Republican subject Olympiads have concluded. Schoolchildren from the Vitebsk region won 91 diplomas, which is one of the best indicators of the competitions. As noted by I. Shchurok, head of the education department of the regional executive committee, Vitebsk region is the only region that has increased the number of victories this year.

The III International Inter-University Festival of Modern Dance "Take a Step Forward!" has opened in the city on the Daugava. The three-day dance forum brought together the best dancers from 16 universities of Belarus at the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine.

A delegation from Vitebsk will take part in the visit of business circles of the Republic of Belarus to Vladivostok, Russian Federation. The meeting in the easternmost city of the neighboring country was organized by the Vitebsk branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Primorsky Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

A unique electronic guide "Water and Stone: Traces of the Ice Age" has appeared online for car trips around the Vitebsk region. Its route covers the most interesting natural sites left after the glacier. This was reported by Viktor Rovda, a guide and director of the Museum of Nature at the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve.

In Vitebsk, an employee of the veterinary service has been convicted under the article "Abuse of power". This was reported by the senior operative of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexey Ignatkov.

Vitebsk State Medical University is a leader among the country's medical universities in the number of postgraduate students who, based on the results of the annual open competition, have become recipients of the scholarship of the President of the Republic of Belarus. An indicator of the high level of knowledge provided,

Instead of tanks, MAZ trucks will compete on the 500-kilometer track of the former army training ground in Dretun, Polotsk district. From May 29 to 31, under the auspices of the Belarusian and Russian Automobile Federations, Vitebsk region will host what may be the most representative international rally competition in the history of Belarus - "Baja Belarus-2015".

In the Vitebsk region, which has the most villages in Belarus, postmen have to walk or cycle about fifty kilometers a day. The situation has been improved in the Polotsk district: here, postmen have been switched to cars.

Rescuers arriving at the scene of the accident evacuated the driver and 12 passengers from the bus. 1 person was hospitalized with bruises and abrasions.

34 business entities are engaged in the gambling business, half of them are registered in other regions of Belarus. As of the beginning of the year, there are a total of 1,045 gambling establishments in the region, including 24 betting shops, 13 gaming tables, and 1,008 slot machines.