  17th century church collapses in Armenia  March 9, 2013 - 18:25 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Saint Hripsime Church collapsed on March 9 in Sevanakar village of Syunik province. According to RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, a regional rescue management group departed for the site of occurrence. As village administration head Arshavir Hakobyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, though no victims were reported, the neighboring house was damaged. “There was a large crack in the church wall, the snow melted, and the church immediately collapsed. We addressed several state institutions, however, they told us to find a sponsor,” Hakobyan said. The church was built in 1663.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
