Panic at UrFU: students and their parents are concerned about the reduction in scholarships 02.04.2013 13:47 My son is studying at UrFU (Mathematics and Mechanics of UrSU) with excellent marks. Since March, the increased scholarship has been reduced from 4 thousand 500 rubles to 1 thousand 500 rubles. They say the reason is a 4-fold reduction in the scholarship fund. Tell me, what is this connected with? What is this - another education reform or something else?

Endlessly... Kuyvashev announced the resumption of the search for the An-2 aircraft that disappeared almost a year ago 02.04.2013 19:00 Sverdlovsk Governor Evgeny Kuyvashev announced the resumption at the end of April of the search for the An-2 aircraft that disappeared without a trace a year ago in the north of the region, with 12 people on board.

Living luxuriously is not forbidden. The most expensive houses in the world belong to Abramovich, Rybolovlev and the latter’s daughter. PHOTO 02.04.2013 16:25 Four Russians were included in the ranking of twenty owners of the most expensive houses in the world according to Forbes magazine. Among them are billionaire Roman Abramovich, entrepreneur Yuri Milner, ex-owner of Uralkali, businessman and investor Dmitry Rybolovlev, as well as his daughter Ekaterina Rybolovleva.

Urgently! Fire at the Ural plant of Viktor Vekselberg. 18 fire engines are on site 02.04.2013 18:09 Today, April 2, rescuers extinguished a fire in the design bureau of the Ural Turbine Plant, part of the Renova Group of Companies, owned by Viktor Vekselberg.

A criminal case has been opened following the discovery of hazardous medical waste in an open area in Kurgan.

“Salary – 2.4 million rubles per month...” How much do Pumpyansky, Altushkin, Kozitsyn, Vekselberg pay their Ural managers 02.04.2013 17:51 Bankers love to count the money in the pockets of their clients, asking about white and gray salaries, and about the income of guarantors - spouses, parents, friends, because the stability of their business depends on this.

Get off the barricades Journalist Ekaterina Vinokurova visited the place of the heroes of her own materials 04/02/2013 18:50 Last week, the author of Gazeta.Ru and Znak.com, Ekaterina Vinokurova, worked at the congress of the All-Russian Popular Front in Rostov-on-Don. And she left an expressive note on her personal Twitter about a woman who spoke at the congress and who adopted 36 children (“Well, I wouldn’t adopt!”).

Opinion Get off the barricades Journalist Ekaterina Vinokurova visited the place of the heroes of her own materials Last week, the author of Gazeta.Ru and Znak.com, Ekaterina Vinokurova, worked at the congress of the All-Russian Popular Front in Rostov-on-Don. And she left an expressive note on her personal Twitter about a woman who spoke at the congress and who adopted 36 children (“Well, I wouldn’t adopt!”).

The first townhouses were built in the nineteenth century in Great Britain. They were city residences of representatives of the aristocracy. In Russia, townhouses appeared recently - in the 90s of the last century, and this type of housing quickly took root in the real estate market, becoming a worthy alternative to city apartments and cottages.

There are no “limited options”. A wheelchair-bound disabled person from Magnitogorsk has organized his own business and is about to become a millionaire. PHOTO 02.04.2013 17:16 33-year-old Alexander Crow managed to develop a “smart” system for booking hotels and tickets, with the help of which, according to him, you can save tens of thousands of rubles, a Znak.com correspondent reports.

In the Trans-Urals - hostage taking. A special police unit stormed the house in which the attacker had barricaded himself. 02.04.2013 13:28 A real action scene took place this morning, April 2, in the village of Vvedenskoye, Mishkinsk district, Trans-Urals.

Count the fines. The State Duma Committee approved the introduction of “electronic karma” for drivers: violators who accumulate 200 penalty points will be deprived of their license 04/02/2013 12:06 The State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building recommended adopting the introduction of a point system of fines in the first reading. For every 100 rubles fine, a penalty point will be awarded.

“If North Korean missiles hit power plants, Fukushima will seem like a joke.” Znak.com expert talks about the threats and future of the “Korean hub” 02.04.2013 17:50 In recent days, news feeds have been rocked by reports of an escalation of the conflict between North Korea, on the one hand, and the United States, along with its satellites, on the other. What caused the new round of confrontation? Will a big war break out? And how will the situation affect Russia?

The war continues. The Yekaterinburg administration accused the regional authorities of failing to fulfill their obligations. “We consider the current situation unacceptable” 04/02/2013 15:04 Deputy Head of the Yekaterinburg Administration for Capital Construction and Land Use Sergei Myamin sent an official letter to the Minister for State Property Management of the Sverdlovsk Region Alexey Pyankov.

In Kurgan, due to a utility failure that occurred the day before, 37 apartment buildings were left without water. Repair work just started this morning 04/02/2013 10:25 In the Zaozerny district of Kurgan, as a result of a break in the cold water supply system, 37 apartment buildings were left without water.