March 12, 2012, 22:19 Society Fired with a "blunt object" Personnel purges may begin in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan due to the death of a detainee Vyacheslav Kozlov close 100% Forensic experts confirmed that the fatal injuries to the detainee who died in Kazan were inflicted by a “hard, blunt object.” Five employees of the police department were dismissed from the authorities, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan demanded that they be taken into custody.

News Russian stock trading closed lower The Russian stock market closed Monday's trading session lower. This is evidenced by data from the MICEX -RTS exchange . The MICEX index fell by 0.13% to 1,604.26 points. The RTS fell by 0.42% to 1,714.12 points.

March 12, 2012, 10:02 a.m. Sport Parekha and Zotov will not play against Anzhi On Monday morning, the main squad of Spartak Moscow flies to Makhachkala, where in the evening at 19:00 they will play the match of the 34th round of the Russian championship against Anzhi.

The ex-wife of basketball player Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian , took part in an advertising photo shoot for her new perfume fragrance True Reflection. The perfume contains notes of plum, peach, lotus flowers, patchouli and musk. This is the third fragrance from Kim: the reality TV star has already released Gold and Love perfumes. On the occasion of the release of the new fragrance, Kardashian will organize its grand presentation, which will take place on March 22.

12 March 2012, 07:25 Sport "Denver" without Mozgov lost to "Memphis" On Monday night, regular matches of the NBA regular season took place overseas. “Denver” - “Memphis” - 91:94 (25:23, 28:27, 17:23, 21:21) D : Harrington (15), Nene (15), Brewer (15), Miller (14), Afflalo (10) M: Mayo (22), Conley (13), Cunningham (12) Other news and match results can be viewed on the NBA page .

A large group of Syrians fleeing persecution by government troops crossed the Turkish border last night, Radio Liberty reports . 189 Syrians from Idlib province crossed the border. Among them are civilians and former government soldiers who defected to the opposition. The refugees are being housed in one of three tent camps in Hatay province, on the border with Syria. Women and children were provided with the necessary medical care.

March 12, 2012, 2:27 pm Sport Pryadkin: the RFU is going to punish harshly for racism RFPL President Sergei Pryadkin promised to fight back against racism in Russian football. “ Pavel Pavlovich Borodin , the new head of the ethics committee, is ready to fight manifestations of racism in the most severe way,” Pryadkin reports to Sport Weekend . “However, we must understand that this is not a purely Russian phenomenon. Liverpool forward Luis Suarez got into a scandal .

From April 1, 2012, AVTOVAZ will increase the recommended retail prices for LADA Granta sedans, reports the Tolyatti publication Avtosreda. the most affordable version of the 2012 Granta – “standard” – will cost 239 thousand rubles instead of the previous 229 thousand. The “norm” package will rise in price by 13 thousand rubles - new “Grants” in this version will cost 269 thousand rubles from April.

March 12, 2012, 20:39 Society The case of a low blow and a large quantity of LSD The Moscow City Court will consider a complaint against the sentence of FSKN officer Roman Kalinin, convicted of drug possession and beating Alexandra Koshkina close 100% The Moscow City Court received a complaint against the verdict of Roman Kalinin, detective officer of the Federal Drug Control Service for the South-Western Administrative District of Moscow, who was convicted of drug possession and beating.

March 12, 2012, 17:30 Society Flood with threat of drought Spring floods will be moderate, the risk of water shortage in reservoirs remains Anastasia Berseneva close 100% ITAR-TASS The spring flood of 2012 will be scarce, said the head of Roshydromet. There has been little snowfall this winter, so no major spills are expected. And in the summer, residents of some regions may be left without water. Next week the rivers of southern Russia and the Kaliningrad region will open.

12 March 2012, 05:19 Sport Skola's 30 points did not save Houston in the match with Cleveland On Monday night, regular matches of the NBA regular season took place overseas. "Cleveland" - "Houston" - 118:107 (30:26, 24:31, 27:27, 37:23) C : Jamison (28), Irving (21), Sessions (15) X : Scola (30), Dragic (20), Badinger (16) More news and match results can be found on the NBA page .

Sport “It is wrong to talk about Pichler’s resignation” Gazeta.Ru expert Vladimir Barnashov about the Biathlon World Championships Vladimir Barnashov close Norway's Tura Berger won the women's mass start at the World Championships in Ruhpolding German Magdalena Neuner was left without a medal in the women's mass start at the World Championships in Ruhpolding The women's race started with a general start - the last discipline of the completed Biathlon World Cup You can view the full gallery in a

Countertenor from Russia Andrey Nemzer was among nine finalists in the Metropolitan Opera's national competition for young performers. Nemzer, who graduated with honors from the Moscow Academy of Choral Art. A.V. Sveshnikova is the first Russian to reach the finals of the prestigious competition. Its competitors are performers from different parts of the United States who have proven themselves performing in regional theaters.

12 March 2012, 06:57 Sport Skobrev: in Heerenveen there is a chance to compete for victory at a distance of 1500 m Speed ​​skater Ivan Skobrev said that he intends to compete for first place at the World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen (Netherlands). Skobrev failed to be among the winners of the World Cup, which ended in the final stage in Berlin. During the season, for some time Skobrev was in the lead in the World Cup standings at a distance of 1500 meters.

Business The dollar at the opening increased by 14 kopecks, the euro - by 2 kopecks The dollar exchange rate in tomorrow settlements at the beginning of trading on Monday increased by 14 kopecks, amounting to 29.66 rubles. The euro exchange rate rose by 2 kopecks to 38.82 rubles.