20 February 2015

	Viktor Rubtsov resigned as Penza governor staff and government chief 20.02.15 19:08 \| Politics Viktor Rubtsov has left the office of staff department leader and chief of the regional government that he was holding since early 2012.
	Financial crimes on the rise in Penza region 20.02.15 17:27 \| Economy The economic security department of the Penza region Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated 330 criminal proceedings on financial violations in 2014, said the police colonel Yuri Ruzlyaev, head of the Ministry in Penza.
	Penza police monitors over 100 members of informal groups 20.02.15 16:40 \| Society The law enforcement forces are constantly monitoring activities of over 100 members of informal youth groups and associations as part of their program to counter any extremism activity, said police colonel Yuri Ruzlyaev, head of the Penza region department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
	Penza introduced region-wide energy drink ban 20.02.15 13:22 \| Society The so-called “energy drinks” were banned in the region during the 24th regular session of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza region held on Friday, February 20.
	“Yugo-Zapadny” Penza car dealership dealt over 45 mln of fraud damages 20.02.15 11:58 \| Incidents The “Yugo-Zapadny” car dealership in Penza has done over 45 million rubles of fraud damages, said police colonel Yuri Ruzlyaev, head of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs department, during a report on results of the 2014 work of his institution to the Legislative Assembly of the Penza region on Friday, February 20.
	Islam radical movement follower convicted of preparing terrorist attack near Penza 20.02.15 11:25 \| Incidents Islam radical movement follower, arrested during the raid in Sursk, the Penza region, was sentenced to imprisonment, said police colonel Yuri Ruzlyaev, head of the Penza region department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, during a report on the ministry performance in ...
	Penza Education Ministry head refused to preserve Sosnovoborsk village USE station 20.02.15 10:35 \| Society Parents of 11th form students of the Vachelay village school addressed the acting Minister of Education of the Penza region Alexander Voronkov with a request to not close down the Uniform State Exam station at Sosnovoborsk.
	Penza citizen died in Loo by falling off 10th floor balcony 20.02.15 10:04 \| Incidents A Penza citizen, 24, died at the AquaLoo tourism complex located in the Loo microdistrict of the Sochi region.