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In Aktau, a woman detained for driving under the influence of alcohol was given 15 days' administrative arrest after it emerged that the pregnancy certificate she had presented was forged. The court had previously released her from arrest on the basis of that document.

In the settlement of Zhibek Zholy in the Arshalyn district of the Akmola region, a direct contract worth 115 million tenge was concluded for snow clearing and removal. The contract is dated 26 March 2026, but it appeared on the public procurement portal only after an amendment to the annual plan, drawn up on 22 September.

A separate transport police division will be established in Kazakhstan at light rail transport (LRT) facilities. The government has approved its creation within the structure of the transport police department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The resolution will come into force on 1 January 2027.

Police Major Miras Bapyshov has been sentenced to 3 years and 6 months of imprisonment for a fatal road traffic accident in the village of Beineu in the Mangystau Region. The court established that during the accident he was under the influence of alcohol, exceeded the speed limit and left the scene of the incident.

In the Karaganda region, law enforcement agencies shut down a large drug laboratory producing mephedrone. According to preliminary estimates, the discovered substance could have yielded up to 2 tonnes of drugs worth about 40 billion tenge on the illegal market.

As part of the "Taza Qazaqstan" campaign, more than 20 trees were planted on the territory of the Kazhimukan Munaytpasov Stadium in Astana. The planting was attended by veterans of Kazakhstani football, representatives of the Department of Physical Culture and Sport, young champions of the country, their coaches and athletes of the "Zhenis" football club.

An ecological awareness quiz, ‘Taza Qazaqstan – Ecological Culture’, was held at Children's Library No. 2 in Astana. It was conducted as part of the national Concept for the Development of Ecological Culture for 2024–2029 for schoolchildren in the capital. Participants answered questions on nature conservation and waste sorting, and also viewed a themed book exhibition.

Pupils from School-Gymnasium No. 80 named after Saken Seifullin in Astana went on an excursion to Astana Qagazy. They saw how waste paper is sorted and prepared for recycling, and how craftspeople make items from it.

Class hours on the prevention of vandalism and graffiti in public places are being held in educational institutions in Astana. The latest event took place at School-Lyceum No. 11 named after Uzbekali Zhanibekov. It was attended by representatives of the prosecutor's office, the city education department and the police department. School pupils discussed liability for damaging other people's property.

From 1 October 2026, a new procedure for placing signs came into force in Kazakhstan. Now entrepreneurs must pre-agree sketches with local executive bodies, and instead of a notification, submit an application.