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Consideration on the merits of the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" has been postponed till January 20, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

According to the preliminary information, four suspected militants and three law enforcers were killed in a special operation carried out in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. This was reported by a source from law enforcement bodies of the republic.

For the first time since 2008, the Georgian airline "Airzena Georgian Airlines" resumes direct passenger charter flights between Tbilisi and Sochi. This was reported by the airline managers. Starting from February 4, the airline will perform flights twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

On Wednesday, an inter-faction working group has introduced to the Russian State Duma a package of draft laws aimed at tightening the anti-terrorism laws. The draft laws propose to include new articles to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, to severely restrict circulation of electronic money, and to expand the powers of the FSB by allowing its agents to conduct personal searches of citizens.

57 new schools will be built in Northern Caucasus under the federal target programme (FTP) "South of Russia" for 2014-2020 adopted in late 2013. This was reported by Igor Slyunyaev, Minister for Regional Development of the Russian Federation. In 2014, 1.8 billion roubles are to be allocated for the above purpose from the budget.

Tenants of the dilapidated house located in the village of Adiyukh of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are to leave their apartments for a home renovation. However, not all tenants agree to move out, since they believe the repairs will not save the house. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Zoya Almova, a tenant of the house.

The Olympic Transport Directorate has introduced in Sochi differentiated bus routes for participants and guests of the 2014 Winter Games. The names of the routes are placed on the information boards near Olympic venues and in the streets of Sochi.

In the Stavropol Territory, in total, not three, but four explosive devices were planted near cars with dead bodies. This was reported by an official from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Stavropol Territory.

On Tuesday, Moscow hosted a presentation of the report prepared by Irina Starodubrovskaya and Konstantin Kazenin, staff members of the Institute for Economic Policy named after Yegor Gaidar and entitled "Northern Caucasus: Quo Vadis?". To encourage the region to recover from the crisis, the report has offered a "scenario of civil reconciliation", including a set of political and economic measures.

The work of the Biryulyovo vegetable storage will not be resumed in the previous format. This was announced by Alexei Nemeryuk, the head of the Department of Trade and Services of Moscow.

Members of Circassian national organizations stand for peaceful dialogue with the authorities and reject criminal activities, including terrorism and extremism. This is announced by the statement made by the group of Circassian activists in connection with the increase of terrorist threats in the Caucasus on the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi.

In Sochi, 833 hotel complexes have successfully passed the mandatory classification for assignment of "star" category in preparation for the Winter Olympic Games. This was reported by the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Krasnodar Territory. All classified hotels were included in the register of Olympic accommodation facilities.

Experts associate the initiative to hold in South Ossetia a referendum on reunion with North Ossetia with the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held in summer and the lack of fresh ideas in the political space of the republic. However, Anatoly Bibilov, an initiator of the idea, the leader of the "United Ossetia" Party, insists on the relevance of the issue, regardless of the geopolitical situation.

On January 13, law enforcers carried out checks and detentions of mosque-goers in Gudermes, the second largest city in Chechnya. This was reported by local residents. According to the law enforcers, no complaints against the police were filed.

The Greenpeace, the Russian Branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Biodiversity Conservation Centre have sent to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a letter, in which they raised the issue of repressions against ecological activists on the eve of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

In Volgograd, three car drivers held an action to protest against the poor condition of the road in Dorozhnikov Lane. The passing-by drivers have confirmed the current state of the road may result in road traffic accidents.

Investigators consider hostile relations in connection with possible debts as the basic version of the murder of businessman Ruslan Muduev in Makhachkala. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan.

Today, Rustam Guliev, a soldier of the National Army of Azerbaijan, has committed suicide by shooting and killing himself from the service weapon. This was reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). This is the fourth case of suicide in Azerbaijani Army since the start of 2014.

In the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, about 100 fans of the "Spartak-Nalchik" Football Club (FC) held a protest action demanding not to disband the football team.

During the search carried out in the apartment of Murad Musaev, an advocate of the Advocates' Chamber "Musaev and Partners" in Moscow, investigators seized PCs and documents. This was reported by Alaudi Musaev, the advocate's father. The search was also conducted in the apartment of Darya Trenina, and investigators also took away her PC with them, Darya Trenina reports.