Tuesday, 21 May
Provinces

News Mystery Dig: Who's Removing the Pipes in Lori?

12:01 | May 21, 2013
Someone has been digging up water pipes from the fields that stretch along the road connecting the Lori Province towns of Stepanavan and Tashir. Local residents say they haven't a clue as to who is removing the pipes or why.

News Grenade Disarmed on Village Bus

10:07 | May 21, 2013
An emergency services crew disarmed a hand grenade yesterday that had been found on a public bus in the Ararat Marz village of Dashtavan.

News Criminal Case in Relation to Illegal Turnover of Mercury Sent to Syuniq Court

14:49 | May 14, 2013
According to the factual data obtained during the pre-trial proceeding V. Grigoryan procuring metallic mercury and keeping it for the purpose of sale, on February 9, 2013 reached a prior agreement with his cousin M. Grigoryan then with the latter's friend G. Hakobyan and decided to transmit it to Yerevan and sell.

Articles Son of Former President Robert Kocharyan is Biggest Landowner in Talvorik

14:03 | May 14, 2013
It turns out that Sedrak Kocharyan, eldest son of former RA President Robert Kocharyan, is the largest landowner in Talvorik.

News In reply to video reportage on Alaverdi's "Ankyun Plus" TV

23:58 | May 13, 2013
On behalf of the EcoLab project, its partner organisations and donors, we would like to state, that we consider the above mentioned reportage as a misuse and misrepresentation of the project, its partners and donors' names in favour of Teghut (Lori region, Armenia) copper-molybdenum mining project of Vallex F.M. Establishment.

News Armavir Villagers Close Roads; Demand Hail Compensation

14:26 | May 13, 2013
Yesterday’s hail damaged crops and fruit trees in some 39 communities in Armenia’s Armavir Province according to initial reports from the field

News Metal Prince Ltd. Delays Wages; Ten Workers Walk Off in Protest

12:00 | May 4, 2013
Despite the fact that Hetq sources at the Akhtala Mine Enrichment Plant state that Metal Prince Ltd., the plant owners, recently received $800,000 in lieu of purchases, workers have been waiting 21 days for their wages.

News Rock Slide Blocks Entrance to Syunik Chapel

10:51 | May 3, 2013
A rock slide yesterday closed off the entrance to a chapel located three kilometers from an area known as Vanki Dzor in Syunik.

News Residents of Oudjan Block Roads to Protest Mini-Hydro Plants

17:23 | April 30, 2013
Some 1,000 residents of the Oudjan village in Aragatzotn barricaded roadways today to protest the on- going construction of a number of mini-hydro electric plants in the area.

News Nephew of Former Gyumri Mayor Detained for Marijuana Stash

15:30 | April 26, 2013
Late last night, Armenian law enforcement personnel took into custody the nephew of Vardan Ghukasyan (photo), the former mayor of Gyumri and four others on the suspicion of drug possession.

News Police Arrest Son of Gyumri Man Shot on April 23

12:39 | April 26, 2013
Police have arrested the son of a man injured in a gun battle that took place in Gyumri on April 23

News Ministry Advises Villagers to Irrigate, but There's No Water

17:06 | April 24, 2013
While the RA Ministry of Agriculture has advised villagers to use smoke and irrigation to counter the weather conditions, local residents complain that there has been no water to irrigate what’s left of the crop.

News Alaverdi Commemorates Genocide Anniversary

14:34 | April 24, 2013
Groups of students, after buying their flowers, were seen dashing to the Genocide Memorial in the center of town with their colourful offerings.

News Gyumri Gunfight: One Wounded, One Dead

14:33 | April 23, 2013
One is said to be Harutyun Khachatryan, better known in Gyumri as “Kamoyakan Godfather Harout”. The other, Artyom Karapetyan, goes by the moniker “Killer Sheko”.

Articles Disagreements Delay Restoration Work on 6th Century Odzoun Church

12:27 | April 12, 2013
Renovations to the 6th century Odzoun Church appear to have failed due to disagreements amongst those responsible. Father Vrtanes Baghalyan told Hetq that the Armenian government had allocated 20 million AMD ($50,000) for renovations in 2010 based on a request filed by Catholicos Garegin II.

Interviews Local Reporter Irks Vanadzor Mayor; Rejects Charges That He Publicly Insulted Her

16:18 | April 8, 2013
It would seem that Vanadzor Mayor Samvel Darbinyan doesn’t take kindly to local reporters when they write critical articles about him and his administration.

News Two Children Die in Anti-Tank Mine Blast

12:23 | April 8, 2013
Two children died when an anti-tank mine exploded on the Russian Federation’s “Kamkhrout” shooting-range near the village of Vahramaberd.

News Complaint Filed Against Hetq Reporter Attached to Lawyer's Murder Case File

11:04 | April 8, 2013
In response to a Hetq inquiry regarding a complaint filed against Hetq reporter Adrineh Torosyan by the sister of Samvel Sharbatyan, a lawyer murdered in November of last year, the Vanadzor police say that the letter has been forwarded to the Lori Regional Investigations Unit, to be attached to the murder case file.

News Who Is Responsible for 13th Century St. Marineh? The Ministry of Culture or Etchmiadzin?

10:51 | April 8, 2013
In response to a Hetq inquiry as to whether the RA Ministry of Culture has inspected the 13th century Saint Marineh Church in Ashtarak and evaluated it architectural soundness, the ministry says that the edifice was returned to the Holy See of Etchmiadzin and that it is responsible to implement any necessary repairs.

Articles Residents in Limbo

19:02 | April 5, 2013
Dormitory #1, located at 22 Garegin Nzhdeh Street in Gyumri, was given the status of a third-grade damaged structure after being hit by the 1988 earthquake. Ten families live within its walls. The families do not qualify for new apartments since they weren't left “homeless” by the earthquake. Talk about an extremely legal interpretation of the law. These families cannot even register their damaged apartments as private property.

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