Executive Department of the Olympic Committee of Russia accepted Ahmed Bilalov’s resignation February 19, 2013 18:00 Executive Department of the Olympic Committee of Russia (OCR) dismissed Chairman of the Council of Assistance to OCR Ahmed Bilalov.
Three retired miners from Zverevo went on a hunger strike against overstated tariffs on housing and communal services in the town February 19, 2013 17:00 Today three retired miners from the town of Zverevo, Rostov region, went on an open-ended hunger strike against the tariffs on heating and water supply which they considered overstated. According to the protesters, the action is held in their places of residence.
State Duma of the Russian Federation deprived Oleg Mikheev of parliamentary privilege February 19, 2013 16:00 Today State Duma of the Russian Federation gave its consent to deprive Deputy from “Fair Russia” party Oleg Mikheev representing Volgograd region of parliamentary privilege.
Andreas Gukasyan in Armenia stopped hunger strike February 19, 2013 15:00 Today Director of “Radio Ai”, participant of the election race Andreas Gukasyan stopped his hunger strike against inequality of rights of the candidates for presidency which lasted 30 days.
Opening of the Alpine skiing track in Ingushetia put off again because of warm weather February 19, 2013 14:00 The ceremony of opening of the first Alpine skiing track in the health resort of Armkhi, Ingushetia, was put off for an indefinite period because of anomalously warm weather, Press Secretary of Head of the republic Yakub Mankiev informed the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
Evkurov expressed readiness to go on working as Head of Ingushetia February 18, 2013 23:00 Head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov is going to continue his work implementing his plans of social and economic development of the republic outlined earlier, he said in an exclusive interview to the “Caucasian Knot”.
Members of power ministries are carrying out a special operation searching for gunmen in the South of Chechnya February 18, 2013 22:00 A special operation on search of leaders of the gunmen is going on in the high mountain Vedeno district of Chechen Republic, a source in power-wielding structures of the republic reported. According to him, law enforcement officers do not rule out that leader of the “Caucasus Emirate” Dokku Umarov might be hiding himself there.
Campaign headquarters of the presidential election in Armenia reported violations during voting February 18, 2013 21:00 “Nasledie” (“Heritage”) party whose Chairman Raffi Ovanissyan, one of the candidates for presidency of Armenia, reports violations during voting, Press Secretary of “Nasledie” party Ovsep Khurshudyan informed.
Law enforcement officers in Dagestan are investigating the circumstances of an explosion in a store in the settlement of Babayurt February 18, 2013 20:00 In the evening of February, 15, unidentified persons activated an explosive device in the settlement of Babayurt, Babayurt district of Dagestan. There were no victims or injured people.
Committee of Inquiry: the main version of the murder of visitors of a cafe in Makhachkala is hostile relations February 18, 2013 19:00 The policeman knew the men he shot down in the cafe in Makhachkala, a source in law enforcement bodies of the town reported. The main version of the murder is a quarrel that emerged from hostile relations, Committee of Inquiry of Russia in Dagestan informed.
The court in Moscow requested a translation of the judgement of ECtHR on "Nord-Ost" case from the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation February 18, 2013 18:00 Today Lefortovsky district court of Moscow decided to submit a request to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation to provide a translation of the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on the case of the storm of the theatre centre in Dubrovka street.
Ahmed Bilalov asked the Olympic Committee of Russia to dismiss him from the office of Vice President February 18, 2013 17:00 Today Ahmed Bilalov submitted a statement asking to dismiss him from the office of Vice President of the Olympic Committee of Russia (OCR) of his own free will, a source in sports circles reported.
Temerkhanov’s attorney appealed against the resolution of dismissal of the jury on the case of Budanov’s murder February 18, 2013 16:00 Today defence of the defendant on the case of murder of ex-colonel Yuri Budanov appealed against the resolution of judge of Moscow city court Andrey Korotkov of dismissal of the jury, Yusup Temerkhanov’s attorney Murad Musaev reported.
Four men killed in a special operation near the settlement of Michurino, Dagestan, identified February 18, 2013 15:00 Four out of six supposed gunmen killed on February, 14, in a special operation near the settlement of Michurino, Khasavyurt district of Dagestan, were identified. All of them were members of “Khasavyurt group”, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent was told in the Investigative Department of Dagestan today.
CEC: 60,05% of the electorate voted at the presidential election of Armenia February 18, 2013 14:00 According to the final data of CEC of Armenia, turnout of voters at the presidential election made 60,05%.
Picketers in Vladikavkaz: authorities render no help in fighting against "Electrozink" February 16, 2013 23:00 Today in Vladikavkaz, another picket against the operation of the OJSC "Electrozink" was held. According to the organizers and participants of the action, no action against violations in the work of the factory is taken.
In Tbilisi, defrauded housing investors demand to give them the housing they paid for February 16, 2013 22:00 An action of protest with a demand to pay attention to the housing shareholders who were deceived by construction companies was held in Tbilisi.
Power agents: person killed in Dagestan identified as Arsen Kuramagomedov February 16, 2013 21:00 The person shot dead today in a shoot-out with the police in Dagestan has been initially identified as Arsen Kuramagomedov, the leader of a terrorist grouping, said a source from law enforcement bodies.
In Dagestan, unidentified persons shoot dead Kizlyar resident February 16, 2013 20:00 A 27-year-old resident of Kizlyar was killed by unidentified persons in Groznenskaya Street.
Two suspected militants detained in Stavropol February 16, 2013 19:00 In Stavropol, two young men have been detained, who are suspected of involvement in the murder of a policeman in Karachay-Cherkessia.