Tajkistan

10:01, october 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik authorities admit existence of new extremist group

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities have admitted existence of a new extremist group – Jamaat Ansarullah – that claimed responsibility for the suicide car bombing in Khujand.

20:44, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Government officials meet with former UTO field commanders in Rasht today

According to local residents, Mirzokhouja Ahmadov said he returned to Rasht in peace.

19:23, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik expert warns Taliban may spill into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Deterioration of the situation in northern Afghanistan may lead to spillover of violence into Tajikistan.

18:17, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

The first group of Tajik Hajjis expected to fly to Saudi Arabia on October 24

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus - The first group of Tajik Hajjis numbering 220 will fly to Saudi Arabia on October 24, Abdughaffor Yusupov, the head of Hajj affairs department within the

17:42, october 14, 2010

POWER

Open parliamentary hearings on implementation of budget take place next week

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Open parliamentary hearings on the results of implementation of the national budget over the first nine months of this year will take place at the

17:20, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Russian and Uzbek authorities not involved in destabilization of situation in Tajikistan, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- It is not in interest of Uzbekistan ad Russia to destabilize situation in Tajikistan, Abdunabi Sattorov, the head of the foreign policy department

14:53, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Farazh weekly launches its Internet version

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Publication of the Dushanbe independent weekly Farazh is temporarily suspended and its 25 journalists and technical personnel have been asked

13:38, october 14, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Sughd prosecutor’s office investigates 11 cases against 18 local law enforcement officers this year

KHUJAND, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Sughd prosecutors have conducted 610 inspections and more than 3,500 injunctions and objections as well as 703

13:04, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. embassy strengthens Tajikistan’s economic ties

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy facilitated a trip for business owners from throughout Tajikistan to attend the GRAPH EXPO 2010 business trade show in Chicago.

12:06, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik counter narcotics agency destroys large amount of narcotics

The Drug Control Agency has burnt 84 kilograms of narcotics in the presence of the commission made up of representatives from law enforcement and judicial bodies as well as local and foreign media.

11:33, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air now operates flights to Urumqi

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first private air carrier, Somon Air, now also operates flights to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.

10:55, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

No polio cases registered in Tajikistan since June, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- No polio cases have been registered in Tajikistan over the last four months, Minister of Health Nusratullo Salimov announced at a news conference in

10:37, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan needs investments for development of processing industry, says CCI head

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan needs investments for development of processing enterprises both in industrial and agrarian sectors, Said Sharif, the head of the Chamber

10:19, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sangtuda-1 HPP generates 4 bln kWh of electricity so far

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has generated 4 billion kWh of electricity since January 20, 2008, when the station’s first unit was

20:33, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan applies to OSCE for assistance in solving the problem of rail cargo transit via Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Delivering a statement at the Plenary Permanent Council Meeting in Vienna, Ambassador Nuriddin Shamsov, Head of Tajikistan’s Permanent Mission to the

19:31, october 13, 2010

LAW-ORDER

37 Sughd residents detained abroad this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 37 residents of Sughd province have been detained abroad for drug trafficking, Sughd chief prosecutor Yusuf

19:18, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Konibodom produce some 118 mln somoni worth of agricultural goods this year

KONIBODOM, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, farming units in Konibodom, Sughd province have produced a total of some 118 million worth of agricultural

18:43, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

112 retired teachers return to work with schools in Konibodom

KONIBODOM, October 13 2010, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of the year, 269 teachers have left schools in Konibodom, Sughd province for a number of reasons and 214 teachers have come to work with

18:18, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Directors of research institutes to e appointed by the government

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Directors of research institutes of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan will be appointed by the Government upon recommendations of the Academy of

17:57, october 13, 2010

POWER

MPs endorse bill on drinking water and drinking water supply

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed the draft law on drinking water and drinking water supply.

16:16, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Explosives and 100 detonators found in house of Istaravshan resident

KHUJAND, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Istaravshan police department have detained local resident for illegal storage of weapons and explosives, the Sughd prosecutor Yusuf

15:26, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

TV and Radio Committee’s hasty quarterly news conference

Journalists had many questions to ask of top managers of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting but they failed because the committee brought forward its quarterly news conference scheduled for

14:26, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Medical facilities in GBAO experience shortage of physicians

KHOROG, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Medical facilities in Gorno Badakhshan are experiencing shortage of physicians. The GBAO health directorate chairperson, Ms.

13:55, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

96 suicide cases reported n Khatlon this year

QURGHON TEPPA, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 96 suicide cases have been registered in Khatlon province over the first nine months of this year, Varqa Zayniddinov an aide to the Khatlon prosecutor,

13:36, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IMF: Tajikistan’s grain import expenses may increase by more than 0.5% of GDP

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The majority of Central Asia’s countries depend on wheat imports to a moderate extent, and therefore, recent rise in the international wheat prices

12:38, october 13, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Village teacher detained in Sughd for drug pushing

KHUJAND, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A village teacher has been detained in Sughd province on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing.

12:02, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI seeks solution to the problem of disruptions in rail traffic

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has sent an official letter to Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry with solicitation to assist

11:39, october 13, 2010

POWER

Tajik ambassadors in reshuffle

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 12, President Emomali Rahmon signed a number of decrees authorizing a series of ambassador reshuffles.

11:12, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan modernizes leather and wool processing enterprises

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik government has allocated 3.

10:53, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Armed men attack cars, rob people near Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus – Taxi drivers in eastern Tajikistan say they are using alternative routes after armed groups began attacking and robbing taxis on a highway near the