On March 13, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev handed over commendation of Tatarstan President to chief coach of Ak Bars hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.
By the decision of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, March 14, 2015 has been declared a day of mourning in memory of those killed in the fire at the Admiral shopping center in Kazan on March 11, 2015.
This day the national flags will be half-mast, entertainment events will be canceled. Regional TV channels will change their programme schedule.
On March 13, at a solemn ceremony at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed in the Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan to People's Artist of Russia Asghar Shakirov.
On March 13, at its session at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, the Economic Council chaired by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed issues related to the introduction of informational and analytic system “Promotion of Tatarstan produce in external markets”, current indicators of socioeconomic development and the 2015 tax revenues".
On March 13, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House, President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov and Chairman of All-Russia public organization “The Night Wolves” Alexander Zaldostanov discussed development of youth policy and sport, and holding a big sports festival in the republic.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov started a session of the Economic Council held on March 13 with a minute’s silence in memory of people who died in the fire at Admiral shopping center Wednesday afternoon.
March 12, in Moscow Russian Minister of Construction Mikhail Men and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed provision of WWII veterans with housing, realization of regional programmes of major repair of multi-apartment houses, relocation of citizens from dilapidated houses, and participation in the programme “Housing for Russian families”.
On March 12, Tatarstan first deputy Prime Minister – Chairman of the Tatarstan commission for emergency situations and fire safety Aleksey Pesoshin set the task to finish removing rubble and render all necessary help to the injured in the fire at Admiral shopping center that happened in Kazan on March 11.