Television and radio debates are one of the innovations of the current parliamentary campaign. All candidates for deputy can participate in them if they wish. In the Vitebsk region, elections will be held in 14 constituencies. If two or more contenders for a deputy mandate in each constituency express a desire to debate, the television and radio company is ready to hold 14 such programs. "The technical capabilities allow this to be done, the debate moderator has been determined, and final preparations are underway in the studio for recording. An additional hour of airtime has been allocated for the broadcast of candidates' speeches and televised debates - from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the Belarus-2 TV channel," added Anatoly Kamovich.

The Senno district of the Vitebsk region has been included in the list of regions where a new project of the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BRCS) "Healthy Lifestyle: Training and Promotion" will be piloted. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk regional organization of the BRCS.

Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets instructed today at a meeting of the regional executive committee to put in order agricultural facilities in the region by December 1, BELTA correspondent reports. "By December 1, we must bring full order to the land," emphasized the chairman of the regional executive committee

As a result of scaffolding collapse on the territory of OJSC "Naftan", a Russian citizen born in 1957 died. A technical inspector of the St. Petersburg branch of a Norwegian company, a Belarusian citizen born in 1978, sustained injuries and was taken to the hospital.

A Vitebsk resident, found guilty in a road accident that resulted in two fatalities, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Alexey Tolkachev, senior prosecutor of the department for supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases of the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.

For personal contribution to achieving the highest results in the field of product quality, services, and management systems based on the results of 2012, five heads of Belarusian economic entities received a high award.