Deputies propose closing retail outlets for deceiving customers The punishment of sellers for deceiving buyers can be seriously tightened - a bill on this has been recommended for adoption by the State Duma. Companies found to have repeatedly measured or weighted consumers may be closed for up to 30 days, and goods sold in violation may be confiscated.

Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia Leonid Ivlev said that after processing 100% of the protocols, self-nominated Nikita Belykh won the election for governor of the Kirov region, receiving 69.98% of the votes. In second place is the communist Sergei Mamaev, who received 15.99%, ITAR-TASS reports. Read more about the elections in the Kommersant article “Power remains in place.”

The case of a former employee of the Novosibirsk Central Internal Affairs Directorate will be sent to court The Siberian Department of the Investigative Committee has completed the investigation into the case of the former deputy head of the investigative unit of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for the Novosibirsk Region, Sergei Dubovik.

Kommersant FM 09.15.2014 14:33 Kommersant FM correspondent Alexey Kiselev discussed the training module of the Higher School of Management of St. Petersburg State University “New Energy of Leadership” with Associate Professor of the Higher School of Management of St. Petersburg State University Anastasia Chanko as part of the joint project “Kommersant FM” and OJSC VTB Bank “Business Education in Russia”.

As soon as crisis trends appear on the market, its players begin to look closely at assets—their own and those of others. Some are looking for an opportunity to sell a business or part of it, others do not rule out a profitable purchase. In a number of industries, the preconditions for M&A transactions are particularly acute. One of the trends in the development of M&A is the movement of investors from the real sector to infrastructure sectors, development, communications, and finance.

The international community is uniting in the fight against the Islamic State: reconnaissance flights over militant positions will begin on Monday. Many countries will support the use of military methods of struggle, but these actions will only provoke an increase in the number of public executions, Kommersant FM interlocutors believe. Photo: Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant / buy photo The Islamic State group is a threat to the entire Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said.

Baltic Fleet representative Vladimir Matveev said that two servicemen were injured today due to the explosion of a powder charge at one of the military training grounds of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region. “Today, while loading and unloading ammunition, there was an unauthorized detonation of a powder charge for artillery ammunition,” RIA Novosti quotes Vladimir Matveev as saying. Two servicemen were injured and were hospitalized. The causes of the incident are being established.

Officials are planning to sell off surplus In almost a month, the State Commission for Radio Frequencies may put up for auction frequencies in the range of 1800 MHz for the development of GSM (2G) and LTE (4G) standards, as well as frequencies in the 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz for the development of LTE. The structure of businessman Evgeniy Roitman claims part of this resource. Officials expect that other companies should also be interested in the auctions.

The Ladozhskaya station on the fourth line of the St. Petersburg metro has resumed normal operation after a false call about an explosive device. “The anonymous message about mining, which was received in the metro at about 11:00 Moscow time on Monday, turned out to be false,” Interfax quotes the words of a representative of the metro press service.

The municipal gallery "Belyaevo" opens the exhibition "Freedom is Freedom...", celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the "bulldozer exhibition". 40 years ago, tracked vehicles were thrown into battle against artists disliked by the Soviet regime. Photo: State Exhibition Hall, State Exhibition Hall "Belyaevo Gallery" The column is led by Maria Mazalova Not all the names of the participants in the “bulldozer exhibition” that took place on September 15, 1974 are known.

In 2014, in the Saratov region, 406 administrative protocols were drawn up regarding violation of silence. This was announced by the head of OODUUP and PDN, police major Viktor Mudrov. According to him, on July 22, a federal law came into force, according to which the powers of officials of internal affairs bodies of the police to apply the norms of regional laws are excluded.

Ural scientists have received permission to produce the antiviral drug triazavirin, which can resist swine and bird flu. ITAR-TASS reports this with reference to Sergei Kortov, Vice-Rector for Innovation at UrFU. The medicine will be produced at the Medsintez plant (Junona holding, Novouralsk). “When a person receives a regular vaccination, a weakened strain of the virus is introduced into his body, which causes the formation of antibodies that can fight the infection.

The cost of renouncing US citizenship has increased fivefold As of September 12, the fee for renouncing US citizenship has increased from $450 to $2,350. The US State Department explains the increase by saying that the refusal procedure is extremely costly - in particular, it requires a lot of paperwork and at least two personal interviews of the applicant with a consular officer. According to State Department estimates, previously the price of the procedure was significantly lower than cost.

306 1 min. ... Creative director of the Italian jewelry house Bvlgari LUCIA SILVESTRI told EKATERINA ISTOMINA about the anniversary collection of jewelry. — What does the name MVSA Bvlgari stand for? — MVSA is actually a “muse”. Since it is important for our style to emphasize our Roman roots, we chose exactly this, vintage, Latin spelling. The MVSA line includes unique jewelry pieces; we created them inspired by archival drawings kept in our office in Rome.

US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said that Washington does not intend to recognize the results of the elections in Crimea. “The United States does not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called regional and local elections in Crimea, held on September 14, and does not recognize their results,” Interfax quotes Ms. Harf. The United States, she said, still condemns Russia's annexation of Crimea.