  February 19 announced Book Gifting DayFebruary 19, 2009 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - February 19, the birthday of outstanding Armenian writer and poet Hovhannes Tumanyan was announced Book Gifting Day in Armenia. The purpose of the initiative is to raise interest of schoolchildren and students in literature. Zangak 97 printing house has donated 2000 books for conduction of the event. The Union of Writers of Armenia will also donate some 2000 books to Armenian libraries. 500 books will be gifted to Yerevan State University. The action was organized with the assistance of RA Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Science and Education, Yerevan city administration, Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum, National Library of Armenia, Yerevan State University and a number of NGOs and schools.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers  The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers.Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
