20 January 2016

	Russian Industry and Trade Ministry approves Mikhail Torgashin as new regional minister 20.01.16 18:05 \| Economy Denis Manturov, head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, approved Mikhail Torgashin, current Acting Minister of Industry, Business Development, Innovative Policy and Information Support of the Penza region, as the new head of the regional ministry.
	“PenzaNews” agency staff receives gratitude for advocating blood donation 20.01.16 15:56 \| Society The staff of PenzaNews agency received a letter of gratitude by the Penza regional blood donation station for actively covering the activities of the institution advocating donating blood.
	Penza region placed 42nd in management effectiveness rating 20.01.16 15:46 \| Politics The Penza region was placed 42nd in the 3rd Russian regions management effectiveness rating in 2015. It was compiled by the Agency of Political and Economic Communications (APEC) and the regional policy research laboratory of the Higher School of Economics.
	How to counteract possible swine flu infection: Penza region Health Ministry explains 20.01.16 14:11 \| Medicine The treatment of the influenza H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, must begin within the first 48 hours after the first symptoms of the sickness, said the acting Health Minister of the Penza region Oksana Chizhova during the press conference held on Wednesday, January 20.
	Seven people sick with swine flu in Penza region over first weeks of 2016 20.01.16 13:39 \| Medicine A total of seven people have been infected with swine flu in the Penza region since the beginning of 2016, announced Mikhail Perekusikhin, head of the regional Rospotrebnadzor department, during the press conference held in the regional Health Ministry on Wednesday, January 20.
	Penza officials mull over plans to create 19th century train station museum complex 20.01.16 11:47 \| Society The plans to create a museum complex of 19th train stations on the Morshansk-Syzran Railroad at the Penza children’s railroad on Izmaylova street was one of the main topics of discussion during the meeting of the city mayor Victor Kuvaytsev and the Kyubyshevskaya ...
	Penza “Diesel” deals crushing defeat to “Yuzhny Ural” at 3:0 20.01.16 10:36 \| Sport The Penza hockey club “Diesel” achieved a decisive victory in a Supreme Hockey League championship home match over the Orsk “Yuzhny Ural” with a resulting score of 3:0. The game took place in the evening of Tuesday, January 19.
	Penza agrarians to take part in Suvorova street food fair 20.01.16 10:20 \| Society A food fair by local producers will be open in Penza on Suvorova street, 120, between February 6 and April 30.