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1 August 2012

Dozens of trees cut down in recreation area “Health trail” in Penza

01.08.12 16:31 | Society

About 30 young birches were felled in the recreation area “Health trail” in Penza. The cleared territory has been turned into construction site. According to information available to news agency “PenzaNews,” the place will be a private home ownership. At present, around the site a metal framework is erected ...

Penza colony prisoner organized criminal group of telephone scam

01.08.12 15:57 | Incidents

Officers of “K” department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs disrupted a criminal group, engaged in telephone fraud. Its leader and coordinator was a 38-year-old convict of the Penza regional prison.

Bishop Benjamin elevated to metropolitan

01.08.12 14:35 | Culture

The Bishop of Penza and Kuznetsk Benjamin was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan during the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky convent, led by His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, on Wednesday, August 1. As reported the press service of Penza Eparchy, besides Benjamin, the rank of metropolitan was ...

More than 200 thousand square meters of housing commissioned in Penza region for six months

01.08.12 12:51 | Economy

More than 200 thousand square meters of housing was commissioned in the Penza region in the first half of 2012, which is 24.2% more than in the same period of 2011. According to Rosstat, this index is the ninth in the Volga Federal District. The leaders of the district are ...

Training center to teach computer skills opened in Penza

01.08.12 10:16 | Society

Opening of the computer skills courses for socially vulnerable citizens was held in the new training center at Penza Regional Library named after Lermontov on Wednesday, August 1. As the press service of the regional government told news agency “PenzaNews,” all the needs of visitors were taken into account there: more ...

Penza basketball player scored 16 points in match against France at European Championship

01.08.12 10:10 | Sport

Russian junior national team, a member of which is Penza basketball player Albina Razheva, won over France with the score 68:58, gaining its first victory in the second team stage of the European Championship in Romania.

Two traffic police inspectors detained for bribe taking in Penza region

01.08.12 08:45 | Incidents

Two traffic police inspectors were detained in the Penza region for receiving a bribe of three thousand rubles for not filing a report on administrative offense on Tuesday, July 31.

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