The explosive device that went off on a regular bus in Togliatti is similar to the one that was used in the explosion at the Cherkizovsky market in Moscow in 2006. This statement was made by the head of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, the Vesti TV channel reports.

According to preliminary data, tax payments of OJSC "Sea Port of St. Petersburg" for 9 months of 2007. increased by 5% and reached 659 million 143 thousand rubles. The company's press service reported this. For the nine months of 2007, 191 million 200 thousand rubles were allocated to the local budget, which is 14% higher than the same indicators in 2006. The company allocated 467 million 943 thousand rubles to the federal budget. - 2% more than in January-September 2006.

It is too early to talk about a possible connection between the bus explosion in Togliatti and the upcoming elections to the State Duma of Russia, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters in St. Petersburg today. According to him, there is currently no evidence that the deaths in Togliatti could be related to the elections. B. Gryzlov expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the terrorist attack.

In the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg, road inspectors discovered a hangar in which 6 stolen foreign cars were stored, the press service of the regional traffic police department reports. The day before, October 30, 2007, the department received a complaint about the theft of an Isuzu Forvard car. The car was found on the same day on the territory of Limak JSC on Krylenko Street. The car thieves managed to install false license plates on the foreign car, taken from a Fiat Ducato.

The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) of the Russian Federation considers the idea of ​​using electronic bracelets for arrested and convicted persons “not very successful.” As Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Lieutenant General Vladimir Semenyuk, told reporters, “this is one of the types of technical control, and not very successful.” According to him, today in the Russian penitentiary system there are more convenient and at the same time less expensive ways of exercising

One of the suspects in the case of unrest in correctional colony N5 in the village of Metallostroy near St. Petersburg has been arrested. RBC was informed about this by the press service of the Investigative Committee at the Russian Prosecutor's Office for the Leningrad Region. “This is the first of the three defendants detained in this case; he has been charged under Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Russia,” the press service said.

The success of the first domestic blockbusters caused a boom in the film production market: in 2006. A record 200 films were shot compared to 150 films released annually in the 80s. True, only dozens of films reach the viewer. Experts believe that the film market is simply overheated: there is simply no need for so many films, and the quality of the films leaves much to be desired. Almost 90% of domestic films remain unprofitable.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stricter quality criteria for manufactured weapons. The head of state announced this at a meeting of the commission on military-technical cooperation. In addition, V. Putin emphasized that he stands for international cooperation in the field of creating new types of weapons and equipment. According to the president, such cooperation is promising and makes it possible to improve the characteristics of domestic weapons, Mayak radio reports.

The share of spam mailings in the total volume of mail traffic in the Russian Internet sector in the third quarter of 2007. approached 80%. Such data are provided in an analytical study by the developer of anti-virus programs for computers, Kaspersky Lab. On average, the share of spam for the quarter was 79%. The minimum value - 68.1% - was recorded on September 6, the maximum - 89% - on September 2.

Net loss of JSC Vologdaenergo for the third quarter of 2007. increased by 6% compared to the same period in 2006. and amounted to 9 million 541 thousand rubles. This is reported in the company's materials. The net profit of Vologdaenergo over the previous three months reached 5 million 688 thousand rubles, which is 1.6 times higher than the figures for July-September of the current year.

The area of ​​each of the two new Class A residential complexes, which the Stroymontazh company plans to build in the Petrogradsky and Central districts of St. Petersburg, will exceed 12 thousand square meters. m, the company’s press service clarified to RBC. Let us remind you that it was previously reported that the area of ​​the residential complex on the Petrograd side will be 12 thousand 094 square meters.

CJSC "Roselectroprom Holding" ("REP Holding") until the end of 2007. plans to supply two GTNR-16 units for Severgazprom LLC, intended for the compressor station of the Sosnogorsk linear production management. This is stated in the press service of the holding. The cost of the equipment has not been disclosed. Let us note that two similar units were put into operation in the first ten days of October 2007.

The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (UFAS) for St. Petersburg found the city committee for urban planning and architecture (KGA) to have violated the law “On the Protection of Competition”. As the FAS press service reported today, the department made this decision on October 29, 2007. The basis for initiating the case was the statement of President-Center LLC.

In St. Petersburg, it will rain in the first two days of November, and the air temperature will steadily decrease, Gismeteo reports. On Thursday, November 1, there will be light precipitation in the morning, with heavy rain possible in the afternoon. The air temperature will be 3-5 degrees above zero, during the day it can rise to 7-9 degrees, and in the evening it will drop to 5-7 degrees.

Net loss of OJSC Power Machines for 9 months of 2007. increased compared to the same period in 2006. 2 times and amounted to 1 billion 044 million 904 thousand rubles. This is reported in the company's materials.