1,280 traffic accidents were officially recorded in Tashkent in 2024, with 1,189 people injured and 91 killed. These figures are contained in the decision of the Tashkent city deputies council dated February 10.

Companies from the Republic of Korea will develop a feasibility study (FS) for the project of a new Tashkent-Samarkand high-speed railway, the press service of the Ministry of Transport said.

Chinese Yutong Bus has been awarded the tender for the supply contract of 200 electric buses with charging stations for Tashkent following the call of bids, Toshshahartranskhizmat said.

The rector of the University of Journalism Sherzodkhon Kudratkhuja commented on the possible closure of the Uzbek service of Radio Liberty and the USAID.

Healthy Person, Healthy Nation nationwide movement will be launched in Uzbekistan, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced at a sports-related government meeting Thursday.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, along with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, will be travelling to Uzbekistan for the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit on 3-4 April. The summit will be hosted by Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, with the participation of the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

Uzbekistan imported about 4.2 million mobile phones from abroad in 2024, the Statistics Agency said in a report. Compared to the previous year, the imports increased by 23.5%. At the same time, their total value rose by almost 56% - to $ 374.5 million.

Several dozens of black Chevrolet Gentras were detained in Namangan city after a fatal accident. The Namangan province police department said that on February 11 at about 6:40 a.m., a black Gentra driver killed a 67-year-old male hitting him on a zebra crossing on Amir Temur street. 

MPs of the Legislative Chamber in the first reading today passed a bill aimed at increasing the effectiveness of correctional work with convicts.

22 women were injured after a bus rolled over early in the morning of February 11 in Jambay district of Samarkand province, the Milliy TV channel reported, citing the chief physician of the district hospital.

On February 5, 2025, a lecture by outstanding teachers Paata and Shalva Amonashvili on the topic "How to become a parent that children dream of. Keys to love and understanding" took place in Tashkent’s MA'NAVIYAT VA MA'RIFAT (Spirituality and Enlightenment) Center and brought together more than 500 interested parents, teachers and everyone who strives for conscious education.

A group of 17 people, including deputy chief of a Customs Committee department, is suspected of illegally organizing a religious group. the State Security Service, which, together with the Interior Ministry, carried out an operation in Tashkent, said.

The Military Court sentenced 10 people charged of an Attempted murder of former deputy chief of the Presidential Administration Komil Allamjonov Wednesday, the press service of the Supreme Court said.

Uzbek Ambassador Gayrat Fozilov met with the director and co-founder of the Dutch recruitment agency EuroTalents. During the talks, the parties discussed hiring manpower from Uzbekistan for the Netherlands jobs, as well as establishing cooperation between the Migration Agency and the EuroTalents recruitment agency.

Man suspected of killing his wife has been arrested in Tashkent province, the Millar channel reported. Shortly before her death, the woman, 27, returned to her parents' home due to constant quarrels. On the night of February 8, her husband, 32, with whom they had been married for five years, came to her, beat her father, forced his wife into a car and drove away.

Traffic accident involving a tourist bus occurred in Jambay district of the Samarkandi. Videos and photos of this appeared on social networks.

The size of consumer and car loans issued in 2024 decreased by more than half, the Central Bank said in a report. Car loans decreased by 2.14 times: for the whole of 2024, individuals took 17.08 trillion soums, or 1.3 billion USD, worth of loans.

Colonel Farhod Khasanov has been appointed First Deputy Chief of the Tashkent Police Department, replacing Doniyor Tashkhodjaev, who was sacked in November last year, the website of the Department said in a statement.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed bill on the approval of the Concept of Ensuring Freedom of Conscience of Individuals and National Policies in the Sphere of Religion, initiated by a group of MPs, at a meeting on Tuesday, the press service of the chamber said.

Bill adopting international mechanisms for reducing plastic waste will be drafted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection before November 1, 2025.