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On August 4, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov visited Buinsk and Tetyushi regions to inspect the harvesting campaign.

New buildings of railway stations "Yudino-1" and "Yudino-2" opened in Yudino township near Kazan today, on the Railway Workers’ Day. Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Head of the Executive Committee of Kazan Denis Kalinkin took part in a solemn ceremony.

On August 2, at a regional meeting at Tatarstan Government House held by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov with the participation of all municipal regions, Tatarstan Prime Minister – Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov reported that as of August 2, 280,000 hectares or 17 per cent of arable areas have been thrashed in Tatarstan.

On July 31, at an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin (Moscow), Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland, IV degree to Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev.  The Presidential order to award Mintimer Shaimiev was signed on January 14, 2014.

On July 29, at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, it was reported that this year more than 80 children from of Ukrainian refugee families will be provided with school kits within the framework of the regional charity campaign "Help Get Ready for School." By and large, more than 6,000 children are in need of such support in the republic in the coming school year.