The Children's and Youth Book Week has started in Vitebsk, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Tatyana Adamyan, Deputy Director of the Vitebsk Regional Library named after V. Lenin.

Firefighters rescued a ninth-grader and his stepfather from a burning apartment in Vitebsk and evacuated eight residents of the high-rise building, the press service of the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told BelTA.

On October 24, 2013, at 6:00 PM, the regional tour of the republican competition "Student of the Year" will be held at the House of Culture of the Educational Institution "Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after the Order of the Badge of Honor". The event will be attended by the best students of higher education institutions of the region, winners of the university stages of the competition.

The governor noted that in this regard, the work of light industry, machine-building, and radio-electronics enterprises will require special attention.

August 2, Vitebsk /Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. The Vitebsk region rejoices in the bronze Olympic medal of its countrywoman Marina Shkermanova, BELTA correspondent reports.

For the fifth time, an unscheduled training center has been established at the Polotsk Border Detachment. Over the period of the training center's existence, more than 600 people have been trained.

Singing Russian border guards congratulated their colleagues from the Polotsk detachment on their 20th anniversary and gave a two-hour concert in Novopolotsk. The ensemble's repertoire includes dance numbers, instrumental music, and songs, including "Kupalinka", "Zacharavanaya", and "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", beloved by Belarusians, which the guests performed in Belarusian. Their tour of Belarus began with this performance.

The criminal case on the murder of a young taxi driver in Vitebsk will be transferred to the prosecutor's office within a month. This was announced today at a press conference by Vladimir Shalukhin, head of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk region, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.

Vitebsk region plans to allocate 66% of its budget to the social sphere in 2015. This figure was announced at a joint meeting of the Presidium of the Regional Council of Deputies and the Regional Executive Committee, where the results of the region's national economy complex for 10 months of 2014 and the forecast for 2015 were discussed.

Measures have been taken in Belarus to improve construction activities. The corresponding decree No. 26 was signed by the President of Belarus on January 14, BELTA was informed by the press service of the head of state.

PLAN of main city events dedicated to Victory Day, Day of the State Emblem and the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus May 8 – 11, 2014

The competition is held in five nominations: "Best Start", "Preservation of Belarusian Traditions", "Healthy Lifestyle", "Hospitality", "Eco-Estate of the Year".