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16:35, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian energy head visits site for Sangtuda-1 power plant

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia ''s Unified Energy Systems (YeES), who arrived in Dushanbe today afternoon

14:43, april 12, 2006

POWER

Foreigners prohibited from adopting Tajik children

Tajik parliamentarians have endorsed amendment made to Family Code prohibiting foreigners from adopting Tajik children

14:20, april 12, 2006

113 bodies of labor migrants returned to Tajikistan this year so far

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 113 Tajik labor migrants has died in the Russian Federation since the beginning of the year.

14:00, april 12, 2006

Tajik farms receive fuel less than their due

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - In January-March, Tajik farms have received fuel less than their due, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture.

13:45, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik communications minister attends 5th jubilee conference “2006 Caspian Telecomm” in Istanbul

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - The Fifth Conference “2006 Caspian Telecomm” opened in Istanbul on April 11.

13:37, april 12, 2006

POWER

1,500 servicemen of MoD sent to Hamadoni for participating in rehabilitation works

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 1,500 servicemen from construction sub-units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) will be sent within two days to the Hamadoni district for

13:00, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Raw opium produced in Afghanistan last year enough for producing some 500 tons of heroin

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 19 percent of Afghan drugs are traveling through the so-called northern route, which passes through Tajikistan ,

12:37, april 12, 2006

Irrigation canals Chubek and Dehqonobod rehabilitated for 10 million Somonis

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia -Plus - On Tuesday April 11, President Emomali Rahmonov visited the Hamadoni district to familiarize himself with a progress of rehabilitation

12:07, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan’s Development Bank intends to cooperation with “Oryonbonk” in financing of projects

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - Kazakhstan ’s Development bank intends to cooperate with Tajikistan ’s “Oryonbonk” in financing of projects

11:46, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

All tickets for train Dushanbe-Konibodom sold to MoD

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - The all tickets for the train Dushanbe-Konibodom for the period till April 20 have been sold.

11:04, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan repairs its rolling stock

DUSHANBE , April 12, Asia-Plus - 20 passenger carriages have arrived in Tajikistan after

10:30, april 12, 2006

POWER

President Rahmonov to address joint session of Tajikistan’s parliament on April 20

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov will address a joint session of Tajikistan’s parliament on April 20, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Oli (Tajik

10:11, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Gorno Badakhshan tops Tajik regions in conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-plus -- To date, Gorno Badakhshan has reached one third (33 percent) of its target on the spring conscription campaign, according to information from the Ministry of

10:02, april 12, 2006

SPORT

Name of Tajik alpine skier entered in database of International Skiing Federation

DUSHANBE, April 12, Asia-Plus -- Tajik alpine skiers Alisher Qudratov has been entered in database of International Skiing Federation (FIS), according to information from Tajikistan National

10:00, april 12, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian energy head arriving in Tajikistan today

Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's Unified Energy Systems (YeES) intends to sum up the results of work on construction of Sangtuda-1 power plant in Tajikistan.

19:37, april 11, 2006

INCIDENTS

Torrential rain and strong wind cause serious damage to residential buildings in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Heavy rainfalls and strong wind that hit southern Tajikistan on April 10-11 caused serious damage to the village

18:24, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Prices rise in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Prices of basic food products are continuing to rise in Tajikistan .

17:01, april 11, 2006

LAW-ORDER

By court ruling activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union suspended for three months

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - A court in the Dushanbe district of Ismoili Somoni has made decision suspending activity of Tajik Journalists’ Union

15:13, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

The Tajik deminers set clearing landmines in Panj district on border with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik deminers have set to clearing landmines in the southern district of Panj on the border with Afghanistan, according to information from Tajikistan’s Mine Action

14:57, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

72,908 hectares of lands sown with cotton in Tajikistan so far

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - The cotton-sowing campaign in Tajikistan is ongoing.

14:32, april 11, 2006

POWER

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan to sign 10 agreements

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - More than 10 bilateral agreements are supposed to be signed during President Rahmonov’s official visit to Kazakhstan .

13:51, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan raises electricity rates again

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has raised electricity rates again.

13:23, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Issue of a type of dam of Roghun power plant not settled yet

, April 11, Asia-Plus - On Saturday April 8, President Emomali Rahmonov received visiting head of “Russian Aluminum” (RusAl) board of directors, Oleg Deripaska.

13:01, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Drug trafficker with 3.7 kilos of heroin detained in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Tajik drug police have warded off one more attempt by drug trafficker to transport drugs to Russia by plane.

12:39, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe Democrats intend to study pressing problems facing Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - An analytical group has been set up at the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) to study the most topical

12:10, april 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe organization of DPT considers formation of faction within the party unacceptable move

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - Members of board of the Dushanbe organization of the Democratic Party (DPT) have not supported an idea of the formation of a

11:29, april 11, 2006

Russian ambassador believes a St. Petersburg court verdict in murder of Tajik girl will be reviewed

, April 11, Asia-plus - Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Ramazan Abdulatipov believes that a St.

11:00, april 11, 2006

Who will reconstruct Dushanbe city isolation hospital?

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - On April 17, the Dushanbe mayor’s office will announce a tender for reconstruction of the city isolation hospital located in

10:31, april 11, 2006

Ismoili Somoni district of Dushanbe nominates “Asia-Plus” to “2005 Best Dushanbe” contest

DUSHANBE , April 11, Asia-Plus - The Dushanbe district of Ismoili Somoni has summed up the results of the first round of the “2005 Best Dushanbe Entrepreneur” contest.

10:21, april 11, 2006

POWER

President Rahmonov familiarizes himself with socioeconomic situation in Hamadoni district

President Rahmonov today left for the Hamadoni district Khatlon to familiarize himself with a progress of work on mitigating effects of floods that hit the district last summer.