Silistra

A high wave passes through the Bulgarian section of the Danube. Observation of dikes and offshore facilities has been introduced. So far there is no danger of settlements' flooding, the Danube Research Agency assured.

Three six-year-old children were injured during a demonstration before the Children's Day celebration on June 1st at Dorostol Stadium in the Northeastern Bulgaria's town Silistra. The city's police was demonstrating the capture of a criminal when an explosion of grenades injured two boys and one girl. The boys have burns on their feet and were given emergency medical help.

A specialized action of the Prosecutor's Office in Sofia and Silistra investigates the drain of the NSSI. The scheme is related to the issuance of fake data for length of service. This was announced by the Deputy Minister. Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev.
 
According to unofficial information, among the suspects is the father of the singer Tita.
 

Surveillance is becoming more and more popular as an effective method of fighting crime in many Bulgarian cities. Built by VIVACOM systems of "smart" cameras are active not only in large cities like Burgas but also in smaller settlements, albeit on a small scale, tailored to the specific requirements and needs of the local authorities.

Sofia. The fence at the border with Romania will be ready by the end of this month, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Rumen Porodzanov told bTV. The facility will cost BGN 1.1 million, more than initially planned in order to add stronger wire, he said. "Up to now, half of the fence has been installed.

SOFIA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian authorities at Silistra checkpoint near the border with Romania have captured 1.75 million undeclared cigarettes, officials said here on Friday.

The cigarettes were found on Thursday evening in a Romania-registered truck when it attempted to leave Bulgaria, the Ministry of Interior and the National Customs Agency (NCA) said in a joint statement.

Artists from Germany, Japan, Niue - South Pacific and Romania will perform over July 25-30 at the 6th edition of the "3 Smoked Olives Island Festival" (3SOF), the single electronic music festival in Romania taking place on an island, informs a release sent to AGERPRES.

A Roman tomb of the 1-3 century was discovered at the Medical University in Plovdiv. According to archaeologists, it is part of the western necropolis of Philippopolis.

It was discovered during the repair of the steam installation in the medical facility. The Roman tomb is made of bricks,  and the roof is made of granite.

Although spring officially arrived in Bulgaria on Tuesday evening, it has not kicked in so far with sunshine and blossoming trees, but with heavy snowstorms and freezing rain.

This has been especially true for northeastern Bulgaria, where the late winter hit the hardest.

12 years of imprisonment under a strict regime received a father who has been raping and abusing his under-14 year old daughter, the press office of the Appellate Prosecutor's Office in Varna announced.

The 50-year-old man from the village of Okorsh, near Silistra, has demanded that his case be dealt with under a reduced court hearing to reduce his sentence by one-third.