The government proposes to extend the same punishment to mayors, Vedomosti writes. According to the newspaper, the official response to the bill should be approved on Thursday, April 21. In October 2015, the Government supported this project, but subject to serious revision of the text. However, the deputies reintroduced their draft to the State Duma, leaving it unchanged, and continued to insist on maintaining criminal liability.

Zenit midfielder Axel Witsel told which Russian cities he remembered most from his trips. The Belgian footballer has been playing for the St. Petersburg team since 2012. “I was very impressed by the trip to Grozny, because in no city where I have been before have I seen so many people with weapons. I also remember Ramenskoye: when we played with Torpedo, there was a terrible field there. Just a disaster! Well, Tomsk, it’s somewhere in Siberia, right?

The traffic light at the intersection will not work today and tomorrow from 9.00 to 17.00 in the evening, the SMEU control room reported. According to the dispatcher, the shutdown of the traffic light is due to the planned work of the City Networks. Due to the shutdown, drivers and pedestrians are asked to use caution on this section of the road. Tags: Tomsk, traffic light, traffic light shutdown, Gorseti, SMEU

Using equipment, it is possible to study in ground conditions how various elements of the meteoroid fragmentation environment affect spacecraft. The installation will be used by the Central Scientific Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (TsNIIMash - the parent institute of Roskomos) to conduct experiments, the purpose of which is to develop effective means of protecting satellites and the ISS from attacks by meteoroids and elements of space debris.

This year the theme of the event is “Read like a movie.” On April 22, from 18:00, the city’s libraries will open to citizens, the press service of the mayor’s office reports. “Municipal libraries will not let their readers get bored this “night.” Musical evenings, discussions of films based on literary works, quizzes, book exhibitions and other events will be held for them,” the press service said.

The man was able to grab onto a tree floating in the water. Kolpashev's television reported this. The incident happened on April 18, in the afternoon near the village of Matyanga. The man, who was swimming holding onto a log, was noticed by teenagers. They tried to help him, but to no avail, and called the emergency service. The man swam to the city pier, where he was helped by a local resident in a single-seater boat, who was on the Ob River at the time.

A pet cemetery with a crematorium, columbarium, and a gazebo for scattering ashes will appear soon in Tomsk. The opening is scheduled for June. One hectare of land was allocated for the cemetery by the authorities of the Tomsk region. Now the crematorium is already operating and several people have already reserved a place in the cemetery to bury the ashes of their cat or dog with dignity. Alexander Shestakov and his wife are professional dog handlers.

The hotline with citizens will be run by specialists from the Tomsk regional fund “No to Alcoholism and Drug Addiction,” according to the mayor’s website. Counseling will be provided by specialists from 12:00 to 20:00 on Wednesday, April 20. Tomsk residents will be provided with free telephone consultations by psychologists working with problems of addictive and codependent behavior. Hotline phone number: +7 (3822) 433-777. Tags: alcoholism, consultations, psychologists, Tomsk, Tomsk region

The prosecutor's office in the Parabel district in court demanded that the cafe of one of the technical schools ensure compliance with sanitary standards, the press service of the regional prosecutor's office reports. The cafe-bar "Empire", which, under an agreement with the Parabel branch of the Tomsk Polytechnic College, provides services for organizing hot meals for students, was inspected by Rospotrebnadzor and the prosecutor's office.

924 people answered the question about how they feel about the use of compulsory medical insurance contributions for the provision of medical care for abortion. 544 people (58.9%) spoke out in favor of not restricting induced abortion within the framework of the basic compulsory medical insurance program, 380 people (41.1%) spoke out against carrying out abortions at the expense of compulsory medical insurance. A total of 770 women took part in the survey.

Chinese investors approved the implementation of the project to create the Asinovsky timber industry park. Specialists from the Committee for Control and Management of State Property of the People's Republic of China checked the work of RosKitInvest and are ready to continue to cooperate with the Tomsk region, the press service of the regional administration reports.

A pet cemetery with a crematorium, columbarium, and a gazebo for scattering ashes will appear soon in Tomsk. The opening is scheduled for June. One hectare of land was allocated for the cemetery by the authorities of the Tomsk region. Now the crematorium is already operating and several people have already reserved a place in the cemetery to bury the ashes of their cat or dog with dignity. Alexander Shestakov and his wife are professional dog handlers.

According to local residents, they have almost no food left, people are forced to bake bread from bran. A resident of the village, Elena Kashleva, told TV-2 News Agency about this. “Today is the sixth day since the bridge across the channel was removed. Previously, they didn’t clean it, people walked on it until recently. And now, to save money, the boards were removed so that they would not be carried away by the water.

The acceptance of applications for participation in the good children's film festival “Bronze Knight” has ended.

As of April 19, 200 people visited medical institutions with tick bites, according to data from the regional Rospotrebnadzor. Moreover, 50 of those who applied were children. Yesterday, the number of people bitten was 133 people; within 24 hours it increased by 67 people. For comparison, on April 19, 2015, Rospotrebnadzor recorded only 10 complaints from Tomsk residents with tick bites. Currently, one injured adult is suspected of having tick-borne encephalitis.