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16:44, march 27, 2007

Removing Russified ‘ov’ ending from last names may be legalized soon, says MoJ official

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Commenting on President Emomali Rahmon’s commission to return to traditional versions of Tajik last names, Deputy Justice Minister Rustam Mengliyev noted that it

15:58, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

There is no sense in last bells at schools, says Tajik education official

DUSHANBE, March 27 -- Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in Tajikistan will not hear the symbolic last bell marking school graduation any longer.

15:21, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MoF, Chinese bank to sign loan agreement for financing Zarafshon hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Specialists from China’s Sinohydro has conducted the preliminary feasibility study for the construction of the Zarafshon hydropower plant in northern Tajikistan.

14:38, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

KazakhTelecom opens representative office in Tajikistan

KazakhTelecom, Kazakhstanâ€™s national carrier, is opening its representative office for the purpose of expanding cooperation with Tajik Telecom, Tajikistanâ€™s national telecommunications operator,

14:30, march 27, 2007

INCIDENTS

Fragments of dismembered man discovered at Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Fragments (head, left hand and a part of right hand) of dismembered body of man were discovered at the fence of Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe last Saturday, March

14:07, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Defense ministry sure that it able to fulfill spring conscription target

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) is sure that the spring conscription target will be fulfilled completely.

13:38, march 27, 2007

German Embassy to process Danish visa

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - The German Embassy in Dushanbe will process Danish visa as well starting from April 1.

13:11, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Development of Tajik fruit-and-vegetable sector discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - The first one-day meeting of the supervisory board on the Trade Promotion in Tajikistan project opened in Dushanbe today morning.

12:17, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Spring conscription campaign to start in April

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - On March 26, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on carrying out a spring conscription campaign in the country.

11:48, march 27, 2007

POWER

Head of state bans holding of “last school bell” and “ABC holiday” celebrations

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged to undertake measures to regulate holding of national traditional rituals and ceremonies.

11:11, march 27, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Journalists’ Union announces competition among female journalists for the Toji Iftikhor award

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Journalists’ Union has announced the competition among female journalists on the best publication about women’s problems, Pulod Nourov, executive secretary of

18:52, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Low water level may affect Sughd agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A low water level in the Syrdarya River may affect agrarian sectors of Central Asia’s states this year, Yarash Pulodov, director of Tajikistan’s scientific-research

18:19, march 26, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Three Moscow police officers get jail terms for beating Tajik students

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A district court in Moscow has sentenced three officers from the Vykhino police station to two years in jail each for beating Tajik students at a university hostel

17:57, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Active phase of CSTO military exercise to be held in Tajikistan in early April

DUSHANBE , March 26, Asia-Plus – ANN – An active phase of military exercise, dubbed Rubezh-2007, for units from the rapid deployment force of the Collective

17:27, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 3 kilos of raw opium intercepted by DCA officers in Sughd over the past weekends

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- Over the past weekends, officers from the counternarcotics agency have intercepted some three kilograms of raw opium in the northern province of Sughd.

16:40, march 26, 2007

POWER

Tajik president returns to traditional version of his name

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - On March 20, President Emomali Rahmonov held a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia.

15:37, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

AgroInvestBonk to double its declared capital

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company (OJSC) AgroInvestBonk plans to have increased its declared capital from 27 million somonis to 54 million somonis this year.

15:01, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

RTSU to host conference on Russia and Central Asia relations

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - A two-day scientific conference formally titled “Russia And Central Asia In Conditions of Geopolitical Transformation: The Foreign Policy Dimension” will be

14:28, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

International organizations active in Tajikistan show disrespect for Tajik legislation, says CCER official

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - No international observer has been accredited at the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) so far to monitor by-elections that will be held on April

13:12, march 26, 2007

TAJKISTAN

OSCE officials visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Henry Bolton, the OSCE Senior Border Issues Advisor, arrived in Tajikistan today for a three-day working visit, according to the Tajik MFA.

12:00, march 26, 2007

INCIDENTS

Two shot dead, two wounded in Dushanbe last week

Two persons were shot dead and two others were seriously wounded on March 22 as former police officers fired at them.

15:17, march 22, 2007

Works by Tajik painters to be put on display in international exhibition in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- Work by five Tajik painters will put on display in an international exhibition in Moscow.

14:30, march 22, 2007

POWER

Member of Tajik upper house of parliament, Polish senate speaker discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- State and expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed at a March 19 meeting of Alimamad Nioyzmamadov, Deputy Chairman of the Majlisi Milli

13:48, march 22, 2007

TAJKISTAN

We won’t limit ourselves to statements any longer, says SDPT leader

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- “Since some political circles consider our party as “party of fault-finders” we have decided to change tactics and to become more productive,” Rahmatillo Zoirov,

13:23, march 22, 2007

POWER

Sughd regional legislature to consider progress of implementation of the anti-corruption law

KHUJAND, March 22, Asia-Plus -- The sixth session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) will be held in Khujand on March 30.

12:00, march 22, 2007

POWER

Tajik, Afghan MPs discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 19, Mehmon Bakhti, Member of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) met with visiting delegation of Afghanistan’s Meshrano

19:09, march 20, 2007

Tajiks living in Russia to mark Navrouz holiday

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - Tajik nationals living in Moscow and other regions of the Russian Federation will hold celebrations to mark the Navrouz holiday as well.

16:13, march 20, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Turkey’s business center inaugurated in Dushanbe

An official opening of Turkeyâ€™s Vefa Center was held in Dushanbe on March 20.

15:40, march 20, 2007

TAJKISTAN

More than 418 kilograms of drugs seized by drug police in Khatlon this year so far

QURGHON TEPPA, March 20, Asia-Plus - Officers from the Khatlon directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) have seized more than 418 kilograms of drugs since the beginning of the year,

15:17, march 20, 2007

TAJKISTAN

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Removing Russified ‘ov’ ending from last names may be legalized soon, says MoJ official

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Commenting on President Emomali Rahmon’s commission to return to traditional versions of Tajik last names, Deputy Justice Minister Rustam Mengliyev noted that it

There is no sense in last bells at schools, says Tajik education official

DUSHANBE, March 27 -- Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in Tajikistan will not hear the symbolic last bell marking school graduation any longer.

Tajik MoF, Chinese bank to sign loan agreement for financing Zarafshon hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Specialists from China’s Sinohydro has conducted the preliminary feasibility study for the construction of the Zarafshon hydropower plant in northern Tajikistan.

KazakhTelecom opens representative office in Tajikistan

KazakhTelecom, Kazakhstanâ€™s national carrier, is opening its representative office for the purpose of expanding cooperation with Tajik Telecom, Tajikistanâ€™s national telecommunications operator,

Fragments of dismembered man discovered at Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Fragments (head, left hand and a part of right hand) of dismembered body of man were discovered at the fence of Botanical Gardens in Dushanbe last Saturday, March

Defense ministry sure that it able to fulfill spring conscription target

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD) is sure that the spring conscription target will be fulfilled completely.

German Embassy to process Danish visa

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - The German Embassy in Dushanbe will process Danish visa as well starting from April 1.

Development of Tajik fruit-and-vegetable sector discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - The first one-day meeting of the supervisory board on the Trade Promotion in Tajikistan project opened in Dushanbe today morning.

Spring conscription campaign to start in April

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - On March 26, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on carrying out a spring conscription campaign in the country.

Head of state bans holding of “last school bell” and “ABC holiday” celebrations

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged to undertake measures to regulate holding of national traditional rituals and ceremonies.

Tajik Journalists’ Union announces competition among female journalists for the Toji Iftikhor award

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus - Tajik Journalists’ Union has announced the competition among female journalists on the best publication about women’s problems, Pulod Nourov, executive secretary of

Low water level may affect Sughd agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A low water level in the Syrdarya River may affect agrarian sectors of Central Asia’s states this year, Yarash Pulodov, director of Tajikistan’s scientific-research

Three Moscow police officers get jail terms for beating Tajik students

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- A district court in Moscow has sentenced three officers from the Vykhino police station to two years in jail each for beating Tajik students at a university hostel

Active phase of CSTO military exercise to be held in Tajikistan in early April

DUSHANBE , March 26, Asia-Plus – ANN – An active phase of military exercise, dubbed Rubezh-2007, for units from the rapid deployment force of the Collective

Some 3 kilos of raw opium intercepted by DCA officers in Sughd over the past weekends

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus -- Over the past weekends, officers from the counternarcotics agency have intercepted some three kilograms of raw opium in the northern province of Sughd.

Tajik president returns to traditional version of his name

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - On March 20, President Emomali Rahmonov held a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia.

AgroInvestBonk to double its declared capital

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company (OJSC) AgroInvestBonk plans to have increased its declared capital from 27 million somonis to 54 million somonis this year.

RTSU to host conference on Russia and Central Asia relations

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - A two-day scientific conference formally titled “Russia And Central Asia In Conditions of Geopolitical Transformation: The Foreign Policy Dimension” will be

International organizations active in Tajikistan show disrespect for Tajik legislation, says CCER official

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - No international observer has been accredited at the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) so far to monitor by-elections that will be held on April

OSCE officials visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - Henry Bolton, the OSCE Senior Border Issues Advisor, arrived in Tajikistan today for a three-day working visit, according to the Tajik MFA.

Two shot dead, two wounded in Dushanbe last week

Two persons were shot dead and two others were seriously wounded on March 22 as former police officers fired at them.

Works by Tajik painters to be put on display in international exhibition in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- Work by five Tajik painters will put on display in an international exhibition in Moscow.

Member of Tajik upper house of parliament, Polish senate speaker discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- State and expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed at a March 19 meeting of Alimamad Nioyzmamadov, Deputy Chairman of the Majlisi Milli

We won’t limit ourselves to statements any longer, says SDPT leader

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- “Since some political circles consider our party as “party of fault-finders” we have decided to change tactics and to become more productive,” Rahmatillo Zoirov,

Sughd regional legislature to consider progress of implementation of the anti-corruption law

KHUJAND, March 22, Asia-Plus -- The sixth session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) will be held in Khujand on March 30.

Tajik, Afghan MPs discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 19, Mehmon Bakhti, Member of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) met with visiting delegation of Afghanistan’s Meshrano

Tajiks living in Russia to mark Navrouz holiday

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - Tajik nationals living in Moscow and other regions of the Russian Federation will hold celebrations to mark the Navrouz holiday as well.

Turkey’s business center inaugurated in Dushanbe

An official opening of Turkeyâ€™s Vefa Center was held in Dushanbe on March 20.

More than 418 kilograms of drugs seized by drug police in Khatlon this year so far

QURGHON TEPPA, March 20, Asia-Plus - Officers from the Khatlon directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) have seized more than 418 kilograms of drugs since the beginning of the year,

Afghan national detained in Dushanbe for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - A large amount of heroin was intercepted in Dushanbe yesterday, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).