Friday, 18, October, 2024

National

On October 13, in Kagan, Bukhara province, a 53-year-old man attacked his acquaintances, a woman and a man, with a kitchen knife; the latter died. A footage of the attack, which took place on the street, surfaced on social networks.

Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov spoke about Uzbekistan's plans to complete the transition to the wholesale electricity and gas market at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum Thursday.

The contract for the exploration and extraction of gas from the Tuti Maidan area in Jawzjan province of Afghanistan was signed today (Thursday) between the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and an Uzbek company.

On October 2-11, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in partnership with The University of Chicago held a two-week workshop in Tashkent’s State Museum of History on the preservation of cultural heritage for ten conservators and museum professionals from the National Museums of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan.

Today, in Ashgabat, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the international forum "Interconnectivity of Times and Civilizations - the Basis of Peace and Development" dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Pyragy, the presidential press service said.

130 tons of gold were mined in Kazakhstan and 100 tons in Uzbekistan in 2023, the US Geological Survey said. Production in Kazakhstan increased by 15 tons compared to 2022, and in Uzbekistan it decreased by 4 tons. 310 tons of gold were mined in Russia, which is the same figure year on tear.

Cold and humid air mass will invade the northern areas of Uzbekistan on October 13, and the rest of the country on October 14-17, Uzgidromet’s director Sherzodkhuja Khabibullakhuja said on his Facebook page.

The 10th Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Arts will take place on October 14-18. This year's theme is "Art and Peace".

At the third meeting of the Country Platform on October 10, organized by the Agency for Strategic Reforms, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Jasurbek Choriev spoke about the key parameters of the Tashkent to Andijan toll road project, developed jointly with the World Bank.

Five schoolchildren in Namangan, having rented a GM Gentra model on October 2, drove into the oncoming lane at high speed and collided with a truck, three of them died. This is the fourth accident in Namangan this year involving schoolchildren who rented a car.

Uzgidromet posted a weather forecast for Tashkent city on Friday, October 11. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with rain likely. The temperature will be within +15...+17 degrees Celsius at night, +23...+25 degrees during the day.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the presentation of the project of the new Bukhara international airport on Wednesday. 

Senior investigator of the Yunusabad district prosecutor's office accused of accepting a bribe has been declared wanted, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said.

Standalone master plans will be developed for each of Tashkent’s 12 districts, the Tashkent city mayor Shavkat Umurzakov told Uzbekistan 24 channel.

The Asian Development Bank has approved an additional $15 million grant for Tajikistan to expand a project to reconnect the country’s power grid to the Central Asian grid through an interconnection with Uzbekistan.

On October 9, Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the new Ambassador of Afghanistan in Tashkent, Abdul Ghafar Tirawi, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

On October 9, the United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the delivery of 131 tons of food aid to Uzbekistan valued at over $435,000. This shipment, which includes a nutritious mix of vegetables and legumes, is designated for distribution in health and social care settings, reaching the country’s most vulnerable households.

Driver of a GM Lacetti, 30, hit a 57-year-old man standing at the gate of his house in Kushtepa district of the Fergana province, the Milliy TV channel reported.

Uzgidromet posted a weather forecast for Tashkent city on Thursday, October 10. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with no precipitation expected. The temperature will be within +12...+14 degrees Celsius at night, +26...+28 degrees during the day.

On September 20, the Kagan district criminal court of Bukhara province sentenced the bus driver who was guilty for a traffic accident in March that resulted in the death of two schoolchildren, a boy and a girl.