  Deno Gold Mining accused of jeopardizing human lifeSeptember 16, 2009 - 22:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kapan-based ecological security assurance organization has filed a suit against Deno Gold Mining, accusing the company of jeopardizing human life"We will defend interests of Kapan residents in court.," said Arthur Ghazaryan, amicus curiae of the organization. The Shahumyan region of Kapan where complex ore is extracted is dangerous for life. Frequent explosions and drilling caused destruction of dwelling houses and communications. In 2008, Deno Gold Mining paid compensation to 8 families. However, 140 families did not receive any. "The company is aware of the risks but refuses to pay compensation because it's disappointed with the results of activities," Ghazaryan 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 |  Related sections Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
