The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus began holding a monthly republican legal reception in March of last year.

The new electronic service “Tax Calculator”, which has appeared on the website of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of Belarus, will help individuals with this.

The Dokshytsy Bakery, a branch of the open joint-stock company "Vitebskhlebprom", is constantly mastering the production of new types of products.

In January, the Begoml JSC "Zavod "Vetraź"" began the production of elevator components under the brand of the well-known Italian company "Vega SRL". But this is not the only innovation from local specialists – in February, the production of self-tapping screws will also be launched here.

In the open joint-stock company "Krasny Oktyabr", which is part of the "Marko" leather and footwear holding, a workshop for the production of "Comfort" line footwear, corresponding to its specialization, has been put into operation.

In the burn department of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital, about two dozen people have been treated since the onset of the current cold season.

More than 73% of respondents in a survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus in the Vitebsk region expressed a positive opinion about the work of the police in 2015, Viktor Senko, head of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Department of Internal Affairs, told reporters.

As a belated New Year's gift for sports enthusiasts of our country, a message arrived from the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation: Anna Streltsova, a student of the Genovs' Novopolotsk school, was recognized as the best female athlete of 2015 in electric-powered (ricksen) disciplines.

At a regular operational meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, the situation in the forestry and woodworking industry of the region was considered

Last Monday, employees of the Orsha OSVOD station rescued a man who had fallen through the ice.

On the M8 highway at the intersection of the settlements Orekhovsk-Grishany, a mobile heating point has been set up today, providing technical and first medical aid to those who find themselves in a difficult situation due to severe weather conditions.