The head of the Federal Migration Service promises to fire sluggish passport officers The leadership of the Federal Migration Service has heard complaints from Muscovites who are now trying to obtain a new type of international passport. Yesterday, the head of the Federal Migration Service, Konstantin Romodanovsky, admitted the presence of technical and organizational problems, due to which the procedure for submitting documents for the so-called biometric passport turns into an endurance test.

A member of the “Karachay jamaat” was detained in Moscow The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday announced the capture in the capital of 20-year-old Pavel Novikov, suspected of involvement in the “Karachay jamaat” - one of the most odious Russian terrorist groups. According to the intelligence services of Karachay-Cherkessia, he is responsible for a series of attacks on local police officers last spring.

The GLONASS system does not meet the requirements of Sergei Ivanov Pessimism, unusual for current officials, was demonstrated yesterday at a meeting of the board of the Federal Space Agency by First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.

Putin and Medvedev opened the first modular medical center To gain access to modern treatment, hundreds of thousands of Russians will no longer have to pack their bags and travel to the capital. Expensive operations will be performed in 15 major Russian cities at once. And mostly free.

A unique prize with a half-carat diamond will be awarded by Media-Soyuz and the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications to the best newspaper and magazine journalists who showed themselves professionally in 2007. Already, 57 award applicants have reached the semi-finals, but only 18 of them will be able to become laureates. It is worth noting that in total this year, journalists submitted 1,063 works from 147 editorial offices to compete for the diamond prize.