Thursday, 17, April, 2025

National

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today landed in Andijan province to inspect provincial development program and the living conditions of the local public, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan has allowed the import of Leapmotor models under certain conditions, the Agency for Technical Regulation and the UzTest center said.

A delegation led by South Korea’s Ulsan city Mayor Kim Du-gyom landed in Fergana province. According to the provincial administration, the South Korean officials were solemnly welcomed at the Fergana International Airport by Deputy Governor Sherzod Polvonov and other officials.

The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador Sergey Vakunov, demanding an explanation for a raid carried out at the Bodrost bathhouse in Moscow, where Kyrgyz nationals were reportedly abused and mistreated.

Under the directives of the Prime Minister, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will commence international flights to Uzbekistan. Additionally, private airlines will also be engaged to expedite trade and tourism links.

Uzbekistan delegation led by the Minister of Preschool and School Education Hilola Umarova attended the Human Capability Initiative 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the presentation of the master plan for Sea Breeze Uzbekistan tourism center by Azerbaijani entrepreneur Emin Agalarov Monday.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for the business week in Tashkent city. Light rain is possible In Tashkent in the second half of Monday, with no precipitation expected on Tuesday. The temperature will be within +25…+28 degrees Celsius range.

With increasing pressure on land resources, population growth and the impacts of climate change such as unpredictable weather patterns or rising temperatures, including its impact on many aspects of life, significant changes in resource management practices are required.

The Deputy Transport Minister Ilhomjon Abdugafarov, along with officials of Capital Transport Infrastructure Development Authority and the company ToshShahartranshizmat, met with the chief of the Soft Lending Department at China’s EximBank Mo Guo to discuss the project’s financing details.

On April 13, the Meduza news publication published a letter from a student of the Tashkent branch of the Russian Gubkin Oil and Gas University, Mukhidzhon, in the “War through the Eyes of Readers” section, dedicated to people’s views on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In the Urgut district of the Samarkand province, the principal of school #71 and his accomplice were sentenced to imprisonment for illegal drug trafficking.

The Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Bangkok helped the nationals of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan who became victims of human trafficking in Myanmar to return to their homelands, Dunyo news agency said.

At least 34 people have been killed and 117 injured, including 15 children, after a Russian attack on the centre of Sumy, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Part of Turkkurgan street in Shaykhantohur district will be temporarily closed to traffic from April 13 to April 25. According to the Tashkent city administration, this is due to the construction of 35 kV high-voltage underground power transmission cables along the highway from the intersection of Turkkurgan street to the intersection of Khurshid street.

The Anti-Trust Committee opened a case against the construction company Zamin Great City after a complaint was received from an individual, the press service of the Committee said.

A 49-year-old man, M. S., smashed 51 cameras for photo and video recording of traffic violations and one radar complex installed at 29 intersections in Andijan with shots from an air rifle, the press service of the Traffic Safety Department of the Interior Ministry said.

Based on the memorandum signed between the Migration Agency of Uzbekistan and the Shimizu Corporation company, Uzbek drivers will be able to get hired in Japan.

The president Mirziyoyev approved amendments introducing fines for illegal installation of rising arm barriers and blocking of streets Thursday with immediate effect, the Ministry of Justice said. 

A Nexia driver drove his car into people on a football pitch at a school in Nurabad district. The provincial traffic police department said that an investigation is underway into the incident.