The Competition Development Committee has launched a probe against the Orient Group Management holding, the press service of the Committee said today.

Shakhnoza Shavkatovna Mirziyoyeva has been elected First Deputy Chairperson of the National Paralympic Committee, the press service of the committee said in a statement.

In Pakhtaabad district, an employee of Ucell mobile company bet and lost a large amount of the company's money on an online crypto exchange. The criminal case against him was heard in court and a sentence was issued.

The signing ceremony of a joint development agreement to develop the Surum wastewater treatment plant in the Kuyichirchik district of the Tashkent province took place on August 13, the press service of the Uzsuvtaminot said.

A man who sexually harassed a minor girl in Surkhandarya was arrested, the Children's Ombudsman reported. Reportedly, the children's ombudsman received a complaint from Sh.M., a resident of Surkhandarya province. In her complaint, the woman said that her neighbor B.Sh., 32, on June 3, took advantage of the fact that there was no one at home and did shameless acts on her daughter, 10.

Uzbekistan will lift the restriction on the full use of land and property tax benefits for installed solar panels. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave this instruction to the Tax Committee at the government meeting on Monday.

Sierra Nevada Co., LLC, Englewood, Colorado, has been awarded a $64,236,592 contract for PC-12 return to service. This order, under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, provides for return to service, field representative support, and contractor logistics support for six PC-12 Aircraft to Uzbekistan.

On August 15, the Tashkent’s Mirabad District Criminal Court will begin hearing the criminal case against former Minister of Agriculture Aziz Voitov.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led a pilot program to import the first commercial shipment of U.S. soybean meal to Uzbekistan.  In partnership with the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC), USDA facilitated the first of three soybean meal shipments to Uzbekistan, totaling 150 metric tons and worth $114,657.

Principal of a school in Pap district of Namangan province forced teachers to sweep the territory of the school. The teachers who refused to comply with the order had to pay 500 thousand soums. In addition, the principal demanded that the teachers collect money from the parents of the students - 20 thousand soums - for lunches for the builders who were repairing the school.

The Tashkent’s Central (Northern) Station will resume operations from August 16, the press service of Uztemiryo’lpass said today.

The Uzbekistan Olympic team was solemnly welcomed at the Tashkent airport. The athletes were welcomed by the Chairperson of the Senate, Tanzila Norboeva, Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, the leadership of the Ministry of Sports, the mayor of the capital and other officials.

On August 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on increasing wages for budget -financed organizations, benefits and pensions.

The Tashkent city mayor’s office commented on the launch of an online platform for the sale and lease of land plots in the capital. The www.projects.toshkentinvest.uz platform is an auction platform integrated with the E-auksion platform. It offers over 110 land plots for business and urban development activities.

Traditional Melon Festival took place at Ichan-Kala State Museum Reserve in Khiva from August 9 to 11. The opening ceremony of the festival was attended by the Chairman of the Tourism Committee, Umid Shadiev, the governor of the Khorezm province, Jurabek Rakhimov, as well as the public.

Multi-branch medical institutions of Spain are exploring the opportunities of opening their branches in Uzbekistan. Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Farrukh Tursunov met with Jorge Alvarez and Monica Figerola, directors of international relations departments of Spanish HM Hospitales Group and Quiron Hospital Group multi-branch medical institutions.

After a relatively cool weekend, the air temperature in Tashkent city will begin to rise again, Uzgidromet said. The weather in Tashkent will be occasionally cloudy without precipitation during the business week.

In January-June 2024, the Tashkent city was the top contributor to the Uzbek gross domestic product (GDP) on 19 %, the Statistics agency said in a report.

The State Security Service (SSS) conducted operations to identify and suppress the illegal trafficking of narcotic and potent substances in different parts of the country, the press service of the SSS said.

Today, Astana hosted the sixth Central Asia Summit, chaired by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the press service of Akorda said.