One of the most important areas of activity for the Orsha Protective Afforestation District is the aesthetic maintenance of the right-of-way, stations, terminals, and other railway infrastructure facilities of the Minsk branch of Belarusian Railways. In connection with the introduction of a new format for passenger transportation, this year the district has paid the closest attention to the assortment of flowers grown and the quality of landscaping work. Thus, since the beginning of the year, district employees have grown 46 types of flowers, including violets, asters, lilies, irises, tulips, petunias, marigolds, and others. It is noteworthy that the first five flower names are symbols of the new passenger transportation format. They are planted at the stations of Orsha, Tolochin, Krupki, Kokhanovo, Novosady, Belarus, Kolyadichi, and others.

Austrian company Bertsch today signed a framework agreement on investment intentions in the energy sector with Belenergo State Production Association. From the Belarusian side, the protocol of intentions was signed by the General Director of Belenergo State Production Association, Aleksey Shirma, and from the Austrian side, by Hubert Bertsch.

"We have gathered information on how many candidates for deputy we have left as of today. According to data from the first day of early voting on September 18, there were 293, and this figure has not changed; the names of 293 candidates are still on the ballots. And all information about them is available on information resources," said Lidia Yermoshina.

A manual for the innovative entrepreneur was developed in Vitebsk, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Leonid Shur, director of ODO "Vitebsk Business Center".

The alley will be laid out in the area of the intersection of Pobedy Avenue and Voinev-Internatsionalistov Street. Employees of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee will be involved in the planting; in honor of the anniversary of liberation, they will plant 70 maple trees.

The Standing Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the "Kupalye" festival ("Alexandria Gathers Friends") on February 26, 2013, approved the Regulations on the competition for the best souvenir – the symbol of the "Kupalye" festival ("Alexandria Gathers Friends").

The Novopolotsk City Executive Committee and the Polotsk Border Detachment have signed a cooperation agreement, Denis Glebko, assistant head of the Polotsk Border Detachment, told a BELTA correspondent.

The park creation project was presented to an Israeli delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, led by Minister Yair Shamir. The Israeli guests met with the leadership of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and visited the territories of the Orsha and Tolochin districts.

On August 30, 2014, a "direct line" with the Chairman of the Committee for Construction and Architecture of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Igor Vladimirovich Isachenko, will take place.

An open regional competition of innovative projects, research, experimental design and experimental technological works is announced for financing from the innovation fund of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee in 2015.

A real goat in a cart will lead the traditional festive procession of Father Frosts and Snow Maidens in Vitebsk at the "Let's Light" the Christmas Tree Together!" event, which will take place on December 17 this year, the Vitebsk City Executive Committee reported.

According to official data from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, the number of citizens in our country who sell products made by their own hands in accordance with the norms of Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 225 "On some issues of craft activities by individuals" is steadily growing.