The Central Election Committee (CEC) of South Ossetia has begun preparations for the presidential elections scheduled for March 25, 2012. As reported to IA "Res" by the RSO CEC Chairman Bella Plieva, the first meeting of the Committee has been held today with its previous composition.
An act of charity, "Reach out a helping hand" on collecting money for the citizens of the Republic who are kept in the Georgian prisons for the trumped-up charges, is coming to the end in South Ossetia. As reported to IA "Res" by Head of Youth Policy Department under the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the RSO Emilia Gagieva, the action started in October, 2011 on the initiative of her department.
The South Ossetian athletes Alan Doguzov, Marina Bagaeva and Murat Gagloev won the first two and one third place respectively in the athletics championship of North Ossetia. This has been reported to IA "Res" by the coach of the athletics school in Tskhinval Kachmazova Madina.