The body of a man born in 1953, with cut wounds to the neck and stab wounds to the chest, was discovered on August 16 in a field near one of the villages in the Shumilino district.

An unusual paramedic and obstetric post is being built from local environmentally friendly materials - wood, clay, wood chips, and reeds. Construction work is nearing completion: only the roof needs to be covered. By spring, in accordance with the construction technology for such materials, the building will dry out, and with the onset of warm weather, finishing work will begin here, which is planned to be completed by August next year.

I sincerely congratulate you on the Labor Day! For us, May Day is not only a day of solidarity of the working people, but also a tribute of deep respect to the working people, a confirmation of the principles of social justice, and a source of inspiration for citizens to new achievements and good deeds.

In the Vitebsk region, 24 collection points for spent mercury-containing devices have been organized. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Maria Oleneva, chief specialist of the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

The first cherry festival in Belarus was held from July 21 to 27. An investment forum, attended by several hundred guests from foreign countries, was timed to coincide with the event. During the festival, cherries managed to become a city brand: a monument called "Vishenka" was unveiled, a large cherry orchard of 1414 saplings was planted, and Cherry Street will soon appear.

More than 40,000 trees are planned to be sold by the forestry enterprises of the Vitebsk Regional Production Forestry Association (VPLHO) at New Year's tree markets, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Oleg Gritskevich, the association's leading engineer for secondary forest use and auxiliary agriculture.

One of the largest sports and entertainment facilities in the region, the Orsha Ice Arena, began to maximally utilize its area of over 23,000 sq. m from its very first days. It has become not just a sports center, but also a multifunctional business and leisure facility.

Mass vacations are beginning, family summer holidays, which in previous years were associated with trips to the south for many Belarusians. Events in Ukraine, first and foremost, caused concern about how trains would run in this direction. Leading engineer of the passenger department of the Vitebsk branch of Belarusian Railways Anton Motorin answered these and other questions.

The festival "Autumn Mosaic of NEскучный DVORik" will be held in Polotsk on October 15

The presidential election campaign in Belarus will start in August 2015. This was announced to journalists today by the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission of Belarus, Lidia Yermoshina.

On Saturday, discounts will be offered to customers in Vitebsk stores on a separate range of non-food products. The discount size will be at least 15-20%.

A symbolic wedding ceremony of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld - a 'khuppah' - will mark the 100th anniversary of their wedding during the cultural project "Wedding Extravaganza 'Lovers Over the City'" in Vitebsk. This was announced today by the organizers at a press conference.