The festival "Apple Spas - A Piece of Sikory Soul" of the Sharkovshchina district was recognized as the best image event in the field of event tourism and territory promotion at the competition of creative works on territory marketing of the international forum "Image of the Republic of Belarus: Creating and Implementing Projects". This was reported by Natalia Areshkova, Deputy Head of the Department of Education, Sports and Tourism of the Sharkovshchina District Executive Committee.

The Tax Code of Belarus stipulates that in certain cases, loans and credits taken by individuals may be subject to income tax. The relevant amendments came into force on January 1, 2015. The Ministry of Taxes and Duties explained in which cases income tax will have to be paid on borrowed money.

In Gorodok, a criminal case has been initiated against a 68-year-old resident of the district center. His son, a person with a disability of the first group, contacted the police. The 34-year-old young man endured his father's cruel treatment for a long time, but eventually could not stand it.

The season of air tours from Vitebsk to Bulgaria and Turkey starts on June 4, said Dmitry Ryzhik, head of the authorized agency "TezTour" in Vitebsk, which is the client for the flights.

In the Vitebsk region, 848 polling stations have been established for the presidential elections. Of these, 53 polling stations are located on the territory of sanatoriums, health resorts, rest homes, and hospitals and are closed; 1 polling station is in a military unit (Oktyabrsky district of Vitebsk).