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.

Uzgidromet unveiled the weather forecast for the city of Tashkent for the weekend. It will be partly cloudy with no precipitation. Temperature at night on August 10 will be +24…+26 degrees Celsius, on August 11 — +22…+24 degrees, during the day on August 9 — +39…+41 degrees, on August 10-11 – within the +34…+37 degrees range.

Today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev made remarks at the sixth Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, the presidential press service said.

The driver who killed a school student in the Andijan city of was sentenced to criminal punishment. According to the court document learned by Kun.uz, ​​the accident happened on March 15, 2024. Born in 2002, driver A.J. Damas was driving his car in the Mustaqililik neighborhood of Andijan city and hit an 11-year-old girl who was crossing the sidewalk. Minor R.O. was returning from school at this time. As a result of the accident, the student died in the hospital 4 days later despite the medical assistance provided.

In rural Uzbekistan, where many families rely on their backyard gardens to grow vegetables, rising water scarcity is making it increasingly difficult to sustain their crops. As these challenges mount, innovative solutions come to save the day.

2nd Course will be held on September 26-27. In the 2nd Course, EETC will provide education on topics such as energy efficiency, energy audit methods, and energy-related projects between Korea and Uzbekistan.

Officers of the Operations and search department of the Interior Ministry and the State Security Service arrested two suspects in Tashkent for illegal sale of potent drugs by means of stashing, the press service of the Interior Ministry said.

The Naibabad railway station restoration project completion was marked in Afghanistan on Wednesday. The project was completed by Uzbekistan Railways in cooperation with the Termez Regional Railway Junction and Sogdiana Trans under a contract with the Afghan Railway Authority, the press service of Uzbekistan Railways said.

A boy who ran across the road in Bostonliq district was hit by Damas and hospitalized with various injuries. The incident took place on July 27 at approximately 1:10 p.m., on the 14th kilometer of the 4R10 Charvak reservoir ring road.

At the first meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a Joint Statement, as well as decisions of the Supreme Interstate Council on approving the Strategic Partnership and Alliance Program for 2024-2034 and creating the Council of Foreign Ministers. Afterwards they oversaw the signing of the following accords: