SUMMARY - Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The residents of Cigel (Trencin region) actively participated in the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) and for their help extended to the insurgents, German units corralled them to Prievidza, where a total of 132 people were tortured, some of whom were executed on the spot, while others were brutally murdered in Zemianske Kostolany. https://etasr.sk/article/21960470 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has paid a fine for violating the election campaign law, his spokesperson Patricia Medved Macikova confirmed for TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21960243 Spisske Bystre/Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - History enthusiasts in the High Tatras region have been striving for several years to preserve the legacy of the WW2 for future generations, with one of the achievements of the Military History Club (KVH) in Spisske Bystre being the discovery of the names of two fallen soldiers buried in the area of Hranovnica village. https://etasr.sk/article/21960049 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Igor Slanina wants to run for the post of general director of public-service broadcaster STVR, Andrea Pivarciova, in charge of STVR's marketing and communications department, told TASR on Thursday, adding that he has been acting as its interim director since it was set up ten months ago. https://etasr.sk/article/21959958 Zilina, April 17 (TASR) - Police have asked witnesses to shed light on a serious and unorthodox traffic accident that occurred in the city of Zilina on Wednesday (April 16). https://etasr.sk/article/21959898 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. mf