The editors thought and considered for a long time: whether or not I should run for election to the local Duma. Finally, everything was decided by chance, or rather, by another sneeze in the direction of our newspaper “Globus” by the head of Serov Anisimov.

Ukraine is ready to increase purchases of Russian gas if Russia reduces the price, said the Minister of Fuel, Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko, Interfax reports. “I think that as soon as gas becomes cheaper, we will purchase more of it, but today we plan to purchase as much gas as we declared and submitted an application for,” he said.

The City Council of Deputies of Grozny elected Muslim Khuchiev as mayor of the city. According to the press service of the head and government of the Chechen Republic, 19 out of 22 deputies voted for him. A contract for managing the city for five years was signed with Khuchiev, who had previously served as mayor of Grozny.

The media reports that the Galereya shopping center is changing ownership and the new owners are ready to pay 1 billion 100 million dollars for this object!!! This will be a record deal on the Russian commercial real estate market. The price is really amazing... This is what the shortage of commercial space means. And the place is bold - right next to the Moskovsky railway station, on the corner of Nevsky and Ligovka, the very center!

Seven hotel properties in the Central District of the capital are being prepared for delivery and commissioning. As Interfax was told by the press service of the district prefecture on Wednesday, the hotels have a total capacity of 1,556 beds. The total area of ​​the facilities is almost 370 thousand square meters. meters. In the first quarter of 2012, it is planned to put into operation a multifunctional complex with an area of ​​78 thousand square meters.

Just demolished, *******. There will be a remake on the site of the historical building. It used to be like that. Photo Na6Ludatelb Original

Tatarstan law enforcement agencies detained two alleged accomplices of Uzbek citizen Rustam Yusupov, who was killed in Kazan on January 12 , who, according to investigative agencies, was preparing a terrorist attack.

A criminal case has been opened against the driver of minibus No. 87, who overturned on Wednesday in the center of Irkutsk. The case was initiated under Part 3 of Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles, resulting in death through negligence), the sanctions of which provide for imprisonment for a term of up to five years. “The circumstances of the accident continue to be clarified.

On December 18, Lifenews published my telephone conversation for the umpteenth time. This time with A. Koch. A little earlier, a video of a conversation between State Duma deputy G. Gudkov and V. Ryzhkov was released. After the first batch of wiretapping leaks in December on the eve of the Sakharov rally, deputy Ilya Ponomarev, deputy Gennady Gudkov and I turned to the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, with statements about the crime.

The average bribe in the Southern Federal District in 2011 was 300 thousand rubles, Interfax reports, citing the words of the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Southern Federal District, Mikhail Shepilov. “If in 2010 the average amount of bribes for crimes investigated by specialists from the main department was 215 thousand rubles, then last year it increased to 300 thousand rubles,” Mikhail Shepilov said at a meeting on Wednesday, January 18.

A suspect in the murder of songwriter Vitaly Kalashnikov has been detained in the Moscow region. According to the press service of the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia, he is a 32-year-old unemployed local resident. The issue of choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention in relation to the suspect is currently being decided.

Minibus taxi No. 87 with passengers overturned in the center of Irkutsk near the Caramel shopping center, Andrei Kabanov, press secretary of the city traffic police, told the Interfax agency. “The accident occurred today at about 11.00 am (local time). Five people were hospitalized from the scene of the accident, including the driver of the Gazelle. One woman died,” Kabanov said. According to him, two versions of the accident are currently being considered.

Regarding their return. The law has been introduced. They didn't lie. The event of the decade after all. That's something to discuss. Rejoice. And how it wasn’t. The same as with the application procedure for registering parties. But, firstly, this is a real conquest of the people. Before that, all rights and sovereignties were given from above. And this was demanded from below. When Putin canceled the gubernatorial elections in the 4th year, he, in general, did the right thing.

Five citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who do not have work permits in Russia were discovered during an inspection on the territory of the former Ivanovo meat processing plant by employees of the Federal Migration Service of Russia for the Ivanovo region. According to the press service of the Federal Migration Service, foreigners worked illegally at an enterprise of a well-known Ivanovo brand for the production of ready-made meat products and semi-finished products.

A criminal case has been opened following the fall of a tower crane in Odintsovo, which resulted in the death of two people. The case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 143 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of labor safety rules resulting in the death of a person through negligence).