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Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communications informs citizens of the republic that the total subscription circulation for periodicals in the first half of 2016 made 100,3% or 1325362 copies.

Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communications informs that planned maintenance works will be carried out at Kazan radio and TV center on January 14 from 15:00 to 17:00. The broadcasting of some federal and regional TV and radio programmes will be interrupted.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

In Accordance with the order of Peter the Great, the first issue of a Russian newspaper “Vedomosti” came out in Russia on January 13, 1703. It was the first order about holding a subscription campaign in Russia. More than 3, 000 publications were issued in 1914. In accordance with the decree of the Supreme Soviet of the Russan Federation № 3043-1 dated as of December 28, the Day of Russian Press is celebrated on January 13.

45,463 calls were received at 112 on January 4-10. 50,7% of them were false calls. 10,254 accident cards were registered. 42% of cases were addressed to the Ministry of Health, 26% - the Ministry of internal affairs, 32%- the Ministry of civil defence and emergency situations.

A new innovative educational institution – Innopolis lyceum opened on January 11. Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Mayor of Innopolis Egor Ivanov, and CEO of the Center of information technologies Tatyana Kamaletdinova took part in the opening ceremony.

Awarding ceremony of laureates of the annual regional contest “Manager of the year 2015” was held at Korston hotel on December 28. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin and Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in the ceremony.

Solemn awarding ceremony was held at Kazan IT-park on December 28. Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov summarized results of the year and handed over awards to best employees of information and communications industry. Quality rendering of information and telecommunications services was provided due to active participation of employees of the industry during 16th FINA World Championship in Kazan.

The first Children’s technopark “Kvantorium” for future engineers and scientists opened in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan.  Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Veniamin Kaganov, Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Director General of the Agency of strategic initiatives Andrei Nikitin took part in the opening ceremony.

Results of regional contest among most active users of the Portal of state services that was organized by Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communications have been summarized.

The salary of employees of 17 Russian post offices, including the Tatarstan branch, will be increased by 48 per cent. The wage increase is one of strategic and priority tasks of Russian Post company. The main purpose is to make the post office an effective enterprise with decent level of wages and motivation system.