  Amendments to bill on allowances for temporary disability to be debated Feb. 14 February 3, 2011 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Public hearings on the amendments to the bill on allowances for temporary disability will be debated in Armenia on February 14. The amendments were discussed in the Armenian government on February 1. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from the initiative group on protection of rights of temporarily disabled persons, the meeting of the group will take place later this week to determine positions. The amendments envisage re-calculation of allowances for temporarily disabled, what aroused indignation among a large number of expecting mothers, whose allowance is expected to be less than that based on their monthly salary.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
