Video footage of a fatal traffic incident that occurred on February 25 on Nukus Street in Tashkent has surfaced online. The recording shows a traffic police inspector stepping onto the roadway through moving traffic, after which a BMW M4 vehicle abruptly changes lanes and hits the officer.
In the Davlatabad district of Namangan region, authorities have prevented a contract killing after receiving operational intelligence that a woman and her accomplice planned to murder her husband for $6,000. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, information was obtained on March 4 indicating that a local woman intended to hire an unknown person to kill her spouse.
An 8-year-old boy was killed by a pack of stray dogs in the "Istiqlol" neighborhood of Angren, Uzbekistan, while returning from school. The incident was reported by the local news agency Podrobno.uz, with the child pronounced dead at the scene.
In the Yashnabad district of Tashkent, an armored cash transport vehicle struck a pedestrian at a regulated crosswalk. The incident was captured on dashcam footage, showing the vehicle failing to yield to the pedestrian who was crossing on a green traffic light signal. After the impact, the pedestrian fell but quickly got up.
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On February 25, a serious traffic accident occurred on Nukus Street in the Mirabad district of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A 16-year-old private school student, Doniyor Turgunov, driving without a license, was behind the wheel of a BMW M4 owned by 22-year-old Leyla Atadiyanova when he struck traffic police inspector Khosilbek Eshnazarov. Videos from the scene quickly circulated on social media, drawing public attention to the incident.
On Friday, most parts of Uzbekistan are expected to experience sunny and warm weather, with only the northern areas of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and some locations in the Fergana Valley regions seeing rain in the morning. Daytime temperatures will rise to +10…+15°C, providing comfortable conditions for residents. However, at night, rain is forecasted in some areas of most regions, excluding Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, Bukhara, and Navoi regions, which could disrupt road traffic and outdoor activities.
Sherzodxon Qudratxo‘ja has been dismissed from his position as Chairman of the National Media Association of Uzbekistan. The association's press service officially announced this development. The specific reasons for Qudratxo‘ja's removal have not been disclosed, suggesting potential internal reorganizations or new directions in media management within the country.
Shuxratjon Oripov Orip ogli has been appointed as the acting chairman of the Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan during a meeting of the union's board. This decision was announced by the Uzbekistan News Agency (UzA). Oripov currently serves as the press secretary of the Business Development Bank and will undertake this new role without leaving his primary position.
Uzbekistan's Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Sherzod Hidoyatov, announced at a press conference on March 5 that 570 multi-story apartment buildings, comprising 38,000 residential units, were illegally constructed in the country between 2018 and 2023. The minister stated that these 570 buildings, part of 170 problematic projects, were erected in violation of legal regulations.
Hamza Hakimzoda Niyozi, born on March 6, 1889, is renowned as a prominent Jadid enlightener, educator, and playwright who left a profound mark on Uzbek culture and literature. He received his education in schools and madrasas in Kokand from 1896 to 1906 and in Namangan in 1908. After working in the printing sector in 1909, from 1910 to 1914, he opened Jadid schools in Tashkent, Kokand, and Margilan, contributing to the reform of the educational system.
The Migration Agency of Uzbekistan and Bulgaria have agreed to launch a pilot project for the employment and professional training of Uzbek citizens in the transport and logistics sector. Agency head Behzod Musayev held a meeting with Petko Angelov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Automobile Transport (CBRH), where they discussed the details of this cooperation.