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Verdict in the case of the poisoning of 105 children in Fergana: defendants released in the courtroom

The Furkat District Criminal Court found guilty four employees of Garden Catering Trade LLC, which served 238 kindergartens in Fergana Region. The head and the technologist received restriction of liberty and were released in the courtroom; the former director and the accountant were sentenced to corrective labor. The court assessed the damage to the budget at 1.11 billion soums.

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In Fergana, 51 children from three kindergartens hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning

In Fergana, on October 26, 2026, 51 children from three kindergartens (No. 2, 7 and 47) were hospitalized or received medical assistance with symptoms of food poisoning. 28 children are in the infectious diseases hospital in stable condition, and 23 were sent home. The Food Safety Committee is conducting an epidemiological investigation and laboratory tests of food products; the suppliers have already been identified. The final cause of the illness has not yet been confirmed.

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AUGA explained why operating kindergartens were included in Uzbekistan's privatization program

At an October 8 press conference, AUGA head Sohibjon Murodov explained why operating kindergartens in Tashkent and Kashkadarya region were included in privatization lists. According to him, the building of kindergarten No. 58 in Yakkasaray district is old and has no foundation; children will be moved to a new 720-seat kindergarten, and the facility will be sold with the condition of building a private kindergarten. The Kashkadarya kindergarten is already operating under lease by an entrepreneur. Gazeta's data show a decline in preschool enrollment coverage in 11 of 12 districts.

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Tashkent plans to create 126 thousand school places and 40 thousand kindergarten places by 2030

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 15 reviewed a presentation of projects for building schools and kindergartens in Tashkent. The shortage of student places in the 2025/2026 academic year was 141 thousand, and kindergarten places — 65 thousand. By 2030, it is planned to create 126 thousand school places (48 thousand from the republican and 78 thousand from the local budget) and 40 thousand kindergarten places (8 and 32 thousand respectively). The school occupancy coefficient is expected to decrease from 1.4 to 1.2, and preschool education coverage to grow

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