A delegation from the Tsengel somon of the Bayan-Ulgii Aimak, Mongolia, is visiting Tuva. Members of the delegation from the somon, where ethnic Tuvans live, study the education system in Tuva and the possibility of their study at the vocational schools in Kyzyl. There are all the premises for it but the language barrier. The Mongolians from Tsengel speak only Tuvan, but the teaching in Tuva is carried out in Russian.

Vladimir Putin has appointed Viktor Lesnyak, head of Chelyabinsk militia minister of the Tuvan Ministry of Internal Affairs. This position has been practically vacant since August, 2005, when ex-minister Sergei Arenin left Tuva for North Osetia to head local militia. Tuvan parliamnt has applied to the President of Russia attracting his attention to this situation in Tuva with factually headless militia. Rumours had it in December, 2005 that Viktor Lesnyak will be an appointee, but he denied it in January at the press-conference.

Ustuu-Khuree festival of live music, one of the most popular events in Siberia, is to be held this year in Chadan in spite of all the financial problems. The festival which has been for the last years held rather 'in spite of' than 'thanks to' is considered an underground event. It attracts musicians of all genres and directions. The festival was usually attached to Dalai-Lama's birthday and its dates coincided with it, but this year it will start somewhat earlier.

The arrival date is June, 27, during which a festival camp will be built up by the participants and the guests. Official opening is scheduled on June, 28, and will start with a morning parade along the Chadan streets.

A large-scale priority project 'Available and Comfortable Housing to People of Russia' has been launched in the country to solve one of the most urgent problems - shortage of the housing, when several generations of the family with 5-7 members have to live under one roof in a one-room flat. Within the framework of this project huge investments are to be put into the housing construction all over Russia.

As city alexistration press-service reports, 231 families will move to separate new flats in 2006 in Kyzyl. Over 130 thousand metres of housing will be erected in the Tuvan capital.

From end of March S7 Airlines will start the regular daily flight 1163/1164 Volgograd – Moscow – Volgograd, using a Boeing 737-500. The flight will depart Moscow at 08:25, arriving in Volgograd at 10:10; with the return flight leaving Volgograd at 11:35 and arriving in Moscow at 13:20.

Tuvan theatre has celebrated its 70th anniversary and 100th anniversary of its founder, Viktor Kok-ool, playwrite and actor. The house was full. Jubileum concert gathered veterans of theatre, members of the government, theatre fans. Prime-minister Sherig-ool Oorzhak spoke of the plans to develop a target program on theatre art. He announced that the government has alotted to the theatre a land spot within the Kyzyl territory for the house construction, for the theatre to be able to host its homeless actors (specially young ones), guest performers.