10 March 2015

	Penza governor suggests giving each gov official land plots for potato farming 10.03.15 16:58 \| Politics Vasily Bochkarev, governor of the Penza region, ordered to work on allocating land plots to state officials for potato farming. “In the Penza region, in Russia, potato prices reaching 30 rubles per kilogram means we all do nothing: neither the working-age ...
	Penza region agrarians to grow purple potatoes 10.03.15 15:54 \| Economy Special variety of potatoes with distinct purple flesh will be grown in the Penza region, said the regional Minister of Agriculture Andrei Burlakov.
	Penza hosts “Miss Studentship 2015” finals on March 12 10.03.15 15:12 \| Society The finals of the beauty, grace and arts pageant “Miss Studentship 2015” finals will be held on the main stage of the Penza Philharmonic Hall on Thursday, March 12.
	Pavel Astakhov to visit Penza 10.03.15 14:44 \| Society Pavel Astakhov, Children’s Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation, will visit Penza with a job trip.
	Penza agricultural workers delayed buying fertilizer to last moment hoping for low prices 10.03.15 13:47 \| Economy The agricultural workers and companies of the Penza region deliberately held off buying fertilizer in hopes for lower prices from producers, said the deputy chairman of the regional government Vyacheslav Orel.
Political analyst: Anton Ischenko to be forgotten by Penza, Saratov in a few years 10.03.15 13:41 \| Politics A Saratov political analyst Dmitry Chernyshevsky has commented the intentions of Anton Ischenko, State Duma Deputy for the LDPR faction, to take part in the election for the Penza region governor.
	Anton Ischenko ready to fight for governor’s seat in two regions 10.03.15 12:42 \| Politics Anton Ischenko, deputy of the State Duma from the LDPR faction, confirmed his decision to take part in the gubernatorial elections in the Penza region.
LDPR announced contest on best media investigation into authority bribery 10.03.15 11:13 \| Society The Penza regional branch of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia has announced a contest on the best media investigation dedicated to unveiling bribery in the regional authorities.
	“Penza Phoenixes” lead coach took part in IFAF Europe intl training seminar 10.03.15 10:07 \| Sport Alexei Kazantsev, head coach of the American Football team “Penza Phoenixes,” for the first time took part in the IFAF Europe annual coach training seminar that took place in Copenhagen.
Penza “social sec officer” fraudster stole 60,000 rubles from elderly pensioner 10.03.15 09:52 \| Incidents A fraudster posing as a social security officer stole 60,000 rubles from an elderly woman, 78, under the guise of currency exchange.