On October 2, heating was turned on in all social institutions of the Vitebsk region.

Inventories of finished goods at the warehouses of industrial enterprises in the Vitebsk region decreased by Br80 billion in September and currently stand at Br1.9 trillion.

The main Catholic cathedral of the region could not accommodate everyone who wished to attend the significant event: priests, believers, diplomats, and representatives of secular authorities. The main consecrator was the Apostolic Nuncio.

In the health resorts of the Vitebsk region, 46.6 thousand schoolchildren will rest this summer season, reported Elena Andreykova, head of the representative office of the "Vitebsk Regional Department of the Republican Center for Health Improvement and Sanatorium-Resort Treatment of the Population".

People's Artist of Azerbaijan, singer and composer Polad Bülbül oglu will be awarded this year with the special prize of the President of Belarus "Through Art to Peace and Understanding". It is traditionally presented at the international arts festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk".

With the allocation of budget funding, a kindergarten for 200 children has been commissioned this year in the Medtsentr microdistrict of Vitebsk. By the end of the year, it is planned to complete the construction of a dormitory building with a canteen for the Luzhesny Cadet School, and the first phase of a nursery-kindergarten and primary school in Novopolotsk.

The Belarusian team, with no penalty laps and seven spare rounds, won the 3x6 kilometer relay race for girls (under 19) held on February 23 at the 2015 Biathlon Junior World Championships in the Raubichi sports complex.

In the field of culture and arts, 22 young talents of the region have been recognized with awards for their high achievements in various republican and international competitions, with almost half of them being from Orsha. In this regard, a grand festive event will take place in Orsha on December 23rd, during which ten students from three city art schools will be presented with certificates as scholarship holders of the special fund of the President of Belarus for the support of talented youth.