The seven miners, who were injured in a Tkibuli coalmine blast yesterday, remain in the reanimation department of the Tbilisi Centre of Burnt Injuries. Doctors assess their health state as grave but stable.

Georgian National Basketball team will play its last game in the European Championship qualifying C group today. The team trained by Igor Kokoshin, will try to defeat Bulgarian rivals in the Tbilisi Sport Palace today.

The investigation of the causes of the explosion, which occurred in the Tkibuli Mindeli coalmine yesterday, is still underway. Experts say the methane gas piling happened very suddenly, however, the spot, where it ignited, is yet unknown.

A woman died in a road accident, which occurred on Sunday morning on Gomi Sachkhere highway. The route minibus driving from Chiatura to Tbilisi...

The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini viewed the reconstruction works at public school №17 of Kutaisi.

The Administration of the President of Georgia has released a special statement of the president, in which Mikheil Saakashvili expresses condolences to the families of the coal miners, who died in the methane-explosion in the Tkibuli mine today.

The network of aqua-parks has been enlarged - after Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi a new aqua park was opened in Telavi, Kakheti Region. The opening ceremony was held on Friday night with a magnificent show, which was opened by the governor of the Kakheti Region, Giorgi Ghviniashvili.

The White Hall and the Courtyard of the Student Youth Palace of Tbilisi will be named after the First Republic under the agreement between the Tbilisi City Assembly and the State Minister for Diaspora Issues Papuna Davitaia.

The first Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Akaki Seperteladze visited Italian School in Batumi and got familiarized with European model of teaching, infrastructure and technical support of the school.

Ethnic Georgians have been assaulted in the Gali district of Abkhazia, Georgia, this morning. The criminals attacked the family of Guram Gurgulia in the village of Saberio, but afterwards they intruded into the families of those locals, who came to help the neighbours in trouble.

On the Day of Virgin Mary Assumption, Georgian president pardons 240 prisoners; 211 of them will be released from prison today. Three of them are minor and ten - women. To 27 of the pardoned prisoners the half of the sentence will be cut and to to of them will have their sentence reduced.

Orthodox Church marks Assumption of Virgin Mary today. Catholicos Patriarch Illia II serves holy Liturgy in Sioni Cathedral. St. Mary’s day is a great holiday after Trinity Day in Orthodox World. Three St. Mary’s days from the twelve great holidays are marked- birth...

Three miners died and seven were gravely injured in an explosion that occurred in one of the coalmines in the town of Tkibuli.

Minister of Agriculture of Georgia, Bakur Kvezereli attended the presentation of a microirrigation system in Kakheti. The minister talked with farmers and explained the priorities of the drip irrigation systems.

State Minister of Georgia for the Issues of Diaspora, Papuna Davitaia hosted the ambassador of Iran to Georgia, Mr. Majid Samazadeh Saber and discussed the intensification of economic and cultural relations between Georgia and Iran.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili met with those representatives of national minorities in Georgia, who have passed the unified entrance exams successfully.

The finalist of the Geostar talent show broadcast on Rustavi 2 leaves for London. Vazha Mania will take vocal classes at one of the prestigious music schools in England. The singer will depart today.

New irrigation systems have been launched in Kvemo Kartli and Kakheti Regions of Georgia. The drip irrigation systems, which have been widely used in Europe since long ago, have had good effect on harvest in Georgia. In the areas, where the micro-irrigation system was installed, the harvest has tripled.

The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili will depart for the United States on September 20 and participate in UN Assembly high-level debates. On September 23 Mikheil Saakashvili will deliver a speech on UN General Assembly General Debates.

Vice Speaker of Georgian Parliament Paata Davitaia accuses the government of ignoring the rights of the IDPs to live in normal conditions and demands holding session of the anti-crisis council, which will discuss the problems of the IDPs.