Tajkistan

Tajik capital hosts joint board meeting of Tajik and Russian interior ministries t

Presided over by Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kolokoltsev, a meeting of the Joint Board of the Interior Ministries of Tajikistan and Russia took

10:32, october 17, 2018

UN agencies mark World Food Day in Dushanbe

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization of (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) celebrated World Food Day yesterday at a joint event that highlighted the importance of individual

10:10, october 17, 2018

183 firearms and more than 4,300 ammunition reportedly confiscated from population in GBAO

Work on bringing order to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region will be continued but law-abiding citizens do not need to worry, the chief of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS),

17:10, october 16, 2018

Tajik national air carrier can be passed into private hands?

The Government of Tajikistan has ordered the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) and the Civil Aviation Agency to prepare proposals on attracting

16:07, october 16, 2018

Tajik capital to host international symposium on Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Rumi this week

Dushanbe will host an international symposium on Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Rumi this week.

15:45, october 16, 2018

Tajikistan can be left without Kazakhstan’s wheat?

Tajikistan can be left without Kazakhstan’s wheat as the Kazakh authorities consider the possibility of abandoning grain exports and making shift to milling the whole wheat produced in

14:33, october 16, 2018

Electricity prices to rise in Tajikistan

Barqi Tojik power holding (a national integrated power company of Tajikistan) says electricity prices will rise 15 percent in the country beginning on November 1 this year.

11:50, october 16, 2018

Apartment building housing Book World Store expected to be demolished

An apartment building housing the Book World Store is expected to be demolished as part of the municipal redevelopment plan and a high block will be built on the site of it.

11:06, october 16, 2018

The process of implementation of president’s instructions to be discussed in Khorog today

A one-month deadline given by President Emomali Rahmon to the local authorities of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to address the situation in the region is over today.

10:40, october 16, 2018

Tajik capital hosts international film festival

The Eighth Tajikistan International Film Festival, Didor 2018, is taking place in Dushanbe from October 16 through October 20.

09:59, october 16, 2018

Rahmon criticizes country’s baking system for inaccessibility of low-interest loans for entrepreneurs

President Emomali Rahmon has harshly criticized the country’s banking system for inaccessibility of low-interest loans for entrepreneurs.

17:17, october 15, 2018

POWER

Dushanbe mayor orders to plant six million trees, shrubs and flowers in Tajik capital

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered to plant six million trees, shrubs and flowers in the Tajik capital during this autumn and next spring, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office press

16:59, october 15, 2018

INCIDENTS

Car crashes into diesel locomotive in Vahdat

One person was killed on September 13 as Opel-Vectra crashed into diesel in Vahdat Township, according to Interior Ministry’s website.

16:17, october 15, 2018

Chief spokesman for Customs Service press center dies in hospital

Chief spokesman for Customs Service press center, Fakhriddin Sobirov, has died in hospital without regaining consciousness, the Customs Service said on October 15.

15:50, october 15, 2018

More than five billion USD invested in Tajikistan’s economy over the past five years, says Tajik president

More than five billion U.S. dollars (USD) have been invested in Tajikistan’s economy over the past five years.

14:44, october 15, 2018

LAW-ORDER

One of Dilovar Gulov’s defense lawyers is his Aunt Saodat Amirshoyeva

Along with Abubakr Qulmatov Ms. Saodat Amirshoyev has been appointed defense lawyer for Dilovar Gulov. It is to be noted that Saodat Amirshoyeva is Dilovar’s aunt on his mother.

11:42, october 15, 2018

Uzbekistan’s air carrier expected to resume twice-weekly service from Tashkent to Dushanbe

Uzbekistan Airways is expected to resume twice-weekly service from Tashkent to Dushanbe on October 29. The flight will be operated on Mondays and Thursdays.

11:18, october 15, 2018

INCIDENTS

Head of Customs Service press center severely beaten in downtown Dushanbe

Doctors are fighting for life of Fakhriddin Sobirov, the head of the press center of the Customs Service of Tajikistan, who was severely beaten in downtown Dushanbe last Saturday.

10:53, october 15, 2018

Ceremonies to lay cornerstones of new buildings of Tajik parliament and government held on Oct 13

On Saturday October 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang took part in ceremonies to lay the cornerstones to the new buildings of Tajik parliament and government

10:19, october 15, 2018

Tajikistan, China to boost bilateral cooperation

An official visit of Chinese premier’s to Tajikistan has resulted in signing of a number of cooperation documents.

09:37, october 15, 2018

U.S. Government donates over 140,000 children’s books to boost reading skills

On Friday October 12, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S.

18:14, october 12, 2018

Joint communiqué on outcomes of the 17th SCO prime ministers meeting issued in Dushanbe

Presided over by Tajik PM Qohir Rasoulzoda, the 17th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government took place in Dushanbe on October 11-12.

17:54, october 12, 2018

17th SCO prime ministers’ meeting results in signing 12 documents

The 17th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government has resulted in signing twelve documents, including 10 decisions of the Council and two interagency

16:31, october 12, 2018

President of Tajikistan meets with SCO heads of government

On Friday October 12, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received heads of governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations, who arrived in Dushanbe to attend a meeting of the

15:48, october 12, 2018

CIS defense ministers gather in Tashkent to discuss cooperation

The 75th meeting of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers, presided over by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, took place in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on October 12.

15:01, october 12, 2018

In September, inflation rate in Tajikistan reportedly stood at 1.1 Percent

Last month, inflation rate in Tajikistan stood at 1.1 percent, which is 0.3 percent more than in August this year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

14:21, october 12, 2018

No operations will be carried out against civilian population, says GBAO interagency commission

The interagency commission in charge of providing law and order in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) says eleven of twenty-one persons wanted by police on suspicion of committing crimes

11:37, october 12, 2018

Tajik leader receives Russian and Belarusian premiers

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today received Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Belarusian Prime Minister Syarhey Rumas, who arrived in Dushanbe to participate in the 17 the meeting of

11:15, october 12, 2018

Tajik president, Afghan CEO discuss cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Dr.

10:55, october 12, 2018