News

November 09, 2011 22:40

• GARB: detentions on South-Ossetian-Georgian border stands out of other problems of conflict regions

  The main topic discussed on November 8 in Gori at the meeting organized by the NGO named GARB (Georgian Association of Regional Broadcasters) was the issue of detention of the persons who cross the border of Georgia with South Ossetia.

November 09, 2011 22:20

• Clergyman from Dagestan shot dead in Yaroslavl

  Today in the city of Yaroslavl, Abdulmadjid (Arthur) Manukyan, 29, a native of Dagestan and the deputy imam of the central city mosque, was found dead at the door of his own apartment.

November 09, 2011 22:10

• Russia and Georgia sign bilateral agreement on WTO

  Today, Russia and Georgia have signed a bilateral agreement relating to customs administration and monitoring of trade in goods. The document should remove the last obstacle to Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

November 09, 2011 22:00

• Krasnodar court sentences former DFMS deputy head to a year in settlement-colony

  On November 8, the Pervomaiskiy District Court of Krasnodar sentenced Alexander Starchkov, the former deputy head of the Department of the Federal Migration Service (DFMS) of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Territory, to one year of imprisonment in a settlement-colony. According to the investigation, Starchkov had hired an employee, allowed him not to work and helped him to get promoted to the rank of a captain of internal troops, said the spokesman from the Territorial Prosecutor's Office.

November 09, 2011 21:00

• It was decided to stamp the passports of the citizens who have voted at the election in South Ossetia

  A special stamp will be put on the inner side of the back part of the cover in the passport of each citizen of South Ossetia who has taken part in the presidential election on November, 13. Members of Central Election Committee consider that this will disallow anyone to vote twice.

November 09, 2011 20:00

• Religious Board of Moslems in Kalmykia granted 50 sheep to poor brothers in faith

  In honour of Kurban Bairam holiday Religious Board of Moslems in Kalmykia allotted money for purchase of 50 sheep to poor believers. This was reported by Asludin Kalabegov, Deputy Chairman of Religious Board of Moslems.

November 09, 2011 19:00

• A person wounded as a result of a grenade explosion in Volgograd

  One person got injured in the afternoon of October, 8, as a result of an explosion in a flat of a dwelling house in Volgograd, a source in law enforcement bodies of the city reported.

November 09, 2011 18:00

• A weightlifter from North Ossetia broke the world record in the spurt

  Svetlana Tsarukaeva, a Russian girl from North Ossetia, broke the world record in the spurt at the World Championship in weightlifting currently going on in Paris.

November 08, 2011 23:50

• NCFD's Public Council urges media to improve quality of materials about Northern Caucasus

  The Public Council of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has called on the managers of non-state media not to disseminate immoral programmes and articles, but to present the audience with a higher-quality content, which could contribute to the "positive image" of Northern Caucasus.

November 08, 2011 23:40

• In Stavropol Territory, historians stop destruction of ancient burial mound

  Staff members of the Pyatigorsk area museum have stopped destruction of the ancient mound in the village of Konstantinovskaya of the city of Pyatigorsk, where a developer started construction work and almost damaged graves.

November 08, 2011 23:40

• "Rosaviatsiya" bans flights of "Dagestani Airlines" to Europe

  On November 3, sanctions against the airline "Dagestani Airlines", banning flights to the EU, came into force. This was reported by a source in the "Rosaviatsiya" (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency).

November 08, 2011 23:30

• Spartak Gogniev, player of "Krasnodar" FC, undergoes surgery

  Spartak Gogniev, the forwarder of the youth football team "Krasnodar", underwent surgery. At present, the athlete is in hospital.

November 08, 2011 23:20

• Four real estate agents from Ingushetia, suspected of fraud, detained in Moscow

  Policemen detained four top-ranking employees of capital real estate companies suspected of embezzlement of more than one billion roubles, which had been handed out on forged documents to residents of Ingushetia.

November 08, 2011 23:10

• In Karachay-Cherkessia, a local finds backpack with a bomb and is wounded by a blast

  In the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia, a local resident affected by explosion of an improvised explosive device planted in a backpack which had been abandoned in the mountains. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement agencies of the region.

November 08, 2011 23:00

• Zverevo residents hold picket demanding to revise utility rates

  Residents of the city of Zverevo of Rostov Region, who held today a regular picket near the building of the city administration, complain that Mayor Alexander Chumakov refuses to start a dialogue and to listen to the protesters' demands. Officials from the city administration state that they are ready to participate in a constructive dialogue and they treat the today's picket as a "little provocation".

November 08, 2011 22:20

• Authors of "White Book of Terror" declare in Kabardino-Balkaria that Russia fails to register victims of terror

  Nowhere in Russia, no victims of terror acts have been registered, and the fact that nobody cares of the victims is awful. This was emphasized by the authors of the project "White Book of Terror" at the presentation held at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU).

November 08, 2011 22:10

• Dmitry Putenikhin accused of threat to life of state official

  Investigators have filed a charge against Dmitry Putenikhin, the 21-year-old activist of the Other Russia, who splashed water in prosecutor, of threatening the life of the state official, who administered justice. This was reported today by the lawyer Svetlana Sidorkina.

November 08, 2011 22:00

• FLNCA supports journalist Solovyov, who criticized Azerbaijani airline for discrimination of Armenian native

  The Federal Lezghin National and Cultural Autonomy (FLNCA) supported journalist Vladimir Solovyov, who spoke strongly against the Azerbaijani National Airline "AZAL", which had not allowed the Russian citizen Sergey Gyurdjian to enter an aircraft's board because of his Armenian origin.

November 08, 2011 21:00

• Ex-officer of the Ministry of Interior Affairs accused of planting drugs to Director of OBI

  Prosecutor General's sanctioned the indictment against Dmitry Shavelev, ex-operative inspector of Chief Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia in Southern Federal okrug. He is accused of planting one kilogram heroin into the car belonging to Alexander Afanasiev, Director of OBI store in Volgograd.

November 08, 2011 20:00

• Construction of a temple in memory of the victims of "North-Ost" started in Moscow

  In Melnikov street, South-East of Moscow, a modular temple in memory of the victims of terror in the Theatrical Center in Dubrovka which happened nine years ago is being built. The first stone was laid in the foundation of the temple in April, 2011, and the building is expected to be accomplished in 2012.