TAX-DRIVERS PROTEST GOVERNMENT DECISION /video/
Some 100 taxis were parked in front of the government building for twenty minutes. Soon policemen appeared and tried to force the drivers off the site. They banged on the forepart of the cars and ordered the drivers to vacate the territory. After circling around the square the taxis drove in different directions.
FINE TO BE IMPOSED ON SHOPS WITHOUT TAGS
Starting from November 15 shops without labels on bread product will be fined up to 50000-300.000 drams.
RELEASED ON BAIL OF 4 MILLION DRAMS
The Criminal Court of Yerevan City has met the petition of the director of “Pizza de Roma” Gevorg Safaryan and the cashier Anush Ghavalyan and released them on bail
TAXIS WITH WHITE LICENSE PLATES WILL BE FINED
Starting from today, the RA Ministry of Transport is checking taxi drivers with white license plates with the help of traffic cops. According to press secretary of the ministry Susanna Tonoyan, all taxi cars had to be licensed by April 1 of this year and receive their yellow license plates.
ARMENIAN STUDENT KILLED
A group of anonymous people murdered a 22 year-old Armenian student in St. Petersburg. According to Russian presses, the murder took place yesterday at 9:10 p.m. in the Moscow district of St. Petersburg.
ANOTHER PROTEST WITH THE SAME DEMAND
“This is not an honor for our people. Many people, who have been deprived of their assets go from door-to-door there are thousands of women like me, who are left without children and grandchildren and are forced to go out on the street every week,” said today Luiza Hakobyan, who lives on the street in front of the Government Building.
SUBWAY TO BE LIGHTED BY END OF THIS WEEK
The newly constructed subway located on the Alek Manukyan-Nalbandyan intersection is still not lighted and as a result, students continue to cross the jam-packed street during night hours.
AZERI SOLDIER IS NOT SUBJECTED TO TORTURE
According to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Azerbaijani serviceman Rafig Hasanov is not subjected to torture in Armenia as was earlier reported by Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry.
EARTHQUAKE IN ARMENIA
On November 4, at 22:53 a 3.3 magnitude earthquake was registered 7 km to the west of Masis city, Armenia.
MILITARY HELICOPTER ACCIDENT
According to the information of the press service of the RA Defense Ministry, on November 4 at around 2 p.m. the MI-24 military helicopter belonging to the RA Armed Forces turned around and collided in the Erebuni airport of Yerevan as it was preparing for another sport/instructive flight.
ACCIDENT NEAR “FORTRESS”
A car accident took place near the “Fortress” restaurant on November 3 at 10:17 p.m. located on Antarayin street in Yerevan.
FOREIGN PARTNERS RESPOND TO CRACKDOWN ON BJNI
Foreign partners of SIL Concern have responded to the latest scandal over the Sukiasian-owned businesses, in particular the crackdown on Bjni Company.
ENNUI MAKES ARMENIANS RETURN TO THEIR HOMELAND
“My father wasn’t with me when I went to school. He didn’t accompany me during the graduation ceremony either. But I shall send her an invitation to my wedding party beforehand,” 23-year-old Seda Hakobyan, student of Yerevan State University, said half jokingly.
ARMENIAN CITIZEN BURNT ALIVE
Three Russian policemen are accused of a heinous murder of an Armenian citizen in the Russian region of Saratov. After abortive efforts to make the Armenian “plead guilty of a larceny” the policemen burnt him alive with gasoline.
ROLLED DOWNHILL
A traffic accident took place on the 30th km of Goris-Tegh highway at 1.00 p.m. October 30. Under unknown circumstances a VAZ-21010 belonging to “Desyatka” taxi service went off course and rolled downhill.
FIRES
A fire broke out in house 28 in the city of Masis at 12.56, October 28. A firefighting team was sent to the scene shortly afterwards. The fire was extinguished with joint efforts.
GAS CONTAINER EXPLODED
On October 27 at 5:05 p.m. a gas container exploded near the “Kaj” gas station on Yerevan Street in the city of Armavir while the station workers were filling the gas tank of A. Yeghiazaryan’s “VAZ-2107” car with state license number 11 SL 204. There was no fire and a rescue team had left for the scene. There are no victims or injured.
SHOOTING IN YEREVAN STREETS
The police station of Arabkir district reports that shots were fired in a backyard at 48/A Komitas Street at 2.35 p.m. October 26.
FIRE IN GYUMRI
A fire broke out in house 49 belonging to L. Madoyan in the city of Gyumri, at 4:40 p.m. October 26. A fire-fighting team was sent to the scene shortly afterwards.
“ARMENIANS BURNT ALIVE BY TURKISH SOLDIERS”
Recently, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute’s efforts towards collection of new data on the Armenian genocide have experienced great success with the enrichment of AGMI’s collection of documentary photographs. The most recent discovery is a photo testifying of the Armenian Genocide and in particular the massacres of the Armenian population in the region of Mush.
GRENADE FOUND IN BUILDING YARD
An “F1” grenade was found in a building yard at 49/3 Moldovakan Street, Yerevan, at 5:13 p.m., October 23. The grenade was sent to the police station.
SHIFTING TO WINTER TIME
Clocks move back an hour on October 26 at 3:00 a.m., told “A1+” the press service of the Ministry of Economy. This change is in accordance to the law on the order of estimating time in Armenia, which was approved on December 10, 1997.
POISONED
Resident of the Akhurian village of Giumri Ruzanna Matevosian was transferred to the “Samariter” hospital at around 3 :25 a.m. last night after she was poisoned by a poisonous gas. Doctors say that she is in critical condition.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
A traffic accident occurred on Sevan-Martuni highway, Gegharkunik marz, at 05.00, October 18. A VAZ-2107 with state numbers 31 LO 886 went off course and turned over.