents this way. Jrashen was one of the villages he won at the presidential elections but Kocharyan took a lead over him by 50 falsified votes. Villagers were not encouraged. Arshak Sadoyan assured them that May 25 would be the reply to the disgracing presidential elections. “One must be full of hope to resist those plunderers”. Aram Sargsyan...

Republican Party of Armenia held a pre-election meeting with Mkhchyan village of Ararat Province. Village people asked PM Andranik Margaryan many questions, of social character, in particular. An old man wondered why the village hadn’t yet been supplied with irrigation water. Villagers have suffered from drought this year, and have reposed hopes in nature and precipitation. “Irrigation problem is grave. There isn’t any water. How can we...

Today the members of “The Election Is Yours!” social organisation will observe the election process. 1000 local observers will supervise the elections in 700 polling stations of the country . Unlike the elections on February 19, the local observers won’t monitor the election centres of Echmiadzin this time. 2 weeks ago “the local observers were treated scornfully” in those stations.Election irregularities were committed obviously even...

On February 25 fire broke out in Abovyan City. The pre-election headquarters for Stepan Demirchyan, candidate for presidency, was on fire . We were informed the headquarters was on the first floor of the 5-storeyed block of flats. The headquarters for former candidate Aram Karapetyan is nearby, but it was not damaged. It is surprising that none of the habitants of the 20-flat block noticed anything...

Vladimir Buniatyan, Head of Agriculture and Ecology Department of Lori Province Office, today at the presence of journalists asked Spartak Malkhasyan, Saramej village head: “How many percent of electorate had voted for You?” “80 for Kocharyan ?” , Buniatyan ordered.

On the last days of election campaign election bribes are intensively distributed in the Sisian pre-election headquarters for Robert Kocharyan. David Beglaryan, an official of Tax State Service of Yerevan and Chairman of “Sisian” social organisation arrived Sisian on “that mission”. He is the husband of Hermine Naghdalyan, MP, Robert Kocharyan’s supporter and businesswoman. Our source in Sisian informs Mr Beglaryan has joined the active...

Recently the school of Movses village of Tavush Province, totally reconstructed, enlarged and re-equipped, was put into operation in the framework of “Integrated Support to Human Development” program of UNDP. 380 schoolchildren will study there. ”Project Harmony” American organisation allowed the school computers with Internet supply, Fund for Social Investments allocated school furniture. First-formers of this year entered the re-opened...

It was announced in Aragats village of Aragatsotn Province that snowstorm is expected in a day or two, all the roads to the village will be covered with snow and the planned meetings with candidates for Armenian presidency won’t take place. Stepan Demirchyan’s visit was surprise for Aragats people. Villagers are going to vote for him but fear election results may be falsified . According to...

On January 22 – the second day of pre-election propaganda, president Robert Kocharyan visited Charencavan. Kocharyan said he will finish the half-built culture house of Charencavan within 1,5 year as soon as he is elected. Kocharyan has begun his pre-election campaign from Charencavan first because there are numerous unemployed people in the former industrial city. President visited Qaghsi and...

On January 13, at 6: 00 AM heavy explosion occurred in Tsamakaberd commune of Sevan City .According to the preliminary version, explosion was result of natural gas escape. The two-storeyed house of the Hovhannissyans went to ruin because of explosion. Emergency State Department informs Hambardzum Hovhannissyan (1961 born), his wife Hune Hovhannissyan (1962 born) and 3 sons of them were left under...

“One should really be a blind not to see there is construction in the calamity zone. But why did construction volume grow namely in the pre-election year? In fact, Kocharyan did something – he just made Krkoryan’s money fit for the pre-election year, thus depriving Gyumri people of the chance to have houses for 3 more years. As a Gyumri man, I would be glad for presidential elections to be held annually ” , Hunan Mazmanyan, Head for Gyumri...

420 children in Martuni City don't go to schools because they don't have them , Radik Harutyunyan, Martuni Deputy Major says. 60 of land is not sown because of lack of equipment. All the dwellers occupied with farming use one combine renting it at monstrous prices . Being carried away with pre-election squabble the province authorities have forgotten to repair the cleaning station and sewage flow...

Hankavan village residents learn about Armenia and world events in buses. Along with routine problems bus passengers discuss political ones. Fierce debates used to break out especially in summer time, when holiday-makers come here. The key source of information for villagers is Public Television channel. Other media outlets aren’t available. It’s worth to be noted that upcoming presidential elections don’t interest Hankavan residents. They...

Ararat pastures are poisoned with potassium cyanide!,- the news has been broken by Ararat villagers. The pastures are next to waste storehouse of Ararat gold factory. The pipes are systematically damaged and that's why potassium cyanide merges into lands.The villagers are afraid of taking the cattle to the pastures. Neat cattle of 2200 and small one of 4000 are kept in Ararat village. These numbers...

The candidate of Armavir mayor Araik Aghababyan demands to invalidate the elections of Armavir's mayor held on the 10th of March. Mr. Aghababyan persists that ballot-papers were misused and that 1048 voters voted illegally. Today Armavir's court of first instance listened the application of Araik Aghababyan against the regional electing commission. The inhabitants of Armavir were also present at...

The candidate of Armavir mayor Araik Aghababyan demands to invalidate the elections of Armavir's mayor held on the 10th of March. Its worth to remind that the mayor of Armavir is selected Ararat Zakaryan. Mr. Aghababyan persists that ballot-papers were misused and that 1200 voters voted illegally. On the 18th of March Armavir's court of first instance is listening the application of Araik Aghababyan...

"To expect essential changes when Robert Kocharyan is ahead of the government is nonsense", - assure the leaders of the "Republic" party Aram Sargsyan and Albert Bazeyan during their meeting with Gyumri residents. Due to Aram Sargsyan many questions conserning the foriegn policy of our country are being kept in secret, but its not difficult though to see that relations of Armenia with both USA and...

110 pupils of Ghazaravan village, founded in 5th century, have been hosted in the building of the village authorities since 1988. Afther the 1988 earthquake the building considered as dilapidated. According to the project developed by the Fund of Social Investments of Armenia, building up a school in the village will cost some 140 thousand dollars. The Fund is willing to provide financial support if...

The strong wind in Shirak province caused damages to several villages. Mainly the roofs of houses were damaged. Electricity supply was cut off.As the vice-chief of the Emergency and Citizens' Protection administration Norayr Ghazaryan said it was impossible to forecast the wind because the hydrometeorological service stations were shut down.The research showed that damages by the wind are of 13...

220 pupils study in the school of Lorut village, Lori province. The 9th-year and 10th-year pupilc of neighbouring villages also attend the school. The school needs to be repaired. In that view, the most urgent issues are the hall floor change and window glass problem. There is no a single teacher of English in the school. The school is provided with gas supply. But the heating problem can be settled only if an appropriate system is installed.

This year the aid of seeds is not to be given to Shirak province, Movses Manukyan, the head of the provence's Agricultural Department says. In 2001 hail shower inflicted about 3 bln. drams damage to the province agriculture, he said. Compensation of grain imported from Russia is allocated to the hail-striken communities.