Tajkistan

14:47, october 2, 2008

POWER

President familiarizes himself with progress of construction of branch of teachers’ training university in Gharm

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Gharm, administrative center of the Rasht district, was the first leg of President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to eastern Tajikistan.

13:53, october 2, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Former chief of frontier post in Hamadoni gets long jail term

KULOB, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Bahrom Habibov, head of the farming unit Khoja Partov in Khatlon’s Vose district and former chief frontier post # 8 deployed in Khatlon’s Hamadoni

13:26, october 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

IRPT intends to participate in Kulob by-election but has doubt about transparency of election campaign

KULOB, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) has decided to nominate its candidate for by-election to the Kulob city legislature (Majlis) due on November 16,

13:02, october 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Orienbonk lowers rates of services rendered to customers

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has lowered rates of services rendered to customers.

12:42, october 2, 2008

POWER

First deputy justice minister replaced

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of September 30 Ms. Gulchehra Sharifova was relieved of her post of First Deputy Minister of Justice.

12:29, october 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

CIS health experts discuss methods to combat infectious diseases

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 9th interstate scientific-practical conference launched in Russia’s Volgograd region is considering issues related to use of modern technologies

12:05, october 2, 2008

POWER

National budget for 2009 to stand at more than 6 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The national budget for 2009 will stand at 6.008 billion somoni, which is 29 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and 1.

11:40, october 2, 2008

POWER

President pays two-day visit to Rasht Valley

President Emomali Rahmon started a two-day working visit to eastern Tajikistan today.

20:22, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Interior ministry purges Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime

According to spokesman for the ministry of interior (MoI), officers from the Rasht directorate for combating organized crime jointly with representatives from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), who are

19:38, september 30, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Panjakent resident sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his sister

KHUJAND, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern city of Panjakent has got a long jail term for killing his sister.

19:11, september 30, 2008

POWER

Government endorses 2009 budget bill

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Government has considered and endorsed a draft law on the national budget for 2009.

18:09, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik farmers produce over 40,800 tons of fruits this year so far

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- All categories of farms in Tajikistan have produced more than 40,800 tons of fruits by September 30, which is 43 percent of this year’s target or 27,000

16:02, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Women in Gharm demonstrate demanding collection of illegally possessed weapons

A group of women gathered near the building of the regional directorate for combating organized crime in Gharm, administrative center of the Rasht district today morning.

14:40, september 30, 2008

INCIDENTS

We cannot be indifferent to the fate of Tajik woman who wants to commit self-immolation in front of Pakistani Government building: MFA

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- We cannot be indifferent to the fate of Tajik woman who attempts to commit self-immolation in front of the building of the Pakistani Government in

13:51, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches 42.4 percent of 2008 cotton target

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cotton growers are taking measures to gather cotton and fulfill the national target, which, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA),

13:29, september 30, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Top managers of tour operator convicted of deceiving pilgrims last year

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Top managers of the tour operator Kholid Muzaffar have got long jail terms for deceiving 700 pilgrims last year, according to the Shuroi Adliya

12:46, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Russian parliamentary forum to be held in Dushanbe in late October

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- The third parliamentary forum “Tajikistan-Russia: Potentials of Interregional Cooperation” will be held in Dushanbe in late October, according to an official

11:51, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan attends Education Environment 2008 Forum in Moscow

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- The 10th All-Russian Forum entitled The Education Environment 2008 is opening at the All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow today.

11:23, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Democrats and Communists will not participate in by-election to Kulob legislature

KULOB, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Democratic (Masoud Sobirov-run wing) and Communist parties have decided not to participate in by-elections to the Kulob city legislature scheduled

10:59, september 30, 2008

POWER

Capital mayor sacks passenger transport service head, reprimands municipal waterworks head

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has sacked the head of the state unitary enterprise Bus-1 Iso Asoyev and reprimanded the head of Dushanbe’s

10:57, september 30, 2008

INCIDENTS

Residents of Rasht district practice disaster relief

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- A practical emergency response training was conducted for residents of the Qalai Surkh jamoat in the Rasht district, eastern Tajikistan on September 28,

10:51, september 30, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan has not yet negotiated gas imports prices with Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, September 30, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan state natural-gas distributor, Tojikgaz, has not yet started negotiations with Uzbekistan on prices for natural-gas imports for 2009.

18:42, september 29, 2008

POWER

President to pay working visit to Rasht Valley in early October

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will pay a two-day working visit to the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan from October 2-3, according to presidential

18:07, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Independence School of Journalism hosts 2nd training for journalists and press services

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan – 21st Century” (School) will host the second of a series of trainings for journalists and

17:36, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

WB report on innovation, inclusion and integration in East Europe and former Soviet Union to be presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Innovation, Inclusion, and Integration: From Transition to Convergence in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, will be presented at the WB

17:07, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

India’s Abhijeet Group seeks cooperation with Tajik companies

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday September 29, Odil Sangov, first deputy head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), met with visiting Senior

15:09, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

IRPT to organize republican contest among Koran reciters

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) intends to organize the republican contest among the Tajik Koran reciters in Dushanbe on October 11.

14:52, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Senior officers from Tajik power-wielding structures participate in study tour of to European drug profiling units

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today, a group of representatives of Tajik power-wielding structures, numbering eight senior members of the Border Guards, Drug Control Agency,

14:08, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Conscription commissions set up in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Under president’s decree of September 16 on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces, conscription commissions have been set up in

13:54, september 29, 2008

TAJKISTAN

650 residents of GBAO sent Russia for seasonal work via Badakhshonkhorijakor

KHOROG, September 29, 2008, Asia-Plus – Since the beginning of this year, 650 residents of Gorno Badakhshan have been sent to the Russian Federation for seasonal work through