Friday, 29, August, 2025

National

Four people were killed in a tragic traffic accident in Altynsay district of Surkhandarya province on July 3, the press service of the provincial police department said.

Mostly partly cloudy and dry weather will persist in Uzbekistan in the first days of August, Uzgidromet said. Varying cloudiness without precipitation is expected on Friday afternoon in Tashkent, in the afternoon, winds may increase to 12-15 m/s.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law on amendments Thursday to the Administrative Offences Code, toughening the penalties for disobeying the law enforcement officers, the Ministry of Justice said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today chaired a government meeting on digitalization of the agricultural sector, the presidential press service said. Reportedly, farmers are still forced to turn to dozens of different digital platforms for land, lending, subsidies and agricultural services.

Information about the pollution of the Chirchik River has surfaced on social networks. The Tashkent province environmental department commented on the situation.

Eight-year-old girl died in a traffic accident in the Uzun district of the Surkhandarya province, MY5 TV channel said in a story Wednesday.

Uzbekistan has adopted the Water Code, the press service of the Ministry of Justice said. The Code regulates the relations in the field of rational use and protection of water, water objects, water management facilities and lands in the water fund.

The bill signed into law on July 30 introduced amendments and addenda to some regulations, providing for a number of additional rights for political groups that declare themselves an opposition in parliament.

Trial of a brutal murder of a woman and her mother wrapped up in Chinaz district, Tashkent province. The accused man came to his wife and mother-in-law, after which he attacked them with a knife, inflicting multiple wounds. The women died on the spot. The accused named jealousy as the motive for the murder.

Marriott International, Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement for a JW Marriott hotel in Uzbekistan in collaboration with Alliance Holding LLC, a leading developer in the market. Anticipated to mark the debut of the brand in the country, JW Marriott Hotel Tashkent is planned to open by the end of 2025 offering the brand’s signature hospitality experiences focused on well-being, genuine service, and an elegant, nature-inspired design. The hotel will be situated within Tashkent City Mall– a landmark development featuring the largest shopping complex in Uzbekistan.

The judicial panel for criminal cases of the appellate instance of the Tashkent City Court dated June 5 ruled to release the former chief of Toshshahartranskhizmat Anvar Dzhuraev.

The sales of tickets for poetry reading of the Israeli writer Dina Rubina in Tashkent has been suspended after she said: "Israel has the right to purge Gaza."

China has proposed to create a $500 million investment fund for green projects in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Mining and Geology said.

The MPs passed a resolution on changing the borders of Kattakurgan city, Kattakurgan and Nurabad districts of the Samarkand province at the Legislative Chamber meeting on Tuesday.

A number of regulatory changes and other novelties will take effect in Uzbekistan on August 1. The minimum wage and the basic calculation unit will rise:

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with a presentation on measures to prevent and eradicate petty corruption at the government meeting on Tuesday.

Singer Zebiniso Nosirova, aka Zeboyi Jahon, was killed in her Taylak district home in Samarkand province Saturday, Millar program of the Milliy TV channel reported in a story.

An interactive session titled “Bangladesh-Uzbekistan: Connecting through Youth ” was held on Monday, 29 July 2025 at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tashkent. More than fifty students from several Universities including Webster University and Uzbekistan University of World Economy and Diplomacy participated in the event.

Today, the Minister of Transport Ilhom Makhkamov hosted the Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued resolution improving social assistance using funds from the Youth Register, Women's Register, and Sakhovat va Kumak funds.