  No political coverage in newspapers on election silence day - paper May 4, 2012 - 12:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 5, newspapers will be published with no political articles, Yerkir paper says. During the silence day preceding the May 6 parliamentary elections, they may cover events in sports, culture, science and education, but never the domestic political situation. Member of Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission Georgi Martirosyan told Yerkir that political topics are banned this day, irrespective of the timing; it does not matter whether the coverage refers to a recent campaign event or something occurring a month ago. If any publications reveal propaganda or anti-propaganda items, the media will be fined by Article 401 of the Administrative Code of Armenia. The fine will amount to 500-700 minimum salaries (AMD 500000-700000), Yerkir reported.   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. |
