NEWS

Over 156 thousand of Tatarstan people participated in the All-Russian Running Day on September 20. 21578 Kazan citizens took part in the Cross-Country of Nations-2009. 135 thousand running fans all over the republic participated in Tatarstan Cross-Country. This data was provided by Tatarstan Youth Affairs, Sport and Tourism Ministry leading adviser Yelena Vasilenko.

General Consulate of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kazan held Iftar for Tatar intellectuals and clergy on the eve of the last Friday of Ramadan. Iftar was held in a cordial atmosphere, the guests tasted traditional Iranian dishes. Then they went to a mosque for night vigils.

September 18, Chairman of the RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin will take part in the XXIth proceedings of legislative (representative) authorities of the Volga Federal District subjects, which will be held in Kirov city.

A congratulation telegram from Russia President Dmitry Medvedev was received for the name of JSC KAMAZ Director General Sergei Kogogin and KAMAZ-Master team head Semyon Yakubov.

September 17, Farid Mukhametshin, Chairman of the RT State Council, presented Yury Solomin, artistic director of the State Academic Malyi Theatre, with the medal "In memory of the 1000-anniversary of Kazan”.

A meeting of Tatarstan State Council Presidium has been held today. Chairman of the republican parliament Farid Moukhametshin held the meeting. It has been decided to hold the fifth session of Tatarstan State Council of IV convocation on September 24. The Presidium proposes submitting 44 issues for consideration of parliamentarians. 24 of them are Tatarstan bills of the Republic of Tatarstan laws, 2 bills are expected to be passed in the third reading: “On preventive measures of drug addiction and toxicomania”, and “On introducing changes to RT Law “On the nerds”.

14 sport objects of the Universiade-2013 in Kazan will be finished by the end of 2009. Opening of 4 Universiade-2013 objects will be dated to the all-Russian event “Russia – Sport Power”. These objects include the trap shooting complex in Verkhneuslonsky Region. Europe championship in trap shooting will be held there in 2010. Besides, Kazan Tennis academy is to open in October. Davis Cup or ATP tournament is planned to be organized there next year.

November 22 is Mikhail Mil’s centenary day. He was an outstanding man, Doctor of Engineering, developer of famous helicopters. RT Government supported the initiative of Kazan Helicopter Plant on the organisation of celebrations, devoted to the centenary of famous constructor.

September 17, State Academic Malyi Theatre will open its 254th season with “Revizor” performance, putting it on at the scene of Tatar State Academic Theatre named after G. Kamal. Kazan inhabitants will see performances, considered to be a face of Malyi Theatre. Recent years Malyi’s theatre seasons are opened not in Moscow. The actors of Malyi Theatre have already visited Kazan in spring 2008: the capital of Tatarstan was one of the points of their great Volga region-tour.

The Universiade-2013 construction consortium to be involved in planning and construction of one of the key objects in Kazan has been determined. An international tender was held on two primary-priority objects of the Universiade-2013 – football stadium for 45 thousand seats and Water Sports Palace. One of the winners has been determined, Director of "Universiade-2013 Directorate" autonomous non-government organization Vladimir Leonov informed.