Kalininsky Bridge in Novopolotsk has been recognized as the best road construction project in Belarus, NOVAYA telegram channel reports. BY-Novopolotsk today. Reconstruction of the bridge across the Western Dvina River at the entrance to Novopolotsk from the R-20 highway Vitebsk – Polotsk – border of the Republic of Latvia was carried out by RUE "Vitsebskavtodor". The company became one of the winners of the contest " Leaders in Construction of the Republic of Belarus....

Winter grain crops were sown on 1,289,900 hectares of land (83.9% of the plan), BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 5 October, some 8,060,300 tonnes of grain crops and rapeseed were cropped in Belarus. This included 7,019,600 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops as well as corn. Harvesting of corn kernels is underway in all the oblasts of the country, with 80,700 hectares of land already cleared. Some 640,500 tonnes of corn kernels were...

The national air carrier Belavia is changing its flight schedule to Dubai and Sharjah in October, BelTA learned from the airline. At present Belavia flies to Sharjah on Tuesdays and Fridays with departure from Minsk at 00:50 and arrival in Sharjah at 08:00, and departure from Sharjah at 09:00 and arrival in Minsk at 14:00. Starting from 29 October, Saturday flights will be added to the schedule. Belavia flies to Dubai three times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays....

A new school year has begun, and now children will spend more time in educational institutions.  Do children know how to behave in the event of a school fire? Dmitry Abalonsky, 7 years old: – At my school, the school bell is being used to signal.  All children know that two short and one long are alarms.  The main thing is not to panic in any emergency situation and listen to the teacher, because he will help you quickly evacuate. Polina Shvedova, 10 years old:...

A Belarusian delegation is attending the Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Riyadh, BelTA learned from the press service of the Communications and Informatization Ministry of Belarus. "The 4th Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union opened in Riyadh. The Extraordinary Congress, which is the plenipotentiary assembly of the 192 member countries of the UPU, will decide on several key proposals aimed at ensuring a sustainable future for international postal services....

In Sharkovshchyna, a multifunctional sports ground will soon appear next to secondary school No. 1.  This was reported to the correspondent  BELTA  Head of the Education Department of the Sharkovshchyna district Executive Committee Ekaterina Mikhnenok. Construction works are currently underway near the school.  By the end of October, there should be a multifunctional sports ground, which will include football, volleyball, basketball fields, a workout area, a...