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February 25, 2010 23:50

• Rostov Region: doctors examine residents because of mass poisoning

  Medical people are visiting, on the house-by-house basis, residents of the city of Semikarakorsk, Rostov Region, with the aim to prevent a spread of infection, which already caused hospitalization of 10 persons. The Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case on the fact of mass poisoning of citizens.

February 25, 2010 23:40

• Trial in Dubai on attempt on Sulim Yamadaev re-appointed on March 2

  The court session due to take part today in Dubai on the case dealing with a murder attempt on Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" (East) special battalion, is postponed till March 2, after the judge in the process failed to appear in the courtroom.

February 25, 2010 23:30

• Authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh plan to launch airport this autumn

  Construction of the Stepanakert Airport continues in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Anait Vardanyan, Minister of Town-Planning, has noted that construction goes on at a high rate, and by October 2010 the Airport will receive first passengers.

February 25, 2010 23:20

• In Nazran, three explosives found at OSB building

  Near the building of the Operative-Search Bureau (OSB) in central Nazran, which was shelled on February 24 by unidentified persons, three self-made bombs were found.

February 25, 2010 23:00

• Suspect of desecrating veterans' tombs in Rostov Region pleads guilty

  Militiamen of the city of Azov, Rostov Region, have detained a suspect of committing vandalism in the veterans' cemetery. According to the GUVD (Chief Interior Department), the 19-year-old local resident destroyed more than 30 tombs; the youngster has admitted his guilt.

February 25, 2010 22:40

• Residents of Chechen villages report accounting of animals and poultry

  Residents of some Chechen villages report that officials from district and settlement administrations are touring over households and register all the animals raised by local residents. Under peasants' stories, such officials' actions have the aim of subsequent taxation.

February 25, 2010 22:30

• Chechen residents wait for inquiry results of execution of civilians in Ingushetia

  In the opinion of activists of Chechen NGOs and local residents, the absence of information about the inquiry into the circumstances of the murder on February 11 of several residents of the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, committed in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, gives rise to suspicion that this crime may remain unpunished.

February 25, 2010 22:10

• Prime Minister of Dagestan plans to attract investments and create free economic zones

  Magomed Abdulaev, who was appointed today to the post of the chairman of the government of Dagestan, has defined the main priorities of economic development of the republic. Among the first-order tasks are development of industry, attraction of investments and creation of a free economic zone in Dagestan.

February 25, 2010 20:30

• Khloponin: Northern Caucasus needs programme of cultural development

  A cultural programme will promote changes in the image of Northern Caucasus and in the attitude to the region, said Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary of Russian President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), at the meeting in Vladikavkaz with members of the creative unions and religious organizations.

February 25, 2010 20:00

• "Memorial" refutes establishment of Natalia Estemirova's gunman

  Employees of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" have contacted the members of the investigatory group, who told them have reported that the name of the killer of the Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova was not established yet.

February 25, 2010 19:00

• Father of suspect of killing MIA head of Dagestan says his son is tortured

  Today, Ahmadudin Berziev, a resident of Rakhat settlement, Botlikh District, and father of Shamsullah Berziev, who was detained on suspicion of murdering the Interior Minister of Dagestan, has stated that his son is tortured. The detainee's bodily injuries were confirmed by a medical certificate.

February 25, 2010 18:00

• Woman from Ingushetia fears for her family

  Madina Tsokieva, a resident of Ingushetia and mother of Timur and Magomed Tsokiev, who were announced in federal search on suspicion of preparing and committing crimes, asks for help in defending her sons' rights. Ms Tsokiev? herself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

February 24, 2010 23:50

• Agent of Russian FSB shot dead in Ingushetia

  On February 23, in Ordzonikidzevskaya village an employee of the Department for Ingushetia of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) of the Russian Federation was killed as a result of shelling of his car.

February 24, 2010 23:40

• Georgia starts a new political TV channel

  In Georgia, on the basis of the "Meore Arkhi" (Central TV Channel Two), a new - political - channel is created. The corresponding memorandum was signed on February 23 by David Bakradze, Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, in the Tbilisi office of the National Democratic Institute (NDI).

February 24, 2010 23:40

• Day of Homeland Defender celebrated in southern Russia

  On February 23, the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) hosted solemn events dedicated to the Day of Homeland Defender. In some regions, protest actions were dated to the holiday.

February 24, 2010 23:30

• North Ossetia to present in Paris its development projects for mountainous territories

  In March-April 2010, the 183rd Session of the Executive Council of the UNESCO in Paris will see the presentation "Sustainable Development of Mountainous Territories", prepared by the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, North-Caucasian Mining-Metallurgy Institute and Innovation-Technological Centre.

February 24, 2010 23:20

• Another participant of non-sanctioned believers' action arrested in Baku

  On February 23, Bilal Ahmedov became the fifth arrested participant of the non-sanctioned march of believers and clashes with the police on February 13. He faced charges under Article 221.3 ("Hooliganism with use of arms or other objects") and Article 315.2 ("Rendering resistance to power officials") of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

February 24, 2010 23:10

• Alexander Khloponin defines strategy of NCFD development

  Progress in power engineering, tourist-recreational, agro-industrial and innovative-educational sectors will make the basic strategy of development of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). This was stated today by Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary in the NCFD, at the sitting of the government of North Ossetia.

February 24, 2010 23:00

• Ministry of Finance ready to write off debts from TV-25

  In early February Merab Merkviladze, director and owner of the television company TV-25, had a meeting with Ombudsman of Georgia Georgiy Tugushi and discussed the issue of asking the local Ministry Finance to write-off part of the company's debts, since otherwise the channel might be stopped.

February 24, 2010 22:50

• Mass fights of youngsters in the capital of Karachai-Circassia

  On February 18, in the centre of Cherkessk, the capital of Karachai-Circassia, at the stela of the "Green Island" Park, a mass fight of young people burst out. On the following day it was continued at the building of the Karachai-Circassian State Academy. Eyewitnesses assert that two crowds were fighting - Karachais against Circassians and Abazins. The militia does not deny the fact of fights, which failed to get into incidents report.