18 March 2015

	Penza celebrates anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia 18.03.15 19:09 \| Society Over 5 thousand Penza residents took part in a public event dedicated to the first anniversary of the reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia. The event was held on Lenin square on Wednesday evening, March 18.
	Distinguished Penza region residents receive state awards 18.03.15 14:15 \| Society A state award ceremony for the distinguished Penza region citizens took place at the city regional administration on Wednesday, March 18.
Intoxicated drug dealer running over cars arrested in Penza 18.03.15 13:41 \| Society Criminal proceedings on illegal drug possession and attempt to sale were initiated against a Penza resident, 24, who was running over the hoods of the cars parked on Belyaeva street in a state of delusion at the moment of arrest.
	Yulia Leontyeva won “Miss of Student Teams” title in Penza 18.03.15 11:54 \| Society Yulia Leontyeva has won the first “Miss of Student Teams” regional beauty pageant that took place at the Penza youth center.
	Two Penza cars collided head-to-head trying to avoid road pothole 18.03.15 11:45 \| Incidents Two cars, a GAZelle route bus and a VAZ-2114, collided head-to-head by the railroad underpass on Ladozhskaya street between Glazunova and Ternopolskaya streets in Penza.
	Vyacheslav Kosmachev relieved from office as Zakharyin hospital CMO 18.03.15 10:23 \| Society Vyacheslav Kosmachev, deputy of the regional Legislative Assembly, member of the regional headquarters of the All-Russia People’s Front (APF), was relieved from his office as the chief medical officer of the Penza city Zakharyin clinical emergency hospital.
	Governor to discuss Penza road safety with traffic police dept heads 18.03.15 10:06 \| Society The Penza region governor Vasily Bochkarev plans to hold a meeting with the heads of the regional traffic police department on Thursday, March 19.
	Penza region resident Esfir Chistyakova celebrates 100th anniversary 18.03.15 09:52 \| Society Esfir Chistyakova, the resident of Nizhny Shkaft village of the Nikolsk area in the Penza region, has celebrated her 100th anniversary.