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15:36, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

MoA groups inspect regions

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of minister of agriculture heading working groups on August 11 left for the regions a weeklong visits to evaluate the present situation in the

15:24, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Some 46,000 bushes of Indian hemps destroyed in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Some 46,000 bushes of wild Indian hemp have been destroyed in the Sughd province within the framework of ongoing antidrug operation, dubbed Poppy-2008,

15:14, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

306,000 tons of wheat harvested in Tajikistan so far

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have harvested 363,000 tons of cereals, including 306,000 tons of wheat, by August 12, According to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

14:37, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Average remittance to Tajikistan amounts to $549, says Russian central bank

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Uzbek labor migrants have stood the first places among the CIS labor migrants in terms of the amount of money remitted from Russia to their

13:41, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Family doctors from Asht recognized the best in Sughd

KHUAJND, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Family doctors from the Asht district have been recognized the best in the northern Sughd province.

13:24, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

30 presidential grant holders to be determined today

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The names of 30 candidates for presidential scholarships from among students with high schools, lyceums, and vocational-technical schools in Dushanbe

13:10, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan seizes more than 4 tons of drugs in Jan-June 08

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law-enforcement authorities have seized 4,098 kilograms of narcotics in the first seven months of this year, which is 32 percent more than in the

12:31, august 12, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Number of farmers among customers of TSB’s branch in Kulob increasing

KULOB, August 12, 208, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, Tojiksodirotbonk’s (TSB) branch in Kulob has provided 8,751,371 somonis in loans, which is nearly 3 million somonis

12:09, august 12, 2008

Ruling party wins parliamentary by-election in Qughon Teppa

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) has won in an August 10 parliamentary by-election in Qurghon Teppa constituency # 26, according to

11:27, august 12, 2008

SPORT

Judoka Rasoul Boqiyev wins the first medal for Tajikistan in the 2008 Olympic Games

Rasoul Boqiyev, one of the top judokas in Tajikistan in the -73 kg category, has brought the first medal for Tajikistan in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing by defeating Dirk van Tichelt of Belgium.

10:20, august 12, 2008

POWER

All medical facilities in Tajik capital provided with electrical generators

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In accordance with the plan of actions on preparation of educational and medical facilities of Dushanbe for autumn-winter 2008-2009, all the Dushanbe

19:40, august 11, 2008

SPORT

Tajik judoka Rasoul Boqiyev ensures at least one bronze medal for Tajik team in the 2008 Olympic Games

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Rasoul Boqiyev, one the top judoka in Tajikistan in the -73 kg category and ranked No 3 in the world in his weight category, who claimed his Olympic

19:17, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

DPT marks its 18th anniversary

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday August 11, the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) organized celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of the foundation of the party.

18:37, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Loan portfolio of TajPromBank’s branch in Kulob increases ten times

KULOB, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A loan portfolio of the branch of TajPromBank in Kulob increased more than ten times in the year to August 1, 2008, reaching 5,153,782 somonis, Yoqubjon

18:15, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS coordination committee for air-defense to meet in Tajik capital tomorrow

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe will host a two day session of the coordinating committee for air defense within the CIS council of defense ministers on August 12-13,

18:03, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

800 ha of pastures and sown areas affected by water shortages in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Some 800 hectares of pastures and areas under crops have been affected by water shortages in Gorno Badakhshan.

17:40, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

53 HIV sufferers have died in northern Tajikistan since 1991

KHUJAND, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 53 HIV sufferers, including 38 men and 16 women, have died in the northern Sughd province since 1991, when the first HIV case was registered here, the Sughd

17:39, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

More than $231,000 worth of agricultural machines delivered to Tajikistan this year so far

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The state unitary enterprise Madad has delivered more than $231,000 worth of agricultural machines and equipment to the country this year, the Madad

15:05, august 11, 2008

SPORT

Tajik media, press services sign MoU

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus -- A three-day seminar for journalists and employees of press services of the government bodies, parliament and the Supreme Court, entitled “Access to

14:44, august 11, 2008

SPORT

Tajik boxer advances to the next round of the 2008 Olympic Games

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik light-heavyweight boxer Jahon Qurbonov has qualified for a place in the Round of 16 in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, beating

14:30, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Iranian, Afghan energy ministers to meet in Dushanbe this month

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Energy ministers of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Iran are expected to meet in Dushanbe in the near future, according to Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

13:44, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Afghan special service officers trained in drug-trafficking fight skills

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-week training for officers from Afghan special services on fighting drug trafficking was launched in Dushanbe today.

13:27, august 11, 2008

INCIDENTS

Criminal proceedings instituted against two drivers involved in August 5 accidents in Ayni

KHUJAND, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against two drivers that were involved in traffic accidents that occurred in

12:59, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Iranian entrepreneur meet in Dushanbe

The Tajik-Iranian business forum has brought together representatives of more than 35 companies from Iranâ€™s northern Mazandaran Province and some 500 Tajik entrepreneurs to discuss cooperation

12:36, august 11, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Police seize 5 kg of heroin from two Tajik nationals

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus – Police in central Russia''s Ryazan Region have seized almost 5 kg of heroin from two Tajik nationals, a police source said on Sunday.

12:29, august 11, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Muminobod resident faces charge of killing his stepsister

KULOB, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday August 10, the Kulob prosecutor’s office issued a warrant for arrest of the 25-year-old resident of the village of Dehbaland in Khatlon’s

12:18, august 11, 2008

POWER

China’s company to cooperate with Tajikistan in development of its uranium deposits

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- China’s company Z X Choi Invest (phonetically spelled) intends to cooperate with Tajikistan in exploring and developing its uranium reserves, according

12:02, august 11, 2008

Tajikistan among food crisis affected countries to receive extra funding from UN CERF

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on August 8 allocated an additional $30 million to help alleviate the suffering of millions of people

11:38, august 11, 2008

Russian filmmaker shots movie about civil war in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russian writer and documentary maker Sergey Govorukhin has shot his first feature film entitled “Nobody Except Us.

11:10, august 11, 2008

SPORT

AFC Challenge Cup final match to be played on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus - The 2008 Asian Football Federation (AFC) Challenge Cup and third-place playoff marches will be played at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday,