Contractors who entered the service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation after January 1, 2004 will go on vacation at their own expense. Those who started the service earlier retain the right to free travel for their family once a year to the place of rest and back. This provision is spelled out in the bill adopted on Friday by the State Duma in two readings at once - the 2nd and 3rd.

Fur coats, men's and women's suits totaling 5 million rubles were stolen from the territory of the Sacco and Vanzetti factory in Moscow. As Rosbalt was informed at the Moscow police department, on March 25, a 39-year-old manager of Kentavr LLC applied to the police with a statement.

Logo NTV. In television circles, the owner of the owner to NTV is not excluded. According to the “Independent Gazeta”, according to some reports, the owner of the 70% shares of the channel - Gazprom will sell them to the Euro -Finance financial group, which owns about 30% of NTV shares. The general director of NTV, instead of Nikolai Senkevich, will be a former employee of the FSB Central Department Store, General Alexander Zdanovich.

On Thursday in the Chechen Gudermes, a serviceman wounded a criminal investigation officer. This was reported to RIA Novosti on Friday at the Interior Ministry of the Chechen Republic. The instructor of the headquarters of one of the military units, ensign Akhmed Yakhiev, fired from his machine gun at security officer Said Ozdeazhiev. The policeman tried to arrest Yakhiev's younger brother, Akhmar, who was wanted on a robbery charge.

The State Duma Security Committee received a response to its request about the owners of the Transvaal-Park property complex, the founders and shareholders of these enterprises, and about the organizations that operated the water park before February 14, 2004.

The trilateral meeting of the leaders of Germany, France and Russia will not take place. This was announced by the German Ambassador to Russia Hans-Friedrich von Pletz. "When Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives in Russia on a short working visit, French President Jacques Chirac will already leave Moscow," he told RIA Novosti. Previously, there were suggestions that a meeting of the three leaders could take place in Moscow.

On March 29, French rock musician Bertrand Kant, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, actress Marie Trintignant, will be sentenced, AFP reports. On March 22, in the Vilnius court, the defendant delivered his last word. Kanta asked for forgiveness from the relatives of the deceased. “I know that I have no right to do anything. I know that I can only ask for your forgiveness, as I asked from the very beginning, with all my heart,” the musician said.

The former shareholders of OAO Sibneft appealed to the Moscow Arbitration Court with an appeal against the decision of March 1, which invalidated the additional issue of shares of OAO NK Yukos, the press service of the court told RIA Novosti on Friday. arbitration was accepted on the claims of the former shareholders of Sibneft - the companies Nimegan Trading Ltd and Gemini Holding Ltd.

One of the suspects in the theft of exhibits from the Russian Ethnographic Museum was detained. According to St. Petersburg law enforcement agencies, the second person suspected of involvement in this crime has been put on the wanted list, RIA Novosti reports. The theft of four SEM exhibits was committed on the night from Sunday to Monday from the restoration workshops of the museum.

Vladimir Katrenko, who is the first deputy head of the United Russia faction, as well as the head of a group of deputies of this faction, was elected Vice Speaker of the State Duma. The draft of the corresponding resolution was supported by 349 deputies at the plenary session of the lower house on Friday with the required 226 votes, RIA Novosti reports. Thus, now the chairman of the State Duma will have nine deputies.

Pregnant woman. Photo from the site www.foodsafety.ttu.edu On Friday, the State Duma adopted in the second and third reading amendments to the law "On Military Duties and Military Service", which give a delay to future fathers. According to the correspondent of the Grani.ru, 424 deputies voted for the adoption of amendments with the necessary 226 votes. The delay is provided with a pregnancy period of at least 26 weeks.

Masha Rasputina lost her visa to the United States because she did not pass an interview at the consular department, writes Life. Rasputina was supposed to take part in a group concert scheduled for March 27 at the Taj Mahal. Rasputina came to the interview with her husband, businessman Viktor Ermakov, and with her musical group. The dancers seemed suspicious to the employees of the consular department. They were denied a visa without giving reasons for the refusal.

Gearbox. Photo from the site www.gzt.ru In the district center of Shali, at a mine fence near the checkpoint, a MAZ truck of the local military unit was blown up, RIA Novosti reports. As a result, 10 people from the military unit of the 42nd motorized rifle division were killed - an officer who managed a car and 9 military personnel from among the checkpoints who tried to stop the MAZ. Another military was injured. Earlier, 8 dead were reported.

On Friday, the State Duma adopted an appeal to the parliaments of the NATO member states and the judges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on the release of Slobodan Milosevic. 234 deputies spoke in support of the appeal, 27 - against, three abstained.

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announced on Tuesday that it was launching a campaign against the most active participants in file-sharing systems, according to the BBC. At this stage, it is planned to send them warnings that copyright holders are aware of their activities, and strong recommendations to stop immediately. It is possible that lawsuits will follow this aggressive educational campaign.