Asia Uzbekistan The male students of school No. 2 in Navoi were gathered in the gymnasium and had their hair cut en masse by the school headmaster, Nurkobil Yusupov, who allegedly invited a hairdresser and ordered the boys from different classes to get their hair cut
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's courts found 666 people guilty of sexual harassment under the new Article 41-1 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility in 2023, said Supreme Court spokesman Aziz Abidov
Asia Uzbekistan Forest cover has increased by 1 million hectares to 11,9 million hectares in the last six years, now reaching 26,4% of the country's total area, said Forest Agency Director Nizomiddin Bakirov
Asia Uzbekistan A bill to mitigate penalties for the illegal import of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been passed by the Uzbekistan Senate; it introduces administrative liability instead of criminal liability
Asia Uzbekistan The 'sandal', a low wooden table covered with a blanket and equipped with a heat source underneath, is becoming popular in modern Uzbekistan due to the country's energy crisis
Asia Uzbekistan Minimally invasive surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease was conducted for the first time at the Department of Neurosurgery and Clinic of Samarkand State Medical University, implanting a neurostimulator to transmit impulses and stimulate the brain
Asia Uzbekistan "It is necessary to drastically reform the current production system of domestic TV series and support our producers," said President Mirziyoyev
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's main pastures have seen their potential for natural fodder production reduced and have become unusable; it was announced at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Agricultural and Water Management
Asia Uzbekistan 2024 has been declared 'the year of transition to the water-saving regime' in Uzbekistan by President Mirziyoyev; due to climate change, the volume of water resources in Uzbekistan has decreased by 20% in the last three years
Asia Uzbekistan A new bill provides for criminal liability for driving while intoxicated or evading controls while intoxicated, whereas currently there is only administrative liability
Asia Uzbekistan Samarkand will host the second forum of university rectors from Uzbekistan and Turkey today and tomorrow, 13 and 14 November, with heads of the Council for Higher Education and the rectors of over 40 leading universities in the country
Asia Uzbekistan Gazli and Khojaabad underground gas storage facilities are 98% full; 3,445 billion cubic metres of gas out of the 3,5 billion planned have been pumped in preparation for the autumn-winter season
Asia Uzbekistan Last year, agriculture consumed 39 billion cubic metres of water, of which 36% was lost in canals and ditches with earthen beds; in the past two years, subsidies have been allocated to the water sector also to inroduce water-saving technologies