The head of the Presidential Administration, Hilola Umarova, who worked for six months as the deputy for education reform, has been appointed rector of the Uzbekistan National Pedagogical University named after Nizami.

For the purpose of maintaining public order, approximately 20 thousand personnel from the internal affairs agencies, the National Guard, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as military servicemen, will be mobilized.

In the city of Kokand in the Fergana region, one citizen died as a result of a fire that occurred in a multi-story building, and three more people were hospitalized.

The fire that occurred in one of the private houses in the Shaykhantohur district was extinguished in a short time.

On February 17, the risk of rain, fog, and avalanches in the mountains will persist in some areas across the republic.