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Residents of Vladikavkaz brought flowers and candles to the House of Government, which hosted the action of memory of North-Ossetian leader Tamerlan Aguzarov.

In Chechnya, officials had serious plans to hold "spiritual-moral certification" of young people. However, after the resonance in the media, the Chechen leader has abandoned the idea for the sake of his political reputation. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

About 300 truckers from Volgograd Region have supported today the launched all-Russian strike against the introduction of the "Platon" system, Alla Beg, President of the Union of Carriers and Entrepreneurs of the Volgograd Region, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Two militants from the grouping responsible for the explosion at the GIBDD (traffic police) post in Dagestan, were sent to Moscow to prepare terror acts there, said a law enforcement source. According to his story, one of them was detained, while the other one is being searched for.

About seventy drivers of heavy-duty vehicles took part in the meeting, which elected the heads of district branches of the Independent Trade Union of Entrepreneurs and Drivers of Dagestan. After the meeting, six drivers were detained by the police.

Investigators have announced they are searching for a person who is suspected of aiding terrorists and is involved in committing grave and especially grave crimes, including the terror act at the Domodedovo Airport in 2011.

On February 19, the Nalchik City Court sentenced Inna Blenaova, accused of helping militants, to five years of conditional imprisonment, thus taking into account the respective request of the commission for adaptation of former militants to punish Blenaova without deprivation of liberty.

Four persons have been detained on suspicion of organizing the explosion near the Djemikent GIBDD (traffic police) post, said a law enforcement source of Dagestan.

Yerevan is losing its appearance due to the demolition of old houses and destruction of vineyards and wine cellars. This is a detriment to city's architecture and reduces attraction for tourists, said Armenian wine-makers and scientists at a press conference in Yerevan.

Along with the official reason of the death of the head of North Ossetia Tamerlan Aguzarov, who died on February 19, mass media put forward some other versions, namely, myocardial infarction and a long-term oncology disease.

The republic's authorities have no plans to conduct the "spiritual-moral certification" of young people in Chechnya, said Ramzan Kadyrov, thus refuting the information spread earlier by official Chechen mass media.

The pensioner Margarita Markelova was found guilty of organizing and holding an unauthorized rally on January 15 next to the Sochi Mayoralty. She was punished by a warning. The pensioner refused to plead guilty and intends to appeal against the judgement, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Vardges Gaspari, a supporter of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), is accused of insulting a policeman and a judge, as well as of hampering court sessions.

Today, in Grozny, power agents have detained three journalists, arguing that they were preparing an illegal report. On the same day, all the three were released.

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has sent questions to the Azerbaijani authorities on the case of Arthur Badalyan, an Armenian citizen. His complaint relates to the fact of his capture and "inhuman treatment and torture."

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended the arrest of four out of five defendants in the murder case of politician Boris Nemtsov until March 7. The arrest of the accused Tamerlan Eskerhanov was extended until March 8.

The servicemen Kamo Ovannisyan and Temur Suloyan have died in the Karabakh conflict zone from gunshot wounds, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

Vyacheslav Bitarov, the chairman of the regional government, will perform the duties of the leader of the republic of North Ossetia.

Tamerlan Aguzarov, the leader of North Ossetia, died in one of Moscow clinics. The death of the head of the North-Ossetian Republic (NOR) has been reported today.

In Volgograd, the excavation at the place of the construction of the future Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was halted after builders brought to the surface fragments of human bones and potteries. Experts are to identify the remains.