The staff of Rosprirodnadzor is being reduced in order to fire Oleg Mitvol The Ministry of Natural Resources has agreed on a draft resolution to reduce the number of deputy heads of Rosprirodnadzor from four to three, sources in the agency said. Officially, Vremya Novostei refused to comment on the situation yesterday at Rosprirodnadzor, suggesting that they wait until Vladimir Putin signs the resolution.

Suspicious meat from the Voronezh region may provoke a massive inspection of Moscow markets Farmers and entrepreneurs trying to sell their agricultural products in the capital's markets, apparently, will face a total check. Moscow's sanitary and veterinary services are already on alert and are ready to begin a massive inspection of markets.

Wladimir Klitschko prepares to defend his titles Big boxing is returning to television screens. One of the long-awaited fights for the world heavyweight title will finally take place this coming Saturday. American Tony Thompson, nicknamed the Tiger, will enter the ring against the holder of the IBF and WBO belts, Vladimir Klitschko. Russia will be watching this fight with special attention: the White Tiger, Alexander Povetkin, could well have taken the place of the usual Tiger.

The new Serbian government is trying to renegotiate the terms of the deal with Gazprom Neft Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Serbia and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic, who in the previous government was a consistent opponent of the deal to sell a controlling stake in Naftne Industrije Serbje (NIS) to Gazprom Neft, reiterated the need to reconsider its terms.

The government cannot agree on fishing principles First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov is dissatisfied with the way the fishing industry is developing , he would like it to happen faster. Moreover, progress in this area is being hampered by officials - some are tormenting fishermen with inspections, others are delaying the creation of a united fishing company. Yesterday, in the rank of head of the government commission on the development of the fishery complex, Mr.

"Mr. Loneliness" on Moscow screens The dreamy double of Michael Jackson (Diego Luna) meets a copy of Marilyn Monroe (Samantha Morton) in Paris and, succumbing to her charms, goes to the mountains of Scotland, where celebrity impersonators from Abraham Lincoln to Sammy Davis Jr. live in a small but friendly commune.

Rock music on CD Shearwater. Rook (Matador). The American alt-country band Shearwater, a by-product of the Okkervil River group, has released a new album, which has become a certificate of maturity for it. As always, the group's source of inspiration was birds. Shearwater originated as a side project of members of the more famous band Okkervil River.

Chronicle of sporting events Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Islanders" -- "Carolina" -- 2:3 (OT) -- Samsonov "K" (0+1), "Phoenix" -- "Buffalo" -- 6:2, "Nashville" -- "St. Louis" -- 6:3 -- Radulov "N" (2+1), "Pittsburgh" -- "Washington" -- 5:6 (B) -- Gonchar "P" (0+3), Malkin "P "(2+1), Vik. Kozlov “V” (2+0), Ovechkin “V” (2+1), Semin “V” (0+1), “Vancouver” - “Minnesota” - 2:4.

Aslambek Aslakhanov became a member of the Federation Council from the Omsk region The Omsk region received a new representative in the Federation Council yesterday in the person of former adviser to the President of Russia Aslambek Aslakhanov. The candidacy presented by the regional governor was approved by a majority vote of the deputies of the regional parliament. In the upper house of the Federal Assembly, Mr. Aslakhanov will represent the government of the Omsk region.

E.ON and Gazprom will continue negotiations on the Yuzhno-Russkoye field Cooperation between the largest German energy concern E.ON and the Russian gas monopolist is developing successfully, the company's chairman of the board, Wulf Bernotat, said yesterday in Berlin at a meeting with foreign journalists. The head of the concern was invited to Berlin for a meeting with accredited journalists from foreign countries, organized by the Foreign Press Union.

The role of the executive and legislative authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of the Central Federal District in the recruitment of military units with military personnel serving under contract, and the system of pre-conscription training became the subject of discussion at a joint meeting of the council under the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District and the Military Council of the Moscow Military

The management of the CSKA football club announced the resignation of the team's head coach Valery Gazzaev, which will take place at the end of the season. Club President Evgeniy Giner said that the head of the coaching staff had previously expressed a desire to take a break from his work, but agreed to continue it until the end of the year.

Sharapova breaks Enin's 32-fight winning streak Maria Sharapova reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Yesterday the Russian woman beat the world number one Belgian Justine Henin, crushing her opponent in the second set - 6:4, 6:0. Maria's next opponent will be Serbian Jelena Jankovic, who on Tuesday turned out to be stronger than American Serena Williams, depriving her of the title of the current owner of the Australian Open title - 6:3, 6:4.

First verdict handed down for failed tax evasion In Russia, as Vremya Novostey has learned, the first guilty verdict has been handed down in a case of attempted tax evasion. The Tushinsky District Court of Moscow recently found the president and chief accountant of the oil and gas company KIGRNA LLC, 63-year-old Islyam Kozhevnikov, guilty of deliberately providing false data in his tax return, which could have caused the state to subsequently lose about 2.5 billion rubles.

About the new story by Boris Ekimov The action of the first chapter of Boris Ekimov’s story “We Suppose to Live” (“New World”, No. 5, 6) takes place in a bank building. The hero enters there by chance: “The young man was simply walking along the street, tormented by the heat, felt the coolness behind these walls, and climbed the steps. The silent glass doors opened hospitably in front of him, inviting him.” The opening episode does not carry a strong plot load.