From January 1, 2015, with respect to land plots located in horticultural associations situated in the suburban zone of Minsk and regional centers, as well as with respect to capital structures,

At the "Bigosovo-1" checkpoint of the Vitebsk Customs, a Cadillac GMT265 with a hidden compartment containing approximately 60 kg of hashish was detained. This was reported by the press service of the State Customs Committee.

For the 950th anniversary of Braslav, the Vidzy College presented the city with wonderful gifts – the "Golden Fish" and the "Arch of Wishes", which are installed at the entrance to the district center.

The Belarusian national team took part in the open Championship of Russia in chanbara.

The winner of the Belarusian Cup, Naftan of Novopolotsk, played against local Neman during their training camp in Grodno. On a snow-covered artificial pitch, the hosts proved to be clearly superior, winning with a convincing score of 3-0. It should be noted that this is already Neman's second victory in the current off-season – on January 21, Oleg Radushko's team defeated MTZ-RIPO of Minsk 1-0 at the Minsk football arena. The Grodno footballers will also play their next friendly match under the roof of the arena – on February 17, they will face the silver medalist of the Belarusian championship, Dinamo of Minsk.

A citizen of Russia was detained in the Liozno district for illegally transporting 2 tons of persimmons and grapes. The Russian was intoxicated at the time, according to the traffic police department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate.

The presentation of a unique archaeological find from the 12th century began today at the Polotsk Art Gallery. It is a pendant charter seal of Euphrosyne of Polotsk, discovered during the research of the foundations of the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Monastery of Saint Euphrosyne.

The region pays close attention to the development of educational institutions, with about Br40 billion allocated solely for preparation for the new academic year, the chairman of the regional executive committee reported. At the same time, individual gymnasiums and lyceums received serious equipment, but it is necessary to create decent conditions for acquiring knowledge in all 600 schools operating in the region. "In the near future, we need to inspect practically every school, and the regional budget for 2010 will need to allocate significantly more funds for the education system compared to the current year," said Alexander Kosinets. Today, more than 120,000 students of general education schools will take their seats in the region, including 10,250 first-graders. In addition, 25 vocational schools, 35 secondary vocational schools, and 6 higher education institutions are ready to admit students, where over 72,000 people will receive education and vocational training.