A criminal case has been opened against the Markos travel agency for fraud, the press service of the Mari El prosecutor's office reported. According to the audit materials, in 2011, the company’s employees, having received advance payment for trips, misled clients that they would book them with the operator. And even after the clients paid the remaining amount, the company did not transfer the money to the tour operator’s account. Tatiana Sobko

Alexander Kazantsev, who previously headed the Perm regional branch of the Ural branch of Megafon OJSC, was appointed General Director of Yugratel OJSC (one of the largest alternative operators in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug).

Vladimir Putin's election headquarters said that they are not involved in the new Internet project, in which you can enter a subscriber's phone number, and in the morning he will receive a call with the voice of the Prime Minister. Experts have no doubt: the project has political overtones. Supporters of the Prime Minister called “Putin’s Alarm Clock” a provocation. Earlier, the website “Putin’s Alarm Clock” appeared on the Internet.

Law enforcement agencies blocked the accounts of the publication's main shareholder The work of Novaya Gazeta was under threat due to an unscheduled inspection of the National Reserve Bank (NRB), which belongs to the publication’s largest shareholder, Alexander Lebedev. During the audit, Mr. Lebedev’s personal account, from which the newspaper and a number of charitable programs are financed, was blocked. The editorial office claims that journalists are ready to work without salary.

A new version of the law on higher education has been prepared Today, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov will be presented with a new version of the bill “On Higher Education,” revised taking into account the comments of a working group consisting of representatives of the academic community and student trade unions. According to the group members, the proposals of all interested parties were taken into account when preparing the proposed document.

Georgian oppositionist accused of attempting a coup was detained while crossing the border The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs detained one of the closest associates of the late billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili - former member of the Georgian parliament from the opposition Valery Gelbakhiani. He was wanted on charges of attempting a coup, but voluntarily returned to the country, hoping for mercy from the authorities.

The board of directors of OJSC Valuykisakhar (part of the Rusagro group of Belgorod senator Vadim Moshkovich) submitted to the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders questions about opening several credit lines with Sberbank. In particular, it is expected to approve the raising of 4 billion rubles. for a period of one year for the purchase of beets, 1.5 billion rubles.

First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Ukreximbank 627 1 min. ... For the first time, insurers were faced with a decrease in the efficiency of the banking sales channel during the crisis. Even then, they understood that over a certain period banks would not be so active in issuing loans, which means that they should not count on the previous fees for insuring collateral.

As Kommersant learned, yesterday Ufa businessman, owner of the Eurasia publishing holding and a number of electronic media, Albert Mukhamedyarov, who ran for the city council from the A Just Russia party on the list and in electoral district No. 9, filed a statement of claim with the Oktyabrsky District Court of Ufa to restore his registration as a candidate for deputy. The decision to cancel the registration was made by the city election commission last Friday.

Private bussiness 2K 1 min. ... Born on October 26, 1968 in Moscow. In 1994 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Radio Electronics and Automation (MIREA; studied at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics), in 1993 - the Academy of International Business (course "Management of Foreign Economic Activity").

The results of car sales on the Ural market have been summed up The Ural automobile market has reduced its sales growth rate. The increase in January 2012 was only 22.1%, slightly exceeding the Russian average, while throughout last year dealers showed sales growth of at least 40–50%. One of the reasons for the market slowdown was the collapse in sales of the leader, the Russian brand Lada.

Deputy Speaker denied registration The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia has completed accepting signature sheets in support of presidential candidates. There are 19 people vying for the post of head of the republic, whose elections will take place on March 25. However, experts are convinced that only a few people will be allowed to participate in the elections, whose candidacies will be approved by ex-President Eduard Kokoity and the Kremlin.

The Investigative Committee of Russia reported on Tuesday that one of the officials of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, who received a bribe for a commissioned inspection, and then a payoff from those being inspected, was arrested in Moscow.

The film "August. Eighth" directed by Dzhanik Fayziev is being released in Russia. The film is dedicated to the five-day war between Georgia and South Ossetia in 2008. Even before its official presentation to the public, the film caused controversy among cultural officials. Citing the fact that the film carries anti-Georgian propaganda, they were going to ban it in Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Read more - Svetlana Belova. Muscovite Ksenia sends her son to the boy’s father to relax in South Ossetia.

For violation of the law on advertising, the Chuvash OFAS brought administrative liability in the form of a fine in the amount of 100 thousand rubles. OJSC Bank Kuznetsky (Penza).