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09:30, february 15, 2012

UNDP presents the findings of the Integrity Risk Assessment in Water Sector of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2012, Asia-Plus – A two-day conference entitled “Assessing the Integrity in Water Sector of the Republic of Tajikistan” is concluding in Dushanbe today.

14:11, february 14, 2012

Automated migration registration system presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An automated personal identification and registration system developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was presented at the

10:56, february 14, 2012

Action to honor memory of soldiers who died in Afghan War held in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A series of actions dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan are being held in Dushanbe and other

09:26, february 14, 2012

Coal prices rise sharply in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 14, 2012, Asia-Plus - The sharp hike in coal prices has been reported in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province.

11:31, february 13, 2012

President supports construction of health complex in Childukhtaron area

KULOB, February 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A project for construction of a health-improving complex in the Childukhtaron area of the Muminobod district, Khatlon province has been submitted for

10:06, february 13, 2012

IFRC Europe Zone Head of Operations visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – Yevgeni Parfyonov, IFRC Europe Zone Office Head of Operations started his two-day visit to Tajikistan today during his working trip to Central Asia, press

09:52, february 13, 2012

Embassy assists with returning bodies of two Tajik to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The body of a 28-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Vose district Sino Rajabov was returned to Tajikistan on Saturday February 11, the Tajik Embassy in

15:24, february 11, 2012

EU helps develop entrepreneurial spirit within the academic community in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday February 10, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Umed Davlatzod met here with Mr.

14:19, february 10, 2012

Chkalovsk authorities put lonely elderly people up in a hotel because of cold weather

KHUJAND, February 10, 2012, Asia-Plus - Authorities of the northern city of Chkalovsk have put elderly people who do not have relatives to support up in the “Khujand” Hotel because of cold

16:35, february 9, 2012

600 applications lodged for attending evening classes for the working youth

DUSHANBE, February 9, Asia-Plus -- To-date, some 600 persons have lodged applications for attending evening classes for the working youth, Ms.

15:38, february 9, 2012

Information regarding the U.S. Department of State’s summer work travel program

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2012, Asia-Plus – In a statement released on February 9, the U.S.

15:26, february 9, 2012

One more FM radio goes on the air in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- FM radio, Sadoi Khujand (Voice of Khujand), has gone on the air in the northern Sughd province.

14:09, february 9, 2012

Tajik medical educators revise HIV/AIDS curriculum

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The number of new HIV cases in Tajikistan is growing from year to year.

14:45, february 8, 2012

Tajik media organizations concerned over situation around CJES

Tajikistan’s media organizations are seriously concerned over the situation that emerged around their partner organization in Russia, the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (CJES).

10:48, february 8, 2012

Tajik ode to Putin goes viral

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2012, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reported on February 7 that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appears to have an unlikely supporter in his camp ahead of Russia''s March 4

10:42, february 8, 2012

Raids on disco clubs in Qurghon Teppa lead to detention of 26 girls

QURGHON TEPPA, January 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

14:41, february 7, 2012

Power transmission lines do not withstand increasing loads

QURGHON TEPPA, February 7, Asia-Plus -- Power transmission lines in the city of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province do not withstand the loads.

10:49, february 7, 2012

Tajik grand mufti refuses to accept terms of the Turajonzoda brothers

DUSHANBE, February 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Saidmukarram Abduqodirzoda, the head of the Council of Ulamo (a group of scholars and imams that provides interpretations of religious practice), has

09:56, february 7, 2012

U.S. embassy opens a Window to America

DUSHANBE, February 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Monday February 6, Public Affairs Officer Wesley Robertson participated in the official opening ceremony of the U.S.

14:41, february 6, 2012

Schools in Tajikistan temporarily closed due to cold weather

The cold weather has made schools in Tajikistan closed until February 10.

11:22, february 6, 2012

Tajik labor migrants informed of severity of punishment for terrorism

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10:49, february 6, 2012

Tajik media watchdog complains of imperfection of legal foundation

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Monitoring by the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) of the freedom of speech situation in Tajikistan in 2005-2010

09:41, february 6, 2012

Two Tajiks returned in coffins from Russia on February 3

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- According to the Tajik Embassy in Moscow, the bodies of two Tajik nationals were returned to Tajikistan from Russia on February 3.

16:26, february 5, 2012

Kulob-based cotton ginnery on verge of bankruptcy

KULOB, February 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Severance of southern Tajikistan''s rail connection to the outside world may lead to bankruptcy of the Kulob-based cotton-ginning factory, Mukhtor-S, the

15:58, february 5, 2012

Large consignment of counterfeit CFLs seized in Kulob

KULOB, February 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A large consignment of counterfeit energy-saving light bulbs, also called as compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), has been seized in the Kulob region of

16:56, february 3, 2012

U.S. embassy delivers $2 million in medical supplies to Tajikistan

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, February 3, 2012 – On Friday February 3, Chargé d''Affaires, a.i.

15:55, february 2, 2012

FMS head offers to send violators of migration legislation to public works

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Konstantin Romodanovsky, the head of Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS), has offered to send violators of the country’s migration legislation to

14:24, february 2, 2012

People hail government decision to tighten punishment for drunk driving

KULOB, February 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- People have hailed the government decision to tighten punishment for drunk driving.

09:26, february 2, 2012

JICA starts supporting Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Record of Discussions for commencement of implementation of the “Project on Rural Development in Tajik-Afghan Border Area of Badakhshan” was signed in

15:37, february 1, 2012

Extraordinary ant-epizootic commission set up in Khatlon

KULOB, February 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the Khatlon extraordinary anti-epizootic commission took place in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province on January 31.