TBILISI, October 12 – Georgian prosecutors have charged three prisoners over separate alleged attacks on staff at a penitentiary facility earlier this month. The Prosecutor’s Office said one incident took place on October 2 at Penitentiary No. 6, in Rustavi, when an inmate allegedly assaulted the prison’s deputy director after the official came to inspect … Read more
TBILISI, October 8 – A woman was killed after being struck by a truck in Tbilisi’s Varketili district on Thursday, Interpressnews reported. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs told the news agency that an investigation has been launched violations of traffic rules.
TBILISI, October 8 – The road between Vaziani and Telavi via Gombori has been reopened,, the Roads Department said Thursday morning. All types of vehicles are again allowed to drive along this the nationally important highway in eastern Georgia, after a rockfall in the night bewteen October 6 and 7 caused a temporary closure. The … Read more
TBILISI, October 7 – A section of the road between Vaziani and Telavi via Gombori remained closed to all traffic on Wednesday after a rockfall blocked the route overnight, Georgia’s Roads Department said. Crews are working to clear the affected area and restore traffic as soon as possible, according to the Roads Department. The rockfall … Read more
TBILISI, October 7 – A rockfall has forced authorities to close a section of the road between Vaziani and Telavi, via Gombori, to all traffic. The Roads Department said the affected section of road would be closed for all types of vehicles until the necessary safety measures have been carried out, Interpressnews reported.
TBILISI, October 7 – A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Kutaisi, Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. The pedestrian was taken to hospital after the crash but later died from their injuries, the ministry told Interpressnews. Police have launched an investigation for violations of traffic rules.
TBILISI, October 5 – A young man was wounded in an accidental shooting in Tbilisi on Sunday after injuring himself with his own firearm, as reported by Interpressnews. The incident happened in the Khiliani neighborhood of Saburtalo district. An ambulance crew took the wounded man to hospital, where his injuries were reported as non-life-threatening. The … Read more
TBILISI, September 28 – A 27-year-old man was killed and another man seriously injured when their car left the road and crashed into a memorial wall in eastern Georgia, Interpressnews reported Sunday. The crash happened in the village of Sabatlo, in Dedoplistskaro municipality. According to local residents cited by the news agency, the younger man … Read more
TBILISI, September 28 – A child under the age of five was killed and three other people were seriously injured after a minibus struck pedestrians in Batumi, Interpressnews reported Sunday. Four people were injured in the crash. The child died while being taken into a clinic, while the other injured people were transported to hospitals … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Up to 80,000 water customers in and around Georgia’s capital will face a roughly 36-hour disruption this weekend as crews connect a new water main to the existing network, the government said Wednesday. The interruption is scheduled to begin at 3 a.m. on Saturday and last until 3 p.m. on Sunday. … Read more