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New school opens in GBAO’s Ishkashim district

KHOROG, November 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A new school to accommodate 10 pupils opened in the village of Namadgut, GBAO’s Ishkashim district on October 31.

11:20, november 1, 2008

Dushanbe kindergartens and schools made ready for the winter

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Heating systems of the Dushanbe secondary schools and kindergartens have bee repaired and made ready for the winter, the deputy Dushanbe mayor,

20:47, october 31, 2008

Aga Khan, Tajik FM discuss prospects of further activity of AKDN in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN),

19:06, october 31, 2008

Signing of loan agreement for rehabilitation of the Kulob-Darvoz road scheduled for early 2009

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan (GoT), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and some Arab development funds are expected to sing a loan agreement for 130 million

18:10, october 31, 2008

US government continues providing aid to Tajik hospitals

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Friday October 31, U.S.

16:54, october 31, 2008

INCIDENTS

Heavy snowfall blankets Jirgatol district in eastern Tajikistan

Heavy snowfall blanketed much of the Jirgatol district, some 320 kilometers northeast of Dushanbe on the night of October 28-29

16:09, october 31, 2008

Government intends to exempt JV TojIron from paying some taxes next year

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The government intends to exempt Tajik-Iranian joint tractor-assembling venture, TojIron, from paying some taxes next year, Finance Minister Safarali

14:59, october 31, 2008

Kazakh Prime Minister makes a proposition on new SCO regular meetings creation

Karim Massimov, Kazakh Prime Minister offered to hold a meeting of SCO finances ministers and central banks heads and SCO observers to analyze SCO financial situation.

14:58, october 31, 2008

5 magnitude quake hit south near flattened village of Nura

Another quake hit Kyrgyz south on Thursday, October 30, 2008.

14:56, october 31, 2008

SCO countries to open markets for each other

â€œIt is important for SCO member countries to open markets for each other and find new forms of reciprocal payments in the current conditions,â€ Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh President said at the

14:55, october 31, 2008

Russian MTS connects 20 Turkmen secondary schools to Internet

Russian company "Mobile TeleSystems" (MTS), which launched a mobile Internet service in Turkmenistan this year, has connected 20 Turkmen secondary schools to Internet, said Dmitriy Shumov, head of

14:54, october 31, 2008

Russians support U.S. presidential candidate Obama - online poll

An international online survey has found that 44% of Russians want Democratic candidate Barack Obama to win the U.S. presidential election, while only 9% support Republican John McCain.

14:53, october 31, 2008

Iran feels economic pain as oil prices fall

Three weeks ago, a hard-line cleric close to Iran's president gloated publicly that the world financial crisis was God's punishment on the United States. The laughter, however, was short-lived.

14:52, october 31, 2008

Russia, Venezuela to hold joint air force drills in 2009

Venezuela and Russia are planning to conduct joint air force exercises in 2009, the Venezuelan air force chief has said.

14:51, october 31, 2008

In the hands of Afghanistan's Taliban, life is cheap

"We will behead him," threatens a 25-year-old, self-proclaimed Taliban , as day-long negotiations on the fate of a shopkeeper abducted five days ago reach a critical point.

14:42, october 31, 2008

Funds for creation of government reserves to double next year, says finance minister

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Next year, funds for creation of government reserves will nearly double.

14:19, october 31, 2008

Number of TB cases increases in Hamadoni district

KULOB, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 515 new cases of tuberculosis have been detected in Khatlon’s Hamadoni district since 2004, the Hamadoni district chairman Khoujamurod Fazliddinov

13:51, october 31, 2008

Teachers’ salaries raised not due to increase in financing of education sector but due to increase of teaching load: MP

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The last 40% rise in teachers’ salaries has been carried out with violation of their constitutional rights, deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon

13:12, october 31, 2008

Government representatives disagree with amendments proposed by MPs to budget bill

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of the government have disagreed with amendments proposed by MPs to the draft law on the national budget for 2009.

11:59, october 31, 2008

Sughd prosecutors concerned over some medical workers’ negligent attitude to their duties

KHUJAND, October 31, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A session of the coordination council of the Sughd law enforcement agencies was held at the Sughd regional prosecutor’s office on October 30.

11:45, october 31, 2008

Dushanbe mayor’s office decides to reduce number of Chinese-made economy minivans in the city

DUSHANBE, October 31, Asia-Plus - Beginning on November 1, the number of Chinese-made economy minivans, known to the Dushanbe residents as Tangem and working as fixed-route taxies, will be

11:31, october 31, 2008

Sughd traffic police commission regulates traffic via Shahriston Pass

KHUJAND, October 31, Asia-Plus -- There has been a heavy fall of snow on the Shahriston Pass that has made traffic difficult and a special commission of the Sughd traffic police

11:20, october 31, 2008

Aga Khan arrives in Dushanbe today

The Aga Khanâ€™s visit comes at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and is one of many being undertaken to commemorate his Golden Jubilee as Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.

19:53, october 30, 2008

Dushanbe heat and power station to be launched on November 1

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters on October 30, the deputy Dushanbe mayor, Rustam Rahmatov, said that the Dushanbe heat and power station will be launched on

19:09, october 30, 2008

MP offers VAT reduction for grain imports and increase in food ration for power-wielding personnel

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Economy, Budget, Finance and Taxes has considered a bill on the

18:19, october 30, 2008

CIS TV and radio companies to set up interstate information pool

DUSHANBE, October 30, Asia-Plus -- A session of the council of heads of TV and radio organizations of the CIS states will be held in Moscow on October 31.

17:29, october 30, 2008

SCO prime ministers’ session ends with signing of joint communiqué

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2008, Asia-Plus – A two days meeting of the council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 30.

15:26, october 30, 2008

Tajik president, Aga Khan to discuss partnerships between Tajikistan and AKDN

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to partnership between the Tajik government and the Aga khan Development Network (AKDN) will be discussed at a meeting of President

15:12, october 30, 2008