Illegal sand mining halted in Armavir province![]() August 12, 2025 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During preventive operations, staff of Armenia’s Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body detected illegal sand mining in the administrative area of Apaga village, part of the Araks community in Armavir province. The extraction, carried out with heavy machinery and without proper legal authorization, was immediately stopped. The equipment and truck used in the operation were transported to the secured area of the Inspection Body’s Armavir territorial unit. 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 |