The head of the meteorology department of the Tomsk hydrometeorological center, Svetlana Ryukhtina, said that on the afternoon of December 31, weather forecasters expect daytime air temperatures of -12...-14°C. On the night of January 1, weather forecasters expect temperatures to drop. On the night of December 31 to January 1, the air temperature is expected to be -23...-25°C; on the day of January 1, the air temperature will be about -20°C.

Inspections of stores selling pyrotechnics have already been completed, an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tomsk Region told the TV2 news agency. A total of 50 stores were inspected and 37 violations were identified. “Most often, entrepreneurs do not maintain fire extinguishers. Many simply do not know that this should be done.

The year of the snake will be successful for doctors, teachers and psychologists. Astrologers make such predictions. The symbol of the coming year is a water snake. According to experts, she sets her own trends in apartment interiors, clothing, and even worldview. Astrologers believe that the year of the snake is a good time to start a family and predict a surge in the birth rate. You can start attracting good luck already at the festive table.

Deputy of the Legislative Duma of the Tomsk Region Ivan Klein visited the “Chas Rush Hour” studio. He commented on the adoption of the “Dima Yakovlev Law,” which prohibits Americans from adopting Russian children, as well as the law on taxis, which is widely discussed in Tomsk. “The law was adopted somewhat late when these cases occurred.

On December 29 at 11 a.m. at the Metelitsa ski base in Akademgorodok, the open championship of the city of Tomsk in snowboarding and the open championship of Tomsk in freestyle will take place, reports the information policy committee of the city administration. More than 70 athletes from Tomsk, Seversk and areas of the Tomsk region will take to the start line. The track was prepared by specialists from Youth Sports School No. 5.

So much money and time will be required to completely restore the apartments in the building on Sibirskaya, 33. Now they are dismantling the slabs destroyed by the explosion. Let me remind you that the emergency in the house occurred on November 30th. A gas cylinder exploded; safety precautions were violated during the installation of suspended ceilings. Three people died. Twelve apartments were completely destroyed and burned out. At what stage is the restoration work?

The Tomsk region received 197 million rubles from the federal budget to support agricultural producers, reports the press service of the regional administration. The money will be sent to drought-affected farms in the region to purchase feed, seeds and fertilizers.

The Kirovsky District Court left the ex-director of the Kontur production association Igor Itkin in custody for another two months: he will remain in the pre-trial detention center until February 28, 2013. The court convened for the next hearing at the request of the investigation. The term of detention of businessman Igor Itkin ended on December 31st. But, as investigator Alexey Ivanchenko explained, it was not possible to complete the investigation by this date.

Police seized a large batch of alcohol with signs of counterfeit the day before from a warehouse in Tomsk, reports the press service of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs. As part of investigative and operational activities, police seized more than six tons of alcoholic beverages, including 2091 liters of “777” port wine, 4162 liters of vodka, cognac and whiskey. In total, the police took more than 400 boxes and almost 300 plastic packages of alcohol-containing products to the warehouse.

The open championship of the Kemerovo region in figure skating took place from December 24 to 26 in Prokopyevsk, reports the press service of the mayor's office. Skaters from Tomsk, Seversk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Berdsk, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen and Novokuznetsk took part in the tournament. Tomsk figure skating school was represented by students from Children's and Youth Sports School No. 4. Tomsk resident Evgenia Pavlova performed in the first sports category program.

From January 1, 2013, new standards for electrical energy consumption come into force. According to these standards, those who do not have meters in their apartments and households will pay for electricity. When discussing new standards, energy workers insisted that they be as large as possible - so that it would be profitable to install meters.

For more than a month, residents of the house at 5 Ivan Chernykh Street and neighboring high-rise buildings have not been able to sleep properly. People are disturbed by the noise of a diesel engine installed nearby. The roar of the engine can be heard even through the double glazed windows. The Northern Group company works for Ivan Chernykh; it is laying a new water pipeline. People are trying to figure out why work is carried out around the clock, and when will they be able to rest normally?

Tomsk residents transferred 790 thousand 408 rubles in cash to a special account and donated 790 thousand 408 rubles in cash as charitable assistance, reports the press service of the regional administration. 574 thousand of this money have already been transferred to residents of apartments from the epicenter of the explosion, families with children, and people with disabilities - as additional material assistance.

According to the Tomsk hydrometeorological center, today the daytime air temperature is expected to be -13...-15°C. Tomorrow there will be snow and blizzard in Tomsk. Air temperature at night is -16…-18°C, during the day -12…-14°C. Snowfalls are also expected in the region; air temperature at night is -15...-20°C, during the day -10...-15°C.

Governor of the Tomsk Region Sergei Zhvachkin summed up the results of 2012 and spoke about some plans for the future. The head of the region noted that this year the share of innovative business and the knowledge economy in the gross regional product of the Tomsk region has increased to 10%. This is two and a half times higher than the national average.