Saratov administration plans private house buyouts for demolitionThe Saratov administration has budgeted nearly 30 million rubles (approximately $333,000 at current rates) to prepare private houses near the bus station for demolition, after city council deputies approved the budget changes.
Stavropol Announces Final January FairsThe Stavropol administration has announced weekend fairs in multiple city locations, with the last ones scheduled for January 31 and February 1.
Exchange Building Contractor Added to 'Black List'The company 'RSK-Renaissance' has been included in the register of unscrupulous suppliers after the termination of the contract for the restoration of the Exchange Building on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island.
Official Loses Court Case Over Signature on OrderThe Russian Constitutional Court has affirmed that officials are personally liable for decisions they sign, even without participation in the decision-making process, following a five-year legal dispute over a 50,000 ruble fine (approximately $500 at current rates).
Fire on Petergof Highway: Three HospitalizedOn the morning of January 30, a severe fire broke out in a nine-story building in the Krasnoselsky District of St. Petersburg. Three people, including one in serious condition, were hospitalized.
First Deputy Governor Comments on New Stolby Visitation RulesIndignation over new visitation rules at the Krasnoyarsk Stolby national park continues to mount, with the first deputy governor addressing the controversy and assuring that practices will remain unchanged.
Western High-Speed Diameter to be partially closed in late JanuaryIn late January and early February, nighttime traffic on the main stretch of the Western High-Speed Diameter in the southern direction between Yekateringofka and Blagodatnaya Street will be closed for road works.
