  Fire breaks out at Tsisternakaberd Genocide Monument location June 21, 2011 - 21:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 21, at approx. 6:30 p.m. Yerevan time, a fire broke out in the eastern part of Tsitsernakaberd hill, at the site of the Monument to Armenian Genocide Victims. A fire engine arrived at the site; with a second brigade of firemen summoned later. As Armenian Ministry of Emergency situations told PanARMENIAN.Net the fire was extinguished at 8:13 p.m. According to Colonel Tatulyan, fire occurred in 5 different locations, with 6 hectares of grass burnt as a result. “Today, about 20 similar incidents occurred in Yerevan. I believe that was done on purpose, as in current season the grass couldn't become inflamed by itself,” Tatulyan said.   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. |
