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All regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) held rallies on the occasion of the Spring and Labour Day. Participants of the rallies spoke for the decrease in food prices, the fight against unemployment, and the increase of salaries and pensions.

In Georgia, the ruling coalition is supported by 20% of the population, while the opposition by 19%. These are the results of the questioning conducted by the "IPM Research" by order of the International Republican Institute (IRI).

Policemen of the Sharoy ROVD (District Interior Division) have detained two residents of the village of Kenkhi in order to obtain information on the whereabouts of Ramazan Djalaldinov, said Vasily Polonsky, a correspondent of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Company.

The detention of Magomed Akhmedov was reported today by the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly. According to the paper, the reason was that he had driven Vasily Polonsky, a journalist of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Company, to the village of Kenkhi for making a report about Ramazan Djalaldinov's appeal to Vladimir Putin.

An explosion of an artillery shell occurred within a private household in the village of Djepel, Magaramkent District of Dagestan. Four people were injured, one – a five-year-old child – died.

A rally to mark the 59th anniversary of the return of the Karachay nationals to their historic homeland was held today at the railway station of the dwelling settlement of Erken-Shakhar of the Nogai District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The first train with returnees from deportation arrived at this station 59 years ago.

Relatives of Ariskhan Movsarov, a conscript from Chechnya, who took his military service in the brigade deployed in Maikop, the capital of Adygea, cannot establish his whereabouts for more than two weeks. Movsarov had no conflicts with his fellow-servicemen; and the command of the unit would not report why he is absent at his place of service, relatives assert.

The reason for a picket in the Lazarevskoe District of Sochi, which was dispersed by the police, was a long neglect by the authorities of the demand to return the pedestrian crossing, which allowed seniors and people with disabilities to easily access the socially relevant objects, said the eyewitnesses to the conflict.

This morning, Azerbaijan accused Armenian servicemen of 128 bombardments. In its turn, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported a restart of shelling by the Azerbaijani party in the northerly direction (Talysh).

The employees of the Shali ROVD (District Interior Division) have handed over to Elita Magomadova, a native of Chechnya, her seven-year son, who was since 2013 in the family of her ex-husband.

The judgement in the case of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), is politically motivated and linked to his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities, said Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

Almost all the tickets are sold out for the race "Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix", which was opened in Sochi on April 29, the organizers report.

About 100 employees of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Aviaagregat" held a rally in one of the factory shops demanding to release the detained Director General Gayirbek Gamzatov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Projects from all over Russia, including the Rostov Region, the Krasnodar Territory and the republics of Northern Caucasus, are contending for the Awards "Crystal Compass" in ten categories covering the areas of geography, ecology, conservation and promotion of natural, historical and cultural heritage.

Today, Ingushetia has hosted an action of distributing charitable aid. The Charitable Foundation "Tesham" has prepared food packages for 863 residents of the republic from poor families.

The decision on hospitalization of the Armenian philanthropist Levon Airapetyan, whose health condition has deteriorated in prison, was taken after the intervention into the situation of the newly appointed Russian Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova.

Today, the Sheki Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction handed down by the first instance court to Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), and Tofiq Yagublu, the deputy chairman of the "Musavat" Party.

The spectators of the "Eurovision-2016" concerts were not allowed to bring into the hall flags of a number of partially recognized and unrecognized states, including the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

Today, having confessed of murdering the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, a Russian military Valery Permyakov refused to tell the court whether he had acted alone or not. Permyakov has also stated that he "does not consider himself a mentally ill person."

A forced participation in the subbotniks (free of charge work on weekends), held on the eve of May holidays, was reported by residents of Grozny, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.