The State Duma begins to tighten the “automobile” chapter of the Code of Administrative Offenses Calls for increasing fines for motorists over the past few years have finally been formalized into a bill, which will soon be presented to the lower house of parliament.

Home management can and should be trusted to private companies Imagine a plumber from the housing office, whom you call on your mobile phone at any time of the day in case of an emergency, and he comes within 10-15 minutes. Moreover, he appears not in the same dirty and greasy overalls in which he was just poking around in the basement or sewer, but in a clean, neat uniform. You smile sadly: “This doesn’t happen.” In fact, there are such examples.

Yesterday, the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed a new version of the country's constitution, approved the day before by parliament.

Winter is rushing to the European territory of Russia. On Friday, a cold atmospheric front will cross the center of Russia. Temperature at night and in the first half of the day -3...+3оС. At the end of the day, starting from the northern regions, the temperature will drop to -5°C. The colder weather will be accompanied by snow, sleet, and sometimes strong and gusty north and northeast winds.

Premiere of Yuri Pogrebnichko A new play appeared in the repertoire of the theater “Near the Stanislavsky House” (destroyed by a fire and still not rebuilt) - “Old, Forgotten...”, which became part of a triptych begun by the theatrical cabaret “Russian Melancholy” and continued with the play “Before the Film Show” .

The presidential race is headed by Igor Smirnov Today in Transnistria the reception of signatures in support of candidates for the post of president of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (PMR) officially ends. Elections are scheduled for December 10. As Lyudmila Grositskaya, secretary of the Central Election Commission of Transnistria, told Vremya Novostey, the first to pass the “candidate minimum” was the current president of the PMR, Igor Smirnov.

United Russia's initiative to appoint mayors encountered resistance On November 8, the State Duma was supposed to discuss at a plenary session the scandalous bill of three United Russia deputies - Vladimir Mokroy, Vladimir Zhidkikh and Alexei Ogonkov, which actually gave governors the right to remove the mayors of regional centers. Thus, elections for these posts are meaningless.

Film critics announced their preferences The National Film Criticism and Film Press Award, whose official prize was until now the Golden Aries and now the White Elephant, will be awarded to the laureates on March 6. The winners will receive a crystal prize in the form of an elephant's head with big ears (author - animator Ivan Maksimov).

Russia for convicting Hariri's killers, but without unnecessary haste Terrorist attacks, including the assassinations of prominent politicians, have never before been the subject of international courts. The creation of the first such unique tribunal is progressing with difficulty and heated disputes. Russia plays an unadvertised, but far from secondary, role in this process. Moscow's special position has already raised doubts about whether such a tribunal will be created at all.

Sharapova continues her winning streak At the final WTA women's tennis tournament in Madrid with a prize fund of $3 million, Russian Maria Sharapova won her second victory in a row. After the opening victory over Elena Dementieva, Sharapova overcame the difficult Belgian barrier in the person of Kim Clijsters. The two-set match ended this time with a victory for the Russian – 6:4, 6:4. It was possible to predict such an outcome only with reservations.

Boris Khlebnikov’s film “Free Swimming” is released Somewhere in the provinces, on the Volga, a plant is closed, and half the city is left without work. Including a young man, a Hare according to the Chinese horoscope. He goes to the labor exchange, gets assigned to one job, then a second, a third - he doesn’t stay anywhere, and at first neither the audience nor he himself can understand where his fate is taking him.

Saturn found another flaw in Russian football The Saturn football club yesterday sent an open letter to the President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vitaly Mutko and the head of the Russian Football Premier League Evgeniy Giner. In it, the leaders of the Moscow region team drew attention to the increasing incidence of racism in the stands. “We are outraged by the racist, chauvinistic and sometimes downright fascist behavior that has taken place in our stadiums in recent months.

New details have been revealed about the alleged killers of Andrei Kozlov Suspects of the murder of first deputy chairman of the Central Bank Andrei Kozlov may be involved in a number of high-profile crimes in Ukraine. Interfax reported this yesterday, citing anonymous sources in law enforcement agencies. These data are notable not so much for the fact that they reveal new details in the investigation of a high-profile crime, but for the very fact of their appearance.

The new Pentagon chief will deal with the problem of Iraq These are difficult times for US President George W. Bush. The House of Representatives has already passed to Democratic control, and the counting of votes in the elections in Virginia, on which control of the Senate depends, is approaching a disappointing ending for Republicans.

The Russians continue to demonstrate stable play and achieve results The Russian women's team won their seventh victory in a row at the World Championships in Japan and will almost certainly play in the semi-finals. Only her own failure and the miracle performed by German volleyball players can prevent her from doing this. Holland became the next victim of Italian coach Giovanni Caprara's team - 3:0 (25:17, 25:18, 25:16).