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A criminal case regarding the mass poisoning of children in kindergartens in Tashkent Region in September 2025 has been transferred to the Buka District Court. According to Supreme Court press secretary Aziz Obidov, 11 individuals have been brought to trial. They are persons who held managerial and technical positions in companies involved in the production, supply, and servicing of products for kindergartens.

Following a teenager's hit-and-run of a traffic police officer in a BMW M4 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan's Prosecutor General's Office investigated a controversial video interview with Asadbek Jumayev, head of Uzbelas Performance tuning studio. In the interview, Jumayev admitted his company serviced BMWs with special lights (one without license plates) and said he "got off with a small fine."

According to Uzhydromet, dry weather is expected across Uzbekistan on Friday and Saturday.

In Shavat district, a police officer from the Khorezm Regional Department of Internal Affairs, driving a Tracker while intoxicated, struck and killed a 29-year-old woman walking on the roadside with her husband. The driver fled the scene without providing assistance. The woman was taken to a hospital by a passing car but died from her injuries.

A high-profile case involving mass food poisoning at kindergartens in the Tashkent region has moved to trial. Eleven managers and employees of supplier companies will face court proceedings, as their actions led to the hospitalization of dozens of children.

An assistant prosecutor in Uchtepa District, Tashkent, has been arrested for illegal activities. According to the State Security Service, the individual, who previously served as an assistant prosecutor in Shaykhontohur District until September 2025 and currently holds the position in Uchtepa District, was caught receiving $15,000 from a businessman in exchange for leasing two building basements in Shaykhontohur.

In the final days of winter and the first day of spring, Uzbekistan is expected to experience warm and dry weather, although some regions will see rain, with snow in places.

In Kashkadarya Region, another plan by a group involved in human trafficking has been uncovered, according to the press service of the regional Internal Affairs Department.

From March 2-6, mudslides and flash floods are possible in the foothill and mountainous areas of Uzbekistan due to rainfall. This warning was issued by Uzhydromet.

Uzbekistan, Tashkent – On February 28, residents of Uzbekistan will be able to observe a unique astronomical event: a parade of six planets. The planets will align in the southwestern part of the sky, occupying a quarter of the celestial sphere. Such large parades occur approximately once every 20 years.

A fire in a house in the Shaykhantokhur district of Tashkent has resulted in four fatalities, according to reports from the "Millar" program.

According to the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, dozens of fines have been recorded for the BMW car used by a teenager to hit a traffic police inspector. Video footage confirms the incident. The car owner and driver may face legal consequences.