August 1, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. Three buses with illegal diesel fuel have been detained in the Tolochin district, the Public Relations and Information Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate informed a BELTA correspondent.

Two years ago, while in Sweden, I witnessed a curious spectacle.

"Life dictates the need for decisive unification of operational capabilities, expansion of information exchange, and improvement of regulatory legal acts. Countering extremism is not a struggle against dissent or persecution of faith. The task is to ensure the rights and freedoms of citizens regardless of nationality and religion, and to protect the sovereignty and integrity of states," emphasized Vladimir Kolokoltsev. In his opinion, the actions of internal affairs bodies must be coordinated, consistent, and decisive.

To develop an innovative direction in business, the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, together with one of the business centers and the Association of Employers and Entrepreneurs, with the support of the Kuniatsky Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers, has begun the development of a project. The main goal of the strategy is to strengthen the innovative activities of small and medium-sized businesses in the regional center and to develop a mechanism for interaction between entrepreneurs and university science.

A quarrel with her husband became a motive for a woman to set fire to her 1.5-month-old child. The accused herself stated such a motive, said Vladimir Shalukhin, head of the Investigative Committee Department of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk Region, at a press conference today, according to a BELTA correspondent.

Over Br500 billion is planned to be allocated in 2013 for the modernization and reconstruction of medical institutions in the Vitebsk region, the Vitebsk region's healthcare department informed a BELTA correspondent.

The remains of ten people were discovered in April near the bridge over the Zamoshye River during road repairs on the Vitebsk - Liozno - Russian Federation border route. "The numbered badge 'Excellent Red Army Soldier' and rhombus found with them, as well as other indirect data, indicate that the deceased were Soviet soldiers," the district executive committee reported.

A republican seminar on the problems of atmospheric air and water resources impact will be held in Vitebsk on June 13-14, the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection informed a BELTA correspondent.

The "Limmud" conference (meaning "learning" in Hebrew) will bring together about 650 people from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Great Britain, Israel, the USA, and other countries in Vitebsk.

This includes those on which properties subject to demolition are located. The average area of one plot is 10 ares, and in total, such plots cover 16.3 hectares. They can be provided to those intending to build, either free of charge (for citizens registered for housing) or through auction for other city dwellers wishing to improve their living conditions.

Pre-New Year's Vitebsk, as always, is full of surprises: interesting meetings, promotions, and mass events, unlike any other holiday, embrace everyone, from young to old.

On January 14, the exhibition "Mirror of Time" by Grodno artist Marina Elyashevich opened at the I. Repin Museum-Estate "Zdravnevo" in the Vitebsk region.

A direct telephone line with residents of the region will be held by the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Demyanov Eduard Mikhailovich (call tel. (8-0212) 20-42-60 from 9:00 to 12:00), as well as the leadership of the city and district executive committees of the region and administrations of the districts of Vitebsk city.

Dear veterans and soldiers of the Armed Forces, residents of the Vitebsk region! I congratulate you on the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus! On Belarusian land, military labor has been honored since ancient times. The defense of one's home, of the Motherland, is the primary duty, the fulfillment of which is a matter of honor and conscience for every person. In the year of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, we pay tribute to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the Armed Forces of all generations,