Trying to revive the construction market, which is in a state of mild coma, the authorities are trying to offer its participants one or the other recipe. The other day, for example, the Novosibirsk governor signed a decree on measures to stimulate mortgages. The essence of the innovations is that from February 1 to November 1, 2009, any resident of the Novosibirsk region will be able to receive compensation for part of the interest rate on the loan.

On January 31 in Novosibirsk, in a severe Siberian frost (it was minus 30), a protest rally was held against the economic policy of the government and the rise in prices for housing and communal services, organized by the Novosibirsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party.

Novosibirsk "Carte Blanche" offers its visitors to have lunch with pleasure. Since January 2013, the restaurant has a new business lunch menu, which will be updated every two weeks. Carte Blanche offers to try chicken breast stuffed with champignons and cheese, warm roll with eel and salmon, Chafan salad with beef and much more. "Carte Blanche" is restaurant in Novosibirsk with first-class service, free democratic atmosphere and live music. He lives in the rhythm of a big city.

In Novosibirsk, at almost 30-degree frost, a protest rally was held, organized by the regional committee of the Communist Party, which brought together about 500 people dissatisfied with the results of the government's anti-crisis measures. The action was held under the slogans "Power and property - to the working people!", "Officials - workers' pensions!", the ITAR-TASS agency reports.

Six people, including three children, died in a fire in a private residential building in the city of Belovo in the Kemerovo region. The fire started on January 31 at 6:35 local time (02:35 Moscow time), the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TAIGA.info. It was possible to eliminate the fire at 7.40 (3.40 Moscow time). 35 people and nine pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.