MTS Bank and the international payment system Mastercard announced the launch of MTS Credit Online, Russia’s first virtual credit card for secure purchases on the Internet and retail points of sale using smartphones. To receive the first virtual credit card in Russia, an MTS subscriber does not need to visit a bank office or fill out an online form; simply apply for a card in mobile applications or on the MTS website.

The former director of the TPU Institute of Cybernetics will be tried for theft of more than 2.9 million rubles, the press services of the regional prosecutor's offices of the Investigative Committee report. During the investigation, the accused admitted guilt and fully compensated for the damage. According to investigators, from January 2016 to September 2017, the ex-director of the institute entered into fictitious contracts and did not fulfill them.

According to forecasts from the hydrometeorological center, the average temperature in the Tomsk region in the third ten days of November will be -11.. -15°C, which is about normal. Wind, snow and blizzards are expected almost every day. “On November 21-22, in the Tomsk region, the temperature is expected to rise to -1.. -3 ° C and precipitation in the form of sleet,” Svetlana Ryukhtina, head of the meteorology department, told TV2. — Such weather can lead to ice conditions.

Recently, neurobiologist Alexander Panchin gave a lecture in Tomsk. He is a popularizer of science, the author of a book about the benefits of GMOs and the winner of the Enlightenment Prize for the book “The Sum of Biotechnologies” . The book breaks down myths about GMO plants, animals and people. The TV2 news agency decided to talk to Tomsk residents and ask them whether they consider GMO products dangerous.

During Operation Alcohol, employees of the Economic Security Department for the Tomsk Region conducted about 100 inspections, identified 54 administrative violations and opened four criminal cases. This was reported by the press service of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A flash mob #Ilyamytoboy was launched on social networks in support of a teenager who was bullied in one of the Barnaul lyceums. Now the teenager is supported by both ordinary people and Russian show business stars. One of the first to support the flash mob was a singer from Barnaul, a former member of the Chelsea group, Arseny Borodin, who published a post on his Instagram account. He admitted to the singer that once at school he himself was in a similar situation.

Real incomes of the population of the Tomsk region in 2019 will decrease by 0.1%. Experts from the Financial University under the Government of Russia came to this conclusion after summing up the results of a study of consumer sentiment in October and updating medium-term economic forecasts using the data obtained. According to experts, in 2019 real incomes of the population in Crimea may increase by 6.5 percent. By 5.2 percent - in Sevastopol.

The prosecutor's office found violations of the storage conditions of medicines at the Psychoneurological Boarding School of the Tomsk District, the department's press service reports. An administrative violation case was initiated against the employee responsible for storing medicines.

The ex-director of OJSC Regional Mortgage Agency of the Tomsk Region (RIATO) Alexander Buyanov, convicted in September 2017 for abuse of power, will pay the region 396 million rubles in losses, according to the website of the regional prosecutor's office.

The first charity marathon will take place in Tomsk on November 25. Everyone will be able to take part in it: people who practice yoga or any sport, trainers, people who care about their health and lifestyle. As Nadezhda Smokotina, the organizer of the yoga marathon, told TV2, the charity marathon is being held in Tomsk for the first time. “At first I wanted to make a Vedic festival,” said Nadezhda Smokotina, “there was no talk of charity.

The prosecutor's office, through the Sovetsky District Court, ordered the Tomsk mayor's office to liquidate the landfill in the Nauka microdistrict, the department's press service reports. The inspection found that in the Nauka microdistrict there is an unauthorized dump of solid household waste with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. At the same time, local authorities did not take measures to clean up the waste.

The final stage of preparation of Novosobornaya Square for the New Year has begun in Tomsk, the press service of the mayor’s office reports. The opening of the central ice town is scheduled for December 14. The city's central ice town will be decorated with festive illumination, an LED fountain and 30 ice sculptures.

10% of applicants in the regional labor market are over 45 years old, reports the HeadHunter research service. According to the agency, the number of invitations per resume for representatives of this age group is only 1.8. “With high activity in the labor market, this age group feels clearly less protected. According to this year's data, they account for every fifth response to the labor market. Naturally, not every response ends with an invitation to an interview, only 9% of the total.

Tomsk residents can complain about poor snow removal in the regional center by calling hotlines. Depending on the category of the street, you need to contact either the MAR or the administration of one of the districts of Tomsk. Streets of the first and second categories are streets along which public transport travels. On streets of the first category, the roadway is completely asphalted, there is a curb, an asphalt sidewalk, a fence, a bumper and lawns.

The social network VKontakte has launched in test mode the ability for users to download their profile data in the form of an archive. This will allow you to see what data the social network stores about you. Managing Director of VKontakte Andrey Rogozov announced this on his page on the social network. An RBC correspondent asked VKontakte for his data. You can verify your request through a mobile application or SMS. “Approximate waiting time: 2 hours,” the social network warned.