ASHTARAK, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Unveiling of the "Tumanian and His Heroes" monument took place in the territory of Park of Stone-Monuments of Aragatsotn region on June 3. The unveiling was initiated
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the results of the blitz survey conducted by the Youth Party of Armenia, Vahram Nersisiants, Chief Adviser to RA President on Economic Issues, was recognized
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 30 of more than 80 parties acting in Armenia have youth wings or permanently acting youth structures. Their majority does not promote a regular, organized party
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 10 bln drams (23 mln 256 thousand USD) has been allocated to the sphere of education by 2006 RA state budget, 1 bln 350 mln drams
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The French University in Armenia has fostered three most important missions since the first day of its existence: to secure high education quality, to attempt to prepare
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 334 thousand ha or 11.2% of Armenia's territory is covered by forests, which makes only 0.1 ha per capita. According to the 2003-2005 Ministerial Report of the
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The crude ore resources have increased in Armenia in recent years. According to the 2003-2005 Ministerial Report of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection, during this period,
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Members of the Armenian men chess players team got title of champion of the World Olympiad finished on the previous day in Turin and of the
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Professor of the State Engineering University of Armenia, NA Deputy Vostanik Marukhian was elected the Rector of the institution of higher education with 29 "for" and 1
GYUMRI, JUNE 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Rudik Sahakian, of Gymri, who committed a self-immolation by pouring gasoline all over his body and setting himself to fire on May 25, died in hosptital. NT
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. An event under the title "No to Violence Towards Children" dedicated to the International day of Children's Protection was held on June 1 at Khnko Aper library
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, on June 1, International Day of Children's Protection, charity festive events were held at all Armenian
NOYEMBERIAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already two weeks two 20 and 31-year-old girls, Yehova's Witnesses, from Yerevan have settled in the border town of Noyemberian, Tavush region. These girls go
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Journalist Sona Truzian, who has provided operation of the internet site of the RA Prosecutor's General Office by now, is appointed the RA Prosecutor's General Press
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. According to preliminary forecasts, the temperature will be mainly close to norm and precipitations will be less than norm in June in Armenia. As Noyan Tapan correspondent
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 100 pupils of comprehensive and art schools participated in the annually competition-festival of chalky paintings organized on the Freedom square on the initiaive of the
ARTASHAT, ARARAT, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Schoolchildren headed by Gohar Martirosian, the librarian of the Artashat city library No1 branch, visited the Artashat elderly people's center. Children presented a short program to
ASHTARAK, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Opening of the memorial complex perpetuating memory of heros perished in the Artsakh struggle for existence took place in Ashtarak. It was built on the initiative and
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 28, the Pyunik Armenian union of the disabled organized its regular annual wheelchair procession-marathon with participation of 50 disabled people. As union Chairman Hakob Abrahamian
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The decision of the RA Constitutional Court has provided the citizens, who lost their houses as a result of urban development programs in downtown Yerevan, with a
VANADZOR, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Although the process of receiving applications from citizens for deposit compensation has been completed, there are still people who continue applying to the territorial center of social
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 4 mln people die because of smoking every year in the whole world. During the next 25 years this
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Fund for Armenian Relief finished the contsruction program having been implemented by the 1.5 mln dollars grant of the U.S. Agency for International Development since 2004.
GEGHARKUNIK, SEVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 11 communities of the 92 ones of the marz of Gegharkunik have family doctors today. The family doctor's institute started to function in the marz
GAVAR, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The book fund of the library of the community of Noratus, Gegharkunik region, was replenished with 565 more books. As Noyan Tapan correspondent informs from Gavar, the
ASHTARAK, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the largest settlements of the marz of Aragatsotn, Arteni, has no drinking water: Gegham Khlghatian, the community head informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent. According to
TALIN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Border-Guard's Day was marked in Talin as well. The event that was organized at the border patrol was, really, memorable. As Talin Mayor Mnatsakan Mnatsakanian informs,
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRG) on May 30 made a decision to satisfy a tariff bid submitted by the company General des Euax, according to
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Appeal Court of Criminal and Military Cases (chairman - judge Mher Arghamanian) on May 30 sentenced Razmik Sargsian, Musa Serobian and Arayik Zalyan, who were
HRAZDAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. A charitable canteen sponsored by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has been functioning in Hrazdan for a year. It opened on the initiative and with the
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of public organizations engaged in children's problems, joint with the UNISEF national net will implement during the coming months an action dedicated to problems of
NOYEMBERIAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. John Haleblian, a representative of the "San Francisco Bay Area Friends of Armenia" organization visited the bordering villages of Voskepar, Voskevan, Koti and Barekamavan of the marz
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian "Youth for Achievement" and "Orran" charity public organizations joint with the US Agency for International Development and "Gafeschian Museum" foundation will organize a festive performance
VANADZOR, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. 10-day courses on the theme "Market Relations and Business Skills" in which 220 unemployed people participated, finished in the Employment and Unemployment Center of Vanadzor.
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "Speaking Books" three laser discs were released for blind children and ones with poor eyesight. Their presentation took place on May 30 at the "Narekatsi" art union.
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan Mayor's Office executed 1400 contracts with former inhabitant families of the North avenue and other building zones of the center of Yerevan on giving them
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. "After completion of Northern Avenue we'll have the most modern district of Yerevan," Mayor of Yerevan Ervand Zakharian stated during the opening ceremony of Northern Avenue's first section
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. At present 4 state houses of old and disabled people function in Armenia: 2 in Yerevan, one in Gyumri and in Vardenis and 2 non-state ones
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ministry of Nature Protection implements a program under the title "More Pure Production," the goal of which is raising of the competitiveness of the industrial sector
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Decodation of the flight recorders of A-320 plane has started on May 29 at the Interstate Aviation Committee. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Gayane Davtian,
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Like in the whole world, in Armenia also a growth of cases of neurosis is noticed in the recent years. As Suren Zohrabian, Academician, neuro-surgeon, neuro-pathologist, said
KAPAN, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. 38 enployees of the Syunik south branch of the "ArmenTel" CJSC were notified on May 26 that they will be discharged on May 29. This decision,
GAVAR, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Aware and Capable Community" education program was implemented last year in the communities of Sarukhan and Ljashen of the marz of Gegharkunik by the Finnish Government's
TALIN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the World Bank credit program, the "Electronic Armenia" fund has organized courses for teachers of secondary schools having computer rooms in the marz
ETCHMIADZIN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received on May 25 a group of French Armenian pilgrims accompanied by Armenian Apostolic Surb Church benefactor Sargis
ARTASHAT, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Dental polyclinic of the city of Artashat of Ararat marz continues its charity initiative widening the list of patients served free of charge. The polyclinic doctors received
ARMAVIR, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already the second day that they have finally started asphalting streets of Armavir. The city streets have been in a detsroyed state for continuously one
YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. An international scientific symposium aimed at fostering a discussion of modern practices and issues of child protection will take place on May 29-31, 2006, 10.00-17.00, in Yerevan,
TALIN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The delegation of the sister city of Talin, Bourg les Valence (France) is in Armenia. The delegation members and the Talin local authorities had a meeting on
IJEVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Levon Ananian, the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Armenia, who was born in Koghb, visited the village to be present at one of the events
BERD, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The city of Berd of the Tavush marz will again have a church: after destroying the only church of the city in 1930s, a new church
YEREVAN, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 4 Armenian NGOs have sent a letter to RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian asking him to assist to urgent prohibition of showing
GAVAR, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The first anniversary of the Economists' Club of Gavar State University has been marked lately. The club was founded with the efforts of the students of the
TALIN, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The restoration of the castle of Kamsarakan princes situated in the territory of the community of Dashtadem, Aragatsotn marz's Talin region, has started within the framework of
ARMAVIR, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Against Legal Wilfulness NGO rendered regular charity assistance to its beneficiaries, among which there were families of missing people, prisoners of war who have returned, as well
YEREVAN, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The black boxes of A-320 Armenian plane crashed on May 3 without being opened will be moved from Moscow to France to the laboratory of the
YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is classified among countries growing older as people above 60 years old make 13.4% of the country inhabitation or about 134 thousand people. Anahit Gevorgian, the
YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The Grand insurance company is undertaking the measures necessary for making payments to the families of the victims of the May 3 plane accident as quickly as
YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. 84 state middle professional educational institutions acted in Armenia in 2005-2006 academic year. The number of students made 27837 people. According to data of the RA National
YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. 22 state institutions of higher education acted in Armenia in the 2005-2006 academic year where 73716 students studied, 53847 of who studied at the paid system, 19869
YEGHEGNADZOR, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. A conference was held in Yeghegnadzor on May 19-21 in which scientific workers of the History Institute of the RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS) participated.
ARMAVIR, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already the 5th month that inhabitants of the 2nd alley of the Sahmanapahneri street of the city of Armavir have had no drinking water.
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. 2008.3 tons of goods with a total cost of 10.1 mln USD were imported to Armenia on the line of humanitarian aid in January-March of the
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 23, RA National Assembly adopted 26 bills and legislative packages discussed earlier. Most of them envisaged amendments and additions to the acting laws. The bills
ASHTARAK, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The school construction has a great place among the programs being implemented in the marz of Aragatsotn during the recent years. So, about 527.53 mln drams (about
ARMAVIR, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. A mobile ocular hospital created on the initiative of American Armenian benefactor Roger Hovhannisian and professor Malayan will function in Armavir up to May 27. As Asatur
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. At the May 18 sitting, RA Government approved the "Conception of State Monitoring of Environment in the Republic of Armenia." As Simon Papian, First
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Greek Nikea will provide assistance relating to the development of communal, healthcare, culture, tourism, sport spheres to the sister town on Ijevan. This
ARMAVIR, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. It is 17 years that the "symbol" of the settlement of Metsamor, Armavir region, is unprecedented stink. As Noyan Tapan correspondent informs from Armavir,
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. In correspondence with RA law "On Higher and Post-higher Professional Education," at the May 18 sitting, RA Government approved the results of Aram Simonian's election as Yerevan
GYUMRI, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. A special hot line has been working at the Narek psychological center of Gyumri since May 10. It provides free psychological assistance to the relatives of those
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. As of April 1, the number of permanent Armenian population amounted to 3218.9 thousand people, which is more by 3.1 thousand compared with the same day of
MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The averige number of the economically active inhabitation of Armenia made 1163.6 thousand people in January-March, 92.3% or 1074.3 thousand of who were engaged in the economy, and
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Mayor's Office gave 500 USD to each family of the passengers who died in the accident of Yerevan-Sochi plane. As Armen Soghoyan, Head of Healthcare
NOYEMBERIAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The delegation of the city of Noyemberian of the marz of Tavush, headed by Mayor Seryozha Amiraghanian, left for capital of Greece Athens for one-week visit. Representatives
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The process of filing applications to receive compensation for deposits made with the Savingsbank of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic before June 10, 1993, finished on May
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. It is indisputable that the state automobile inspection in the corruption risk zone. Chief of the RA Police State Automobile Inspection (SAI) Colonel Ishkhan Ishkhanian said this
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. 66 policemen of the RA Police State Automobile Inspection (SAI) were subjected to disciplinary liability in 2005. Disciplinary fines have been imposed on 7 policemen since early
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Union of Journalists of Armenia, the Yerevan Press Club and the Committee for Speech Freedom Protection issued a joint statement on May 18, in which they
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2005, 1,312 road accidents were registered in Armenia, as a result of which 310 people died and 1,774 were injured. Chief the RA Police State
YEREVAN, MAY 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A discussion of Dan Brown's book " The Da Vinci Code" and the movie of the same name made on its basis took
VANADZOR, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 19, RA Ombudsman Armen Haroutiunian had a meeting with the representatives of the Armenian Constitutional Human Rights Center in Vanadzor, got acquainted with the organization's
YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Under the decision of RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, Norayr Ghukasian was relieved of the post of RA Deputy Minister of Education and Science. According to RA
KAPAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the "Mission Armenia" charity organization, the second charity canteen opened in the center of the marz of Syunik. 50 people, mainly alone old
GYUMRI, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. There was rather a strong reation not only in Gyumri but also in the whole country when a faked Zinatsef medicine was discovered in the maternity
KAPAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. 2775 historic-cultural monuments are registered in the territory of the Syunik marz protection of which is implemented by the Regional Service of Historic Environment Protection, As Astghik
ASHTARAK, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The restoration of the Ashtarak hospital for which in total cost, a 60 mln drams (about 133 thousand U.S. dollars) three-years program is formed, has already been
ATTENTION, CORRECTED VERSION. YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. In coming months, likely in the summer, Zoravar Andranik's museum will re-open in a private residence near the Komitas
YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian introduced newly appointed Minister Levon Mkrtchian to the RA Education and Science Ministry staff on May 18. Noyan Tapan was informed about
YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn ceremony of opening of the computer hall of the Library Science Department of the Yerevan State Pedagogical University took place on May 18 with the
YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. At the May 18 sitting, the Armenian government made a positive conclusion about the draft law on making an addition to the RA Law on Holidays
YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Exams of pretenders to get a licence for attorney's activity will be held in Armenia in late August. It will for the first time be held
GYUMRI, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. During the 2005 excavations of Haykadzor, one of suburbs of one-time Armenian capital Ani, a clay salt-cellar made in the 14-15 the centuries was found under a
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The academic year will end in institutions of comprehensive education of Armenia on June 10. Final and moving-up exams will be held in the 3rd, 8th
GAVAR, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of those receiving poverty benefits in Gegharkunik marz increased in the first quarter of 2006 compared with last year. Thus, in 2004, their number made
GAVAR, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. With the assistance of the World Bank Yerevan Office and the Open Society Institute Assistance Fund, the Gegharkunik regional branch of Human Rights Defence Center after Sakharov
TALIN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Makhlis Faraun, the Ambassador Ectraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Syria to Armenia visited the city of Talin, the Aragatsotn marz in late December, 2005.
KAPAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Rather large work has been done during two years under the World Vision organization's Territorial Development Program that has been implemented in the communities of Kapan region
KAPAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 106 cases of crime in return for 85 of the same period of the previous year were registered in the marz of Syunik in the first
ASHTARAK, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Hayordats Tun (Armenian-borns' house) acting under the patronage of the Armenian Apostolic Church was founded in the city of Ashtarak, the marz center of Aragatsotn. This center
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On the eve of the Republic's Day, May 27, Zoravar Andranik's museum will re-open in a private residence near the Komitas Pantheon. It will act on
HRAZDAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Works of restoration of the Surb Karapet church of the Jrarat district of the marz center (Hrazdan) of Kotayk will be finished the next year. Works
ASHTARAK, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The collection of materials of the "Biblical Armenia" forum taken place in 1999 in the Surb Mesrop Mashtots Dpratun (scholars' house) of Oshakan within the framework of
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Because of breaking labour security norms, in consequence of 73 labour accident in 2005, 75 people got different types of body injuries and temporarily became invalid. The
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Main Department of Civil Aviation adjunct to the Armenian government received an official press release from the CIS Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) on the Armenian airline
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. After a 3-day serch, the rescuers of Kotayk marz on May 12, at about 3:15 pm found the body of Karen Shahinian, 16, in the gorge
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. 3741 new pensioners with an average pension of 8992 drams (about 20 USD) were registered in the first quarter of the current year in Armenia. As
GYUMRI, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The spring call-up has started in Gyumri: 30 conscripts have been already called up for service in the national army. According to the Noyan Tapan Gyumri correspondent,
GYUMRI, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Tavush Regional Governor's Assistant, poet Lyubik Chibukhchian published a 150-pages book about a new martial art invented by him. According to the author, this was published under
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. From February 1 to May 13, checkings were carried out by Yerevan Mayor's Office, prefectures and city department of Police in 217 trade and service entities of
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Dismantle of a self-willed construction built by a company between Sayat-Nova building No12 and Nalbandian building 25-A in Yerevan started on May 12. After building a cafe
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The 45 anniversary of creation of the U.S. Peace Corps is marked this year. The Corps has implemented its activity during the recent 13 years in Armenia
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Cilicia" vessel landed at present at the Portsmouth port of London will start its third, four-months navigation on May 28. As Karen Danielian, a member of
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. By the means of the 1 mln 700 thousand dollars grant allocated by the Japanese Government, the RA Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Center, Hrazdan and Gavar maternity
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The amendments to be made in the RA Criminal Court Procedure Code, the RA Criminal Code, the RA Criminal Executive Code and the RA Law on
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The prosecutor office of Yerevan's Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun communities is conducting an investigation into the criminal case which was opened on April 20 in connection with the
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The "World Vision" organization will organize an official reception on May 17 in the "Winter Garden" hall of the "Yerevan" hotel to present problems of children with
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. At the May 10 meeting with RA Minister of Culture and Youth Issues Gevorg Gevorgian, Alireza Haghighean, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the
ARARAT, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The program of refugees' registration will take place in the marz of Ararat. The program will be financed by the Armenian Office of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government approved at the May 11 sitting the draft "On Making Amendments to the RA Law "On Education." Making of the decision is conditioned
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition-sale of works by pupils of Painting College after Terlemezian dedicated to the memory of the passengers who died in the accident of Yerevan-Sochi plane opened
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Series of one-week events dedicated to Day of Europe started on May 11 at the Armenian State Museum of National Art. More than 80 works by
YEGHEGNADZOR, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Deadlines of the month of sanitary cleaning and planting of greenery stated on March 20 were postponed in the marz of Vayots dzor till in late
GAVAR, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The teachers' training center opened in Gavar. It will give possibility to teachers of the marz of Gegharkunik not having passed training courses for more than ten
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the frameworks of the preliminary investigation on the criminal action brought on the case of May 3, 2006 accident of the "A-320" aircraft of the "Armenian
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-March 2006, monetary profit of the population in Armenia made 312 mln 792 thousand drams (about 695 thousand U.S. dollars), and monetary expenses made 326 mln
YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The National Association of Publishers (NAP) of Armenia will participate for the first time in the "Book Expo America" international fair-exhibition of books to be held in
YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues does works at present on signing interstate agreements concerning removal of manpower with corresponding departments of Iran and Bulgaria.
ASHTARAK, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. 1/3 lower part of the right shin of 53-year-old Hakob Mikaelian was cut off from shell explosion on May 7, in the border zone of the
YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Minister of Health Norayr Davidian will take part in the 59th session of the World Health Organization to be beld on May 22-28 in Geneva.
HRAZDAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. According to data of the Hrazdan Territorial Department on Civil Status Acts Registration, 755 births, 473 cases of death, 293 marriages and 42 divorces were registered in
YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Presentation of Hakob Bodrumian's translation of Gary Kah's "Enroute to a Global Occupation" book in the Eastern Armenian language took place in Yerevan on May 10. Earlier
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. According to preliminary information, a A-320 plane of the Armenian airline Armavia and a A-320 plane of the airline Armenian International Airways were destroyed as a result
GAVAR, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. No repair works were ever held at the Gegharkunik marz Area Studies Museum which was founded in 1953: only the building roof "was patched up" in
HRAZDAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 103 secondary schools, 3 special secondary (2 of them boarding schools), 4 private schools, 6 state and 1 non-state (Hrazdan College of the European Regional Academy) middle
SEVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The level of the Sevan Lake rose by 25 sm in April and made 1898.42 metres what is higher by 42 sm compared with the 2005
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. As of May 8, in spite of bad weather conditions, searches are going on in the place of accident of A-320 plane. The location of black
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The pilots of the Armenian airline Armavia's A-320 plane that crashed near Sochi on May 3 - commander Grisha Grigorian and second pilot Arman Davtian were qualified
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Armenian Railway" LTD will transort freely invalids and participants of the Great Patriotic War and the Artsakha freedom-fighting by the innerrepublican and the Yerevan-Tbilisi interstate flight
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 7898 veterans of the Patriotic War live in Armenia at present. About 2000 of them are invalids. Veterans get 8300 drams (about 18.4 U.S. dollars) pension
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the Armenian Association of Homeopaths, the 2nd international congress of homeopaths will be held in Yerevan on May 8-11. As the Noyan
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. In consequence of May 4 heavy rains in the territory of the village of Azatek, Vayots Dzor marz, the Arpa river went out of its banks
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. At the May 4 sitting, the Armenian government made a decision to allocate a 221 sq.m area on the 5th floor of the building at 1/3
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Two-day courses "How to FIght against Sexual Violence" for Armenian prosecutors and investigators finished on May 4. The courses were organized by the OSCE Yerevan Office, the
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The term of free telephone calls from the Armenian fixed telephone network to the hot line in Sochi was prolonged until May 7. Noyan Tapan was
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Dead bodies of 26 passengers of the plane of the Yerevan-Sochi flight subjected to crash were already brought to Yerevan at about 5:30 on May 5.
ARTASHAT, ARARAT, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Acceptance and Orientation Center of the Fund for Armenian Relief and the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues with the participation of organizations engaged
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA Government's Information and Public Relations Department, the Government discussed the draft decision about showing state assistance to funeral of
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft law on judicial service, which was passed in first reading by the RA National Assembly, envisages the creation of a judicial department. The Head of
KAPAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At the beginning of the May 3 meeting of marz correspondents of mass media and republican information means acting in the city of Kapan with Kapan
KAPAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 18 men called up for military service left for the Army on May 3 from the Kapan memorial complex after Garegin Nzhdeh. According to Kapan Millitary Commissar
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. According to recent data, 47 dead bodies of passengers subjected to the Yerevan-Sochi flight accident, were presented to recognition. 20 of them who has already been recognized
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Prosecutor's General Office addressed to the Air Navigation Service of Georgia with the request to get the recording of the Armenian pilots' and Georgian flying
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. At the beginning of the press conference convened at the Armenian Journalists' Union on the occasion of the World Day of Press Freedom those present stood in
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government will allocate 1.5 mln drams (about 3.3 thousand U.S. dollars) to care funeral expences to family of every died passenger of the aircraft of
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Snow of 2-10 sm layer fell in the villages of Taratumb, Artavan, Por, Gomk, Zedea and Khndzorut of the marz of Vayots Dzor on April 27,
ASHTARAK, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent informs from the region of Aparan, Aragatsotn marz, in consequence of pouring rains and thaw of the recent days, the bridge connected
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the results of the traditional survey of the members of RA National Press Club, by the majority of votes, Head of RA President's Administration Armen
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. ArmenTel presents its condolences to the relatives of the victims of the Yerevan-Sochi plane accident and informs that on May 3 and 4, telephone calls from the
TALIN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 20 thousand trees have already been planted since early this spring in more than 40 communities of the region of Talin, Aragatsotn marz. As
ASHTARAK, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. An information was got on May 2 from the Police of the marz of Aragatsotn that the dead body of Mnatsakan Gevorgian died in 1958 who
ETCHMIADZIN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Under the head of Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the divine service for souls of people died in the accident of the
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. There were 105 passengers in the Airbus 320 aircraft of the Yerevan-Adler flight subjected to the accident at night on May 3. Among them 77
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The collective of the Sibir Airlines OJSC presents its deep condolences to the government of the Republic of Armenia and to the whole Armenian people in connection
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The members of the delegation led by Head of RF President's Control Department Alexander Beglov who are in Yerevan on a working visit presented their condolences on
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The accident of A-320 Yerevan-Sochi plane of the Armavia airline did not hamper the normal work of Zvartnots airport. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. "Free press is an integral part of democratic society: without free press it is impossible to completely ensure human rights, to effectively fight corruption, etc". Consuelo Vidal,
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. 26 of passengers of the aircraft of the Yerevan-Sochi flight subjected to accident were citizens of the Russian Federation, one passenger was citizen of Georgia and one
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. According to non-checked information, the son of Karlos Petrosian, the former Chief of the National Security Service, Vyacheslav Yaralov, the former Director of the "Armenian Airlines", Albert
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Making an attempt to get down in the Adler airport of Sochi at Yerevan time 3:38, at the night of May 3, A320 aircraft of the
VANADZOR, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The conference "The Role of Women in Local Self-Government Bodies" took place on April 28 at Mkhitar Gosh University (Vanadzor) under the Woman-Leader Program of the National
GYUMRI, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Soon the breaches of traffic laws in the country will be controlled by speedometers and video cameras. The traffic police department of Gyumri has already presented to
YEREVAN, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The seminar organized on May 2 by the "Cooperation for the Sake of Open Society" initiative was dedicated to the discussion of the Armenian authorities' policy towards
YEREVAN, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. RA State Customs Committee employees prevented at the Meghri Customs Center a case of illegal import of about 300 grams of opium type of drugs. As Noyan
YEREVAN, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. A round table concerning implementation of obligations undertaken within the framework of the Aarhus convention by Armenia in the process of building of Dalma gardens will be
YEREVAN, APRIL 02, NOYAN TAPAN. "Veterans' Union of RA Prosecutor's Office System" was founded on April 28. At the foundation meeting, Rafael Karapetian, the Chairman of the organization committee was elected the
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. With the financing of French Armenian benefactors Gerard and Roland Markosians, the surgical department of Arabkir medical complex was repaired. Two new surgical rooms for laparoscopic and
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Four-day courses to improve the professional skills of those implementing control of detention places started in Tsakhkadzor on April 26. Organized on the initiative of the OSCE
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Political Science in XXI Century" republican II students' two-days scientific conference started work at the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) State University on April 28. More than 40 students
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian representation of the Czech charity fund "People in Need" jointly with the "Hamaynk ev Iravunk" ("Community and Right) public organization held a sociological survey in
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Dutch Ambassador to Armenia Onno Elderenbosch (residence - Tbilisi) and Executive Director of the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Armenia (OSIAF - Armenia) Larisa Minasian
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The official opening of the season will take place in solemn conditions in the Zoological park of Yerevan on May 1. As Sahak Abovian, the Director
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Citizens suffered as a result of the building program of the Yerevan Kentron (center), based on "the newly revealed circumstance" may address to the court with a
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government made amendments in the regulations of the RA National Academy of Sciences at the April 27 sitting. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition-sale pf handworks of the "Prkutiun" (salvation) NGO students having mental defects will open at 13:00, April 28, by blessing of Bishop T.Navasard Kchoyan, the primate
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic war and the Artsakh freedom war, and the family members of those killed in military operations during these wars refuse
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 27, Hranuch Hakobian, Chairwoman of RA National Assembly Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Youth Affairs, received a number of Lebanese Armenian students who
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Over 50% of deaths in Armenia are due to cardiovascular diseases, Deputy Director of the RA Institute of Cadiology Parunak Zelveyan told NT correspondent. According to studies
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The first Armenian ombudsperson Larisa Alaverdian on April 26 presented the 2005 Annual Report on the Activities of Ombudsman and Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
VANADZOR, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. "Hanun Gugarats Ashkharhi" weekly (In the Name of Gugarats World), which is the 10th in number in the center of the Lori marz, started to be
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 240 secondary schools, 5 middle professional institutions, the State University of Artsakh, 7 non-state institutions of higher education and branches function at present in
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 26, the delegation led by Chairman of RA Cassation Court Hovhannes Manukian left for Georgia. The delegation is to take part in the 4th International
KAPAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the changed variant of construction program of Kapan-Tsav-Shvanidzor-Meghri alternative road, the 6.5-km road length will pass through the Shikahogh reserve. As reserve Director Ruben Mkrtchian
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A branch of the International University of Vienna will be opened in Yerevan. Chairman of the Office of European Armenian Organizations Ashot Grigorian, through whose mediation the
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Lord Max Mostin, Chairman of the International Automobile Federation, will arrive in Armenia on May 11. As Mkrtich Piltoyan, Chairman of the National Board of Road Security,
VANADZOR, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Vardan Ghandilian, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Education, a person responsible for introduction of the subject "History of the Armenian Church" in Armenian comprehensive schools,
NOYEMBERIAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. At about 11 am on April 21, Susanna Mkrtchian, 45, of the Berdavan village, was admitted to Noyemberian hospital. NT correspondent was informed from the hospital personnel
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Hayk Ter-Tadevosian and Tadevos Hambartsumian, both of them accused of killing Erik Asatrian, came to the criminal investigation department on April 24, at 4:00 pm. According to
ARTASHAT, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Pre-school Education Department of RA Ministry of Education and Science had organized practical studies on the subject "The Strategy in the Sphere of Pre-school Education" for
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Artashes Torosian, the acting Chief of the newly created National Inspection on Education of the RA Ministry of Education and Science neither disproved nor affirmed the information,