Prosecutors began mass inspections of the work of public utilities At the end of the chilling frosts, the Moscow prosecutor's office decided to check with special care how citizens' right to warmth and light was respected.

The former deputy head of the State Fisheries Committee was not allowed to explain the essence of his case The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow yesterday began proceedings in a criminal case against the former deputy chairman of the now abolished State Fisheries Committee, Alexander Tugushev, accused of taking a bribe and fraud.

Russian gas supplies to Georgia are expected to resume today According to calculations by the North Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations, gas supplies to Georgia should be resumed today via one of two gas pipelines blown up by unknown saboteurs over the weekend near the Russian-Georgian border. At least yesterday, specialists working on site reported the completion of welding work on the Mozdok-Tbilisi highway.

From April 1, fees for kindergartens will increase Good April Fool's news was prepared for the capital's parents in the city department of education. As the head of the department, Lyubov Kezina, said at a press conference yesterday, starting April 1, fees for municipal kindergartens will increase significantly. The Moscow government has long planned to follow St. Petersburg in raising prices in preschool institutions. Until now, fees for attending kindergarten have been very symbolic.

Citizens will be able to choose who to report crimes to. From today, it will be possible to report absolutely all crimes committed - from the theft of a mobile phone to espionage - not only to the police and the prosecutor's office, but also to the Ministry of Justice, the FSB, the State Drug Control Service and even the fire department.

Yuri Luzhkov ordered his subordinates to defend Moscow's rights to rivers and reservoirs The political unity that United Russia was able to achieve in the State Duma led to the fact that the party in power began a serious struggle with itself. Yesterday, Yuri Luzhkov, being one of the leaders of this party, once again sharply criticized the federal government, doubted the viability of the Russian parliament, and also reprimanded Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Artur Chilingarov.