TAIGA.info publishes an article by Dmitry Verkhoturov, a well-known Moscow publicist and analyst, dedicated to the unification of the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic, as well as the construction of a gas pipeline through these regions to China. Many commentators believe that the authorities of Gorny Altai are in no hurry to unite with the region in order to calmly build a gas pipeline.

On October 25, 2006, Novosibirsk was visited by two leaders of the nationalist wing of Russian politics - Dmitry Rogozin, who until recently headed the Rodina party and the State Duma faction of the same name, and Alexander Belov was the leader of the “Movement against Illegal Immigration” (DPNI). Among those whom they were sagitized in Novosibirsk was a prominent Novosibirsk liberal Alexei Mazur.

In Novosibirsk, with the blessing of the Archbishop of Novosibirsk and Berdsk Tikhon and at the initiative of the Novosibirsk regional branches of the Congress of Russian Communities, the People's Patriotic Party of Russia, the New Nicholas Orthodox Brotherhood, an organizing committee for the celebration of November 4 was created. An action plan has been developed.

In Novosibirsk, on Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street, next to the registry office of the Kalininsky district, the opening of the Mother Square took place. The square was organized on the initiative of the public organization of the parents of servicemen who died in local wars, "Obelisk". The only thing missing was a symbol-monument. It was created with budget money, funds from the enterprises of the Kalinin region, donations from the townspeople.

Employees of the Office of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for drug control in the Novosibirsk region destroyed over 120 kg of drugs. This TAIGA.info became aware of the press service of the Federal Drug Control Service for the NSO. Narcotic drugs were subject to destruction, which were material evidence in criminal cases, in which court sentences had already been issued and entered into force.

The incidence of syphilis has decreased by 15 percent over the 9 months of this year in the republic. A total of 751 cases of syphilis have been registered. In addition to 6 kozhuuns, where there was an increase in the incidence of syphilis (Barun-Khemchiksky, Mongun-Taiginsky, Tandynsky, Todzhinsky, Chaa-Kholsky and Chedi-Kholsky), a decrease to 68.2% was noted in the rest of the territory of Tuva. 1 case of congenital syphilis was registered in Kyzyl.

With the participation of the State Duma deputy from the LDPR in the Irkutsk region, Nikolai Kuryanovich, on November 4, the "Russian March" will be held in Irkutsk. The organizers also include the Union of the Russian People, the Irkutsk Cossack Army, RONS and a number of other youth organizations. Meeting at 11-00 local time at the Sports Palace. The procession will head to the monument to Alexander III, where the rally will take place.

In connection with the appeal of the governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev to the chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, Sergei Stepashin, OJSC Kuzbassenergo began checking the financial and economic activities of the company.

The regional branch of the political party "Fair Russia: Rodina/Pensioners/Life" in the Republic of Buryatia will be created on the basis of the Buryat regional branch of the "Rodina" party. This recommendation was made by the leader of the SR-RPZh Sergei Mironov on October 28 during the unification congress of the three parties in Moscow. This was reported to the IRA "Vostok-Teleinform" by the participants of the congress.

Last night, a 19-year-old young man was hit and killed by a Toyota car at a pedestrian crossing near the Main Post Office, the press service of the traffic police reports. According to preliminary data, the pedestrian was walking under a red traffic light. An investigation has begun. Source: Tomsknews.com

In the Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, 10 people suffering from tuberculosis were forcibly hospitalized.

In the village of Bakman, Kuibyshevsky District, Novosibirsk Region, a tractor driver died as a result of an accident. As TAIGA.info was informed in the information and public relations department of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Novosibirsk Region, the 50-year-old driver of the MTZ-82 tractor ran into the concrete slab of a cesspool and fell through. The driver drowned along with the tractor. The fact is being investigated.

The authorities of the Novosibirsk region will take additional measures to prevent life-threatening alcohol-containing products from entering the region, the press service of the regional administration reports. "We must exclude the possibility of alcohol-containing products that are dangerous to the life and health of citizens entering the markets of the region," the press service quoted Governor Viktor Tolokonsky as saying.

Yesterday, the board of directors of OAO Verkhnechonskneftegaz unanimously approved the new general director of the company, Mugammir Galiullina. The powers of the former General Director Maxim Bezryadin were terminated ahead of schedule in connection with the transfer to work at OJSC TNK-BP Management as Vice President for Business Development (Exploration and Production division).

Summing up the results of the competition for the creation of tourist and recreational zones in the Russian regions has been postponed for a week. Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation German Gref announced this today at a meeting of the competition committee. According to him, "at least a week" is needed to check the amount of funds requested by the regions.