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14:11, march 19, 2012

Japan supports grassroots projects in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Japan, in the framework of the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects, has granted two projects: a water project in the

13:57, march 19, 2012

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to the civil code

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the bill requiring amendments to the country’s civil code

13:34, march 19, 2012

Shahriston Tunnel expected to be put in commission by June 27

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Shahriston Tunnel is expected to be put in commission by the National Unity Day, which is marked on June 27, Sughd deputy governor Jumaboy Sanginov

13:22, march 19, 2012

Suman Company launches its official online store

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- OJSC Suman, a Dushanbe artisanal company, is a pioneer among Tajik textile and clothing companies in the online marketplace, Abdulfattoh Shafiyev, National

11:36, march 19, 2012

Gorno Badakhshan cut off from the outer world due to heavy snowfall and avalanches

According to some source, several residential buildings were buried under snow in Gorno Badakhshan yesterday as a series of avalanches hit the region.

10:59, march 19, 2012

Snowfall to continue in Tajik capital for two days

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Ms. Jamila Baydulloyeva, an official with the Hydrometeorology Agency of Tajikistan, says snowfall will continue in the Tajik capital for two days.

10:37, march 19, 2012

A single pole political system creates reconditions for crises in society, says IRP leader

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A single pole political system creates preconditions for crises in society.

10:07, march 19, 2012

Special electronic service system for labor migrants to e created

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting to discuss creation of a special electronic service system for labor migrants took place in Dushanbe at the end of last week.

09:48, march 19, 2012

Tajik counternarcotics agency denies HRI report’s findings as unfounded

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan has denied the part of the report by Harm Reduction International (HRI) about incarceration of

09:13, march 19, 2012

President departs for Moscow to attend EAEC Interstate Council’s meeting

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning departed for Moscow for a short visit.

17:05, march 17, 2012

Gazprom International presents final reports on explorations conducted at Sargazon field

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Gazprom International, an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom, has presented final reports on the findings of exploration operations

15:56, march 17, 2012

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at $827.1 mln in Jan-Feb 2012

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 827.1 million U.

15:22, march 17, 2012

Tajik school students win 12 medals in two Math Olympiads in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik school students have reportedly won twelve medals in two Math Olympiads in Kazakhstan.

14:49, march 17, 2012

Areas under potatoes increase in Panjakent district

KHUJAND, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- This year, areas under potatoes in Panjakent (Sughd province) have been increased 4.

12:36, march 17, 2012

New UK ambassador presents copy of his credentials to Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- New British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

11:39, march 17, 2012

AI welcomes Tajikistan’s support of several important recommendations on torture

In a statement, released on March 16, Amnesty International (AI) welcomes Tajikistan’s support of several important recommendations on torture and ill-treatment and urges the authorities to implement

11:24, march 17, 2012

Court grants parenthood to Russian mother in baby-swap case

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Russian court has granted parenthood to a Russian woman whose daughter was raised by a Tajik family after hospital workers gave two babies to the wrong

16:55, march 16, 2012

President hands over apartment keys to officers from power-wilding structures

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday March 16, President Emomali Rahmon handed over keys to new apartments to 352 families of officers from the power-wielding and law enforcement

16:12, march 16, 2012

Tajikistan receives quarterly gas quota from Uzbekistan in two months

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, Uzbekistan has shipped some 45 million cubic meters of natural gas to Tajikistan – more than 30 million cubic

15:48, march 16, 2012

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to inaugurate "Iranian House" in Dushanbe

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Tajikistan this month to attend International Navrouz Day and the Fifth Regional Economic Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA V).

14:40, march 16, 2012

More than 100 beggars and homeless people reported in Khujand

KHUJAND, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Raids made by officers from the Khujand police department have recorded more than 100 beggars and homeless people in the city, according to the Khujand

14:21, march 16, 2012

Tajik RCS, IFRC provide food assistance to vulnerable households in GBAO’s Murgab district

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) supports Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) from its Disaster Relief

13:57, march 16, 2012

Snow avalanches kill two in northern Tajikistan

Avalanches that hit a road connecting Dushanbe and the northern city of Khujand left two dead on March 15.

11:40, march 16, 2012

Tajikistan needs independent structure to control tax inspections

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting to discuss a new draft tax code was held in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (EDT) yesterday.

11:17, march 16, 2012

Tajik ombudsman reports on work done in 2011

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ombudsman Zarif Alizoda has prepared its second report.

10:44, march 16, 2012

IRP organizes meeting to commemorate its founders

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting to commemorate founders of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) – Said Abudllo Nuri and Muhammadsharif Himmatzoda – will take place at IRP’s

10:20, march 16, 2012

Highest percentage of women in prison for drug offences found in Tajikistan, HRI report says

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus -- Over 31,000 women across Europe and Central Asia are imprisoned for drug offences, representing 28 percent of all women in prisons in these

09:49, march 16, 2012

President urges adult education centers to train more than 100,000 specialists

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday March 15, President Emomali Rahmon visited the National Adult Education Center in Dushanbe.

16:01, march 15, 2012

Tajik authorities reportedly cut off electricity supply to public catering facilities in Dushanbe

Barqi Tojik says electricity supply is cut off only to the most incorrigible nonpayers.

15:27, march 15, 2012

Russian region’s delegation conduct negotiations with heads of Tajik ministries, organizations

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Russia’s Altai Krai, which is currently on a working visit to Tajikistan, is conducting negotiations with senior representatives from