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A 12-year-old boy from Lukovit has been hospitalized with two broken arms and head injuries after reportedly being assaulted and thrown from a bridge The child was allegedly attacked by a 46-year-old local man after he and other children rang the man’s doorbell as a prank and took some "janki" — small firecrackers or noisemakers The incident took place on Sunday and triggered strong public reaction the man pursued a group of children for over a kilometer through Lukovit’s park his hands… If he had fallen deeper into the water the alleged attacker was held for 24 hours and then released which sparked public unrest and ethnic tension in the town Local residents expressed frustration that there was no immediate update from the prosecutor's office about extending the man’s detention the Lovech District Prosecutor’s Office announced that the man had been charged and detained for an additional 72 hours with a request for permanent custody to follow He is also prohibited from leaving the country Lukovit Mayor Ivan Grancharov described the act as “serious and brutal,” emphasizing that the public expects the judicial system to respond firmly He suggested that earlier intervention by prosecutors could have prevented the unrest The Ministry of Interior confirmed it had taken all necessary steps and indicated the case now falls under the jurisdiction of the District Prosecutor’s Office local community members urged for transparency and accountability calling on prosecutors not to downplay the case Bulgaria must be equal for everyone,” said Georgi Markov The injured child is currently being treated at a hospital in Pleven a forensic medical examination has been ordered to assess the extent of his injuries A technical review of surveillance footage from the area where the incident occurred is also expected We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria An 18-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Haskovo has been found dead A 33-year-old man from the village of Semchinovo has been taken into custody by the police for physically assaulting a 10-year-old child the director of the Plovdiv Customs Office was arrested earlier today for allegedly facilitating a new smuggling route for cigarettes The Sofia Police has launched a targeted operation against drivers of electric scooters and electric motorbikes who engage in reckless behavior in the city's central areas opened fire with a gas pistol near a kindergarten in Sofia's Lyulin district Hackers have reportedly targeted Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) claiming they accessed the data of over 100,000 users and around 1,000 employees through its LIMA system Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase After a protest and roadblock by the residents of Lukovit - the man was detained for 72 hours and the child is in hospital with two broken arms The father finds his child in a helpless state under a bridge in the city garden of Lukovit The police are sparing - a fight broke out Relatives say that on Sunday the children took janki and rang the front doorbell an expert on Roma issues in the Lukovit Municipality The boy said that he ran from his attacker for more than a kilometer The thug was detained for 24 hours and then released “This is a serious criminal offense and in my opinion this person should be in prison“ Tensions escalated and protesters stormed the prosecutor's office they blocked the main road through the city He will be charged with causing moderate bodily harm More news from Crimes People from all over the country took to the streets to demand stopping the war on the roads and stricter penalties for those who cause accidents The cause of their anger was the death of 12-year-old Siyana who died after a collision between a truck and a car on the Pleven-Lukovit road near the village of Telish Thousands of citizens gathered in the center of Telish holding up posters reading “Siyana died - corruption survived” “Collective irresponsibility is killing our children” this protest is a national cry for justice and is not subject to political interests” She also outlined measures that urgently need to be taken – repairs to the Pleven-Lukovit road section Minister of Regional Development Ivan Ivanov announced that the ministry is accelerating actions to make 36 critical road sections in the country safer They have a reason and I stand in solidarity with them They are right that the state must take measures very quickly and urgently,” he commented Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev has left for Washington where he will participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (May 5-7 The forum is organised by the Munich Security Conference The foundation Unity- Kočani has sent an open letter to key Bulgarian institutions expressing gratitude for the support and humanitarian assistance provided by Bulgaria after the tragedy of the fire at a nightclub in Kočani The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Greece Georg Georgiev and Giorgos Gerapetritis signed a joint declaration on the use of the waters of the river Arda on 2 May the BNR reports citing an announcement published by the Greek Foreign Ministry.. people will be able to withdraw money  from ATMs only in the new currency according to the website of the Bulgarian. helicopters of the Bulgarian Air Force will fly at low altitude over Sofia in preparation for a military parade marking the Day. The Bulgarian student teams that participated in the European Olympiad of Experimental Sciences EOES 2025 in Zagreb have returned with. english@bnr.bg A 12-year-old boy has a broken arm after an altercation with a 36-year-old man in Lukovit They specify that officers of the Lukovit District Police Department are investigating an incident from April 27 in which a 36-year-old man inflicted serious bodily injury on a 12-year-old boy The altercation between the man and the child occurred on a street in Lukovit The case was reported to a prosecutor on duty from the Lovech District Prosecutor's Office and pre-trial proceedings were initiated The work to clarify all the circumstances surrounding the incident and the reasons for the aggression continues A protest is planned for today - April 12th due to the tragedy in which a truck swept away a car and killed 12-year-old Siyana on the Pleven-Lukovit road traffic will be redirected via a bypass route Drivers will pass through the road junction “Dolni Dabnik Bypass“ on road II-13 from where they will continue on road III-306 Knezha - Cherven Bryag – Lukovit and at Lukovit they will return back to the I-3 Pleven - Botevgrad road The traffic will be regulated by teams of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Drivers can also use the II-35 Pleven - Lovech road as an alternative route Travelers can deviate from the I-3 Byala - Botevgrad road at the “Grivitsa“ junction and continue along the Pleven - Lovech road until it joins the I-4 Sofia - Varna road The “Road Infrastructure“ Agency appeals to drivers to drive carefully and not to undertake risky overtaking that endangers the safety of all other travelers All citizens and transport companies can receive information about the current traffic situation from the RIA website - www.api.bg as well as at any time of the day by calling 0700 130 20 at RIA More news from Bulgaria Text version Standard version   edoc@tourism.government.bg Ten videos will promote the Bulgarian EDEN destinations They were made with European funding under the project “Communication campaign to promote the EDEN destinations in Bulgaria - second edition” implemented by the Ministry of Tourism as a beneficiary under Programme COSME 2014-2020 EDEN is an acronym for European Destinations of ExcelleNce (best European destinations) and is an initiative that promotes the models of sustainable development of tourism on the territory of the entire European Union The short promotional videos are of duration of up to one minute and a half and there is one video for each EDEN destination: Lukovit A joint image video of around 3-minute duration has also been made to present all 12 destinations included in the project The videos are created in a way to present the destinations for both Bulgarian and foreign tourists They include some of the most interesting events and tourist sites on their territory The videos will be shown in the forthcoming international tourist exhibitions in which Bulgaria will participate in 2017 so the videos may be used in future advertising campaigns and also by the destinations for the purposes of the regional marketing The materials are issued on 2,000 DVDs in Bulgarian and English language version They will be disseminated at tourist exchanges The videos are prepared by Studio Blend OOD after a procedure conducted according to the Public Procurement Act in the period June - July 2016 The value of each video in a Bulgarian-English version is 3,300 BGN without VAT which amount includes the manufacture and supply of the DVD media All rights belong to the Ministry of Tourism Project “Communication campaign to promote Bulgarian EDEN destinations - Second Edition” is in the value of nearly 70 thousand Euro and is financed under COSME Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the European Commission running from 2014 - 2020 the overall objective is to promote Bulgarian EDEN destinations to national and selected foreign tourist markets and to increase the awareness and understanding of the EDEN initiative and of the principles of sustainable development The project aims to build on and further develop a project on the same subject implemented in the period 2011 - 2012        Contacts:   Sofia 1000, 1 Saborna St.   phone.: +359 2 904 6809,   edoc@tourism.government.bg 2016 © Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria one of Bulgaria's most popular ski resorts has been left entirely without electricity as confirmed by a statement on the resort's official Facebook page According to the electricity distribution company power supply in the area is expected to be restored around 2:00 p.m the ski area will remain closed until noon Other parts of the Samokov municipality have also reported unplanned power outages with the company estimating repairs will be completed by the end of the day Heavy snowfall has caused widespread power outages across the country districts such as Dragalevtsi and villa zones including "Kiliite," Simeonovo-Dragalevtsi and Bistritsa have been without electricity since yesterday Electricity in these locations is expected to return by 12:30 p.m Several settlements in Pleven have also reported power interruptions The electricity distribution company has provided a timetable for restoring power in affected areas and Pleven is scheduled to be restored by 8:00 a.m. while Kyustendil and Letnitsa are expected to have power by 8:30 a.m Treklyano should have electricity by 9:00 a.m. Power restoration is planned for noon in Borovets and Pravets are expected to regain power by 12:30 p.m. while Etropole and Elin Pelin are scheduled for 1:00 p.m In Lukovit and other settlements in Pleven with Svoge and Teteven expected to have electricity by 2:00 p.m The power disruptions have also affected train services with Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) reporting temporary suspensions Train services between Tsareva Livada and Gabrovo have been halted due to fallen branches on the tracks and a lack of voltage in the contact network power outages between Debelets and Krastets stations have disrupted schedules Passenger trains on routes such as Gorna Oryahovitsa–Stara Zagora and Dabovo–Gorna Oryahovitsa have been canceled due to damage to the contact network Passengers from these routes are being redirected to alternative services Bulgaria commemorates one of its most significant national holidays – the Day of Saint George the Victorious and the official Day of the Bulgarian Army all retailers in Bulgaria will be required to display prices in both leva and euros Employers in Bulgaria are legally required to implement all necessary measures to prevent and minimize workplace accidents a major British tour operator specializing in holidays to Bulgaria has halted all its operations effective April 24 Wage growth in Bulgaria is projected at 9.3 percent for 2025 a 15.4 percent rise in the minimum wage since January The World Bank has revised down its forecast for Bulgaria’s economic growth in 2025 The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts that May will bring temperatures ranging from 2°C to 33°C across Bulgaria the weather will be mostly sunny—around and after midday cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop Bulgaria and Greece have signed a draft Joint Declaration regarding the use of the Arda River waters over the next five years following a decision by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers The weather across Bulgaria on May 1 will begin with sunshine in the morning followed by an increase in cloud cover during the afternoon The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has repealed legislative changes made two years ago that permitted the installation of photovoltaic (solar) systems on arable agricultural land Bulgaria will experience mostly sunny weather accompanied by a light to moderate east-northeast wind Google's cars are back to Bulgaria and will be working on updating Google maps in the region by October The last such update for Google Maps and Street View in Bulgaria was made in 2019 but this year it will be much larger and will include completely new routes as well as cultural and historical sites For the necessary data registration in Bulgaria Google will use 4 cars equipped with 8 cameras that capture 360-degree images and GPS coordinates They are also equipped with Lidar – a technology for remote measurement of distances by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the time for which the reflected light returns to the sensor This creates digital 3D images of the target For the months when Google cars are in Bulgaria they will pass through 47 Bulgarian cities and towns Newly built roads in the country will also be registered since 2014 there are about 200 kilometres of new highways and hundreds of kilometres of new first-class roads in Bulgaria The shooting of many natural landmarks and pedestrian areas will also be part of the update Such information as offered by Google Maps and Street View has value only when it is up-to-date the company meets the desire of consumers to have the opportunity to virtually visit a place before doing so in person This year the Google teams will capture on camera cultural landmarks inaccessible to cars the Seaside Park in Varna and the Belogradchik Rocks Pedestrians' faces and car plate number will be covered so that all requirements for personal confidentiality are met Ventsislav Karadzhov from the Commission for Personal Data Protection told BNR that large corporations follow the rules when filming public places and there is no reason for people to worry about a violation of their rights Google Maps and Street View are used daily by more than 1 billion people in 86 countries around the world The company plans to show in the future not only the fastest but also the most environmentally friendly route the use of the software is expected to reduce pollution Edited by Vessela Krasteva /based on an interview of Dobromir Videv Only on the Day of Bravery and Holiday of the Bulgarian Army (May 6) we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three of perhaps the most interesting machines from our outdoor exhibition Dozens of enthusiasts and nature lovers will kick off the 44th edition of the Move and Win campaign with a spring hike to Bozhur Hut The meeting point will be the Vladishki Bridge in Veliko Tarnovo The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora is used as a spice and is harvested at the peak of its flowering in May we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three. It cannot be considered an ordinary accident This was said by the auto expert and former head of the Sofia Traffic Police Alexi Kesyakov in the studio of “Your Day” on NOVA NEWS He added that the section where the accident occurred should have signaling in memory of the deceased child So that everyone who drives knows that there is a person killed there The chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Motorists Emil Panchev commented that the roads in the country must be improved but for this purpose everyone must do their job there is formalism - everything is written in a book We recall that Siyana died in a collision between a passenger car and a heavy truck on the Pleven - Lukovit road She and her grandparents were riding in the car The 57-year-old man who was driving the car is in serious condition the father of the deceased child contacted NOVA He requested urgent measures for this section the “Traffic Police” - Pleven has also issued such signals 34 accidents have occurred on this section A pianist and conductor with a world-class career Ivan Yanakov has been performing on several continents for decades He has played as a soloist with prestigious orchestras in famous halls The Night of Musicals takes place tonight at the Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports in Veliko Tarnovo The first major ballet event in the festive jubilee programme celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stara Zagora Opera is the premiere of "Parisian Nights" More news from Opinions Friends and relatives sent 12-year-old Siyana on her last journey The child died in a serious accident on the road after a truck crashed into the car in which the girl was traveling with her grandparents on the Pleven-Lukovit section The child's grandfather is still in critical condition The court decided to leave the driver of the truck that swept away their car under permanent arrest The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Ivanov ordered an inspection of the “Road Infrastructure“ Agency and the removal of the entire management of the Specialized Unit “Regional Road Administration - Pleven“ until the results are clarified The child's death also sparked a wave of public discontent contacted NOVA four days ago to demand justice as well as that the roads in the country be repaired so that there will be no more loss of life he again expressed his grief through a post on Facebook A cause for which he vows to fight tirelessly from now on They told me that I would go crazy if I saw her and I need strength to fight on her behalf for this to stop then fly away," the father writes in his emotional post He shares that even daily activities are impossible for him today she would sometimes go there alone to buy this man a sandwich He also tells how together they fed and took in dozens of homeless animals took care of them and looked for homes for them today residents of settlements in the Pleven region are preparing a protest due to the poor condition of the unfortunate section of the road where the serious accident that killed Siyana occurred - Radomirtsi - Telish Locals are demanding immediate safety of the road section The protest and the closure of the main road are scheduled for April 12 A NOVA inspection of the site of the fatal crash showed that the section where the serious accident occurred is still not safe People in the area say that they have filed numerous reports with the RIA Despite the assurances of the "Road Agency" that there are no defects on the road section and that there is the necessary marking - our team's inspection showed exactly the opposite but our reporter saw that in places there is no marking and the pavement is so deformed that ruts have formed - which is just one of the prerequisites for serious accidents Heavy international traffic passes along it This is a transit corridor that is absolutely not supposed to pass through populated areas and have two-way traffic The asphalt is quite compromised in many places holes and ruts that were formed by heavy equipment which is extremely dangerous when driving in the dark There are also compromised guardrails," explained Iliya Todorov from the Bulgarian Association of Accident Victims