On August 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov presented awards to laureates of Gabdulla Tukai State Prizes. The event was traditionally held on the Day of the Republic.
Welcoming the guests of the ceremony, Tatarstan President congratulated them on the Day of the Republic and the Day of the City. “It is an honour for me to award Tukai State Prizes which has been already presented to 193 laureates over 55 years,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.
Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and other honorable guests presented Tukai prizes to laureates 2013.
In 2013 high awards were presented to People’s Artist Ilyas Aidarov, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Nabira Bichkurova, People’s Actress of Tatarstan and Russia Alsu Gainullina, People’s Artist of Tatarstan Sofia Kuzminykh, and Honored Art Worker of Tatartsan, composer Shamil Timerbulatov.
Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibgatullin took part in the event.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.