The maximum retail prices for certain types of filtered cigarettes will increase in Belarus by 5-21.2% in August. This information is posted on the website of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties, according to BELTA.

Students of Vitebsk SDYUSSHOR No. 1 took part in the traditional All-Russian trampoline jumping competitions dedicated to the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, which were held on January 25-26, 2014 in St. Petersburg.

The Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic Society honored schoolchildren who won the republican Olympiad. More than 1.5 thousand students from all regions of Belarus, as well as representatives from Russia, Poland, and Lithuania, took part in the final stage of the Olympiad. The Olympiad was held in 16 academic subjects in various cities, including Minsk, Brest, Vitebsk, Mozyr, Grodno, and others.

This time, the most spectacular student show in the city will take place at the Vitebsk State Technological University.

Sports equipment, in demand during the summer holidays, will be provided to children as part of the nationwide project 'Gift a Child a Football'.

In accordance with the Training Plan for the performance of tasks for their intended purpose by the territorial defense management bodies and military units of the territorial troops of the Vitebsk region in the 2014/2015 academic year, on March 3, training sessions were held with the management staff of the management bodies at the base of the 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigade.

On April 30, viewers will choose the winner live on the popular show "I Can!". Vitebsk residents - dance groups "IDG", "Infinity", and Alexander Yakovlev - will also compete for the main prize of the project by Belteleradiocompany (a Geely EX7 car and money).

According to Ilya Belous, prosecutor of the regional prosecutor's office, a 55-year-old resident of Latvia, traveling from Belarus through the simplified checkpoint "Plyusy" in the Braslav district, attempted to smuggle 20 packs of cigarettes worth 233 thousand rubles, in violation of customs legislation.

Many issues are related to the improper executive discipline of civil servants who are responsible for certain areas of activity. "We will also deal with this and bring order here," warned Zenon Lomat.