In the evening of July 12, a sole proprietor from Polotsk, who provides passenger transportation services in his car, was attacked by a passenger. The man, who asked to be taken to a lake in the village of Trosno, not far from this settlement, instead of paying by the meter, attacked the taxi driver with a knife. The loot of the robber, who managed to escape, was Br460 thousand. Help was provided to the victim by vacationers at the lake - they called the police and an ambulance. The sole proprietor was taken to the hospital with multiple stab and slash wounds to the abdomen, chest, head, and right thigh.

The campaign "Gift your favorite childhood book to a first-grader" was held by the city Civil Registry Office since the beginning of this year. All young people who came here to seal their family union were invited by the staff to share their favorite children's books. Many newlyweds supported this offer. Thus, by Knowledge Day, a quite impressive collection of over 100 books of various kinds had been gathered. These included fairy tales, fiction, educational, and scientific literature, as well as developmental books. For example, Chekhov's stories, "Children's Encyclopedia for Little Gentlemen," "My First Book About Humans," "All About Style for Supergirls," "I Discover the World," "Children's Encyclopedia of Health," and others.

I sincerely congratulate all Christians celebrating the Nativity of Christ on December 25th. For two millennia, this holiday has given people hope and strengthened faith. The light of the Christmas star warms our hearts, inspires acts of mercy, and helps us to more deeply understand the eternal meaning of the Gospel commandments, at the core of which lies all-forgiving Love.

According to him, the investigation into this case is being conducted in active cooperation with the prosecutor's office.

On February 15, we celebrate the Day of Remembrance of Internationalist Soldiers. 24 years ago, the combat columns of the 40th Army left the territory of Afghanistan. Soviet troops, which included our compatriots, demonstrating bravery and selflessness, became an example of honest fulfillment of military duty.

At a meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Anatoly Kalinin, the results of the annual republican review-competition for the sanitary condition and improvement of settlements were announced.

At the initiative of the Pervomaysky District Court and in agreement with the city prosecutor's office, an open field court session is being held so that individuals who have been brought to administrative responsibility and are on various forms of registration can see that Decree No. 6 "On urgent measures to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs" is effective.

In many districts of the region, a public opinion poll is currently being conducted regarding the planned consolidation of rural Soviets. As reported by the organizational and personnel management department of the regional executive committee, this concerns almost 20 administrative-territorial units.

The presentation of the town-ball court took place during the celebration of Sportsman's Day at Vitebsk Youth Sports School No. 4. This sports school has departments for basketball, volleyball, handball, big and small tennis, as well as chess and checkers. And town-ball, according to the director of Youth Sports School No. 4, Viktor Strizhak, will be promoted on a voluntary basis for now.

On December 5, in the Braslav district, Polotsk border guards, in cooperation with the district inspector of the Braslav District Department of Internal Affairs, detained an Algerian citizen for attempting to violate the Belarusian-Latvian border

As Sergey Shapovalov, Deputy General Director of the company, stated, this is the second production unit of the footwear enterprise operating in a small town in the region. The necessity of its creation is dictated by the business development plan of 'Belvest' for the coming years.

The second day of the final of the XXІІІ International Pop Song Performers Contest "Vitebsk-2014" ended sensationally. For the first time, the Grand Prix may go to Mexico along with the young singer and composer Rodrigo de la Cadena, BELTA correspondent reports.

In Vitebsk on November 20, 2014, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus will hold a seminar for managers and employees of business entities on issues of determining the authenticity and validity of banknotes, conducting cash operations in Belarusian rubles and foreign currency, etc. (free of charge).

In the Pervomaisky Court of Vitebsk on March 20, an unusual trial concluded. A 25-year-old resident, who killed his daughter's puppy, was arrested for five days. Court Chairman Andrey Andrushenko is confident that if it weren't for the widely discussed toughening of the law on animal treatment in society, this administrative case would hardly have reached the court.