УрБК, Москва, 14.01.2011. За период с 1 по 11 января 2011 года индекс потребительских цен, по оценке Росстата, составил 100,8% (2010 г.: с начала месяца — 100,7%, в целом за январь — 101,6%). За период с начала месяца подорожали крупа гречневая на 3,2%, пшено и сахар-песок — на 2,1%, говядина, яйца, молочный напиток, масло подсолнечное и водка — на 0,8–1,2%. На плодоовощную продукцию цены в среднем увеличились на 3,6%. При этом картофель подорожал на 7,5%, капуста и лук репчатый — на 4,8% и 4,1% соответственно. Цены на бензин автомобильный выросли на 0,7%, на дизельное топливо — на 1,7%.

‘Judging by the energy consumption rate, we haven’t reached the pre-recession levels yet,’ MRSK Urala PR & GR Director Dmitri Tyuktin told UrBC. ‘According to our forecasts, if the current dynamics holds on, we’ll reach the target figures in two to three years. However, the number of companies applying for the hookup is ever growing. We received 15,300 applications in 2008, 16,400 applications in 2009, and over 20,000 applications last year. This is why we cannot say enterprises are not willing to invest in getting connected to the power infrastructure. One should also bear in mind that

Mars Sharafullin, a businessman who originally came from Sverdlovsk Region, was detained in Cannes recently. Sharafullin is suspected of large-scale tax evasion and was earlier placed on the international ‘wanted’ list. The news was announced by head of Sverdlovsk Region Department of Internal Affairs Administration’s press service Valery Gorelykh. The fact that Mars Sharafullin and his financial director Natalya Krasnoperova were on the ‘wanted’ list became publicly known in October 2010. However, the first financial claims against the businessman were placed as early as 2009 after some

An accident that was actually identical to yesterday’s tragedy occurred at Krasnaya Shapochka mine on December 23, 2010. The management of Severouralsk bauxite mine (SUBR) claimed at the time that a rock mass movement was to blame, even though no such thing ever happened. Now they say the accident was caused by failing to observe safety rules during drilling operations, and they will certainly blame everything on the workers,’ says the message on SUBR Independent Trade Union of Russian Miners’ official website. Now the accident in question occurred at SUBR (UC RUSAL) Novo-Kalyinskaya mine in

В 11.00 в пресс-центре «Комсомольской правды» (ул. Красная, 4) состоится пресс-конференция заместителя министра социальных отношений Челябинской области Ирины Гехт и руководителя Госкомитета «Единый тарифный орган Челябинской области» Сергея Образцова: «Начало получения субсидий для южноуральцев, у которых сумма повышений по оплате услуг ЖКХ превысила 15%».

A twenty-four-year-old worker was killed due to an accident at UC RUSAL’s Novo-Kalyinskaya mine. The Ministry of Emergencies reports a block of rock mass came off the mine surface, causing the misfortune. A response team from the Ministry of Emergencies’ Sverdlovsk Region division arrived at the scene of the accident to look into the matter. The mine keeps on operating as usual, with an ad hoc committee investigating the accident. It has preliminarily been reported that the accident was caused by non-compliance with the safety regulations during drilling operations.

22 января в Челябинске открывается выставка «Христос рождается, Славите!».

OAO Bank24.ru has been texting its customers to advise them to beware of the swindlers; however, the bank representatives appear unable to explain why the need to warn their customers came up in the first place. For one, the bank asks the individuals not to react to messages that claim their bank cards have been blocked ‘Dear customers, In case you receive a text message telling you that your bank card has been blocked and you should call the number provided below, please do not call this number. This is a scam!’ OAO Bank24.ru’s message says.