Tajkistan

President inaugurates new settlement built for disaster-hit people in Kulob

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday attended an official opening of a new residential community for disaster-hit people in the city of Kulob.

11:11, august 26, 2010

Tajik statisticians instructed in providing timely and reliable statistical data

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- International expert from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, Dr.

10:54, august 26, 2010

Rice growers in Sughd expand areas under rice

KHUJAND, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Rice growers in Sughd province have expanded areas under rice to take advantage of increasing price of rice and increasing demand for it, according to

10:36, august 26, 2010

Central bank considers report by Sohibkorbonk’s interim management

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is currently considering a report on the financial-economic activity of Sohibkorbonk, prepared by its interim

10:19, august 26, 2010

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan have not yet signed air-traffic agreement

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The government of Uzbekistan is still considering a government-to-government agreement with Tajikistan on air traffic management, the source at the

19:07, august 25, 2010

Tajik farmers produce 584,229 tons of grains this year so far

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To-date, Tajik farmers have produced 584,229 tons of grains from 273,600 hectares, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

18:45, august 25, 2010

Tajik media watchdog calls on journalists to raise their professionalism

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) has announced the contest among local journalists for participation in the

18:18, august 25, 2010

President criticizes Khatlon authorities for not giving proper attention to cotton growing

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has criticized Khatlon authorities for not giving proper attention to development of cotton growing in the province.

14:55, august 25, 2010

Tajik FM meets with Kazakh PM in Astana

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana, Kazakhstan yesterday.

14:29, august 25, 2010

Head of state attends ceremony of opening of spinning mill in Vakhsh

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has attended an official ceremony of opening of a spinning mill in Vakhsh district, Khatlon province today.

13:24, august 25, 2010

President attends groundbreaking ceremony for construction of new school in Vakhsh district

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on his working visit to Khatlon province, today morning visited Vakhsh district, according to presidential

13:17, august 25, 2010

President inaugurates cement plant, flour mill in Sarband

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tuesday afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon visited the city of Sarband in Khatlon province.

12:56, august 25, 2010

International methodology of real estate market analysis introduced in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Investment company, Somon Capital, has announced successful implementation of real estate market research methodology for the purposes of investment and

12:47, august 25, 2010

Tajik, Kazakh FMs sign government-to-government agreement

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The first sitting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan took place in the Kazakh capital Astana on August 24.

12:18, august 25, 2010

Rockfall kills six in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Six persons have been killed in a rockfall that has hit the Dushanbe-Khorog highway in Gorno Badakhshan, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

11:57, august 25, 2010

Women appeal against 'impending hijab ban' at Qurghon Teppa market

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus – A group of women market merchants in the southern Tajik city of Qurghon Teppa say they are coming under pressure to stop wearing the hijab, RFE/RL''s Tajik

11:12, august 25, 2010

5,500 Tajiks to perform Hajj this year

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Registration of Tajik Muslims who want to perform Hajj this year will last until August 31, according to the Committee on Religious Affairs.

10:54, august 25, 2010

Tajik Air’s debts increase to 53 mln somoni

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Total debts of Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, to companies that were, until recently, part of Tajik Air have increased to 53 million somoni

10:35, august 25, 2010

Five ambulances to be purchased for health center in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Five ambulances will be purchased for a new health center in Farkhor district by the end of this year, according to presidential press service.

10:18, august 25, 2010

Cotton-harvesting campaign starts in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cotton-harvesting campaign has begun in a number of districts in the northern Sughd province.

10:01, august 25, 2010

Iran supports exploration works in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Iran have signed a memorandum on cooperation in carrying out exploration works in Tajikistan, according to Tajikistan’s Main Geology

20:17, august 24, 2010

Sons of slain former minister Mirzo Ziyoev not among escaped convicts

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to the adjusted data, the sons of slain former minister Mirzo Zioyev are not among the escaped prisoners.

20:03, august 24, 2010

President opens new school in Hamadoni district

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today attended an official ceremony of opening of a new school in Hamadoni district, Khatlon province.

19:20, august 24, 2010

Interpol office in Tajikistan reportedly gets involved in search for escaped prisoners

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The operation for search for the escaped prisoners is underway in Tajikistan.

18:54, august 24, 2010

Mudflow leaves one dead in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND/DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Torrential rain on August 23 caused a series of mudflows in Ayni district, Sughd province, according to the Sughd emergency management agency.

17:19, august 24, 2010

Information access development support project to be launched in Tajikistan in September

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The republican public association, Molodyozh Novogo Veka (New Age Youth), will launch its first Internet journalism development support project,

16:56, august 24, 2010

Tajik official considers that next spike in grain prices will affect world market by the end of 2010

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Another spike in grain prices will affect the world market by the end of 2010 and Tajikistan will not be the exception, Taghoymurod Sharipov, the

15:32, august 24, 2010

Pamir-1 HPP suspends operations for repair-and-renewal work

KHOROG, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy) that operates the Pamir-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) announced on August 23 that the station suspends

15:08, august 24, 2010

Two assault rifles Kalashnikov found in private house in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two assault rifles Kalashnikov, 34 bullets of 5.

14:56, august 24, 2010