Tajkistan

19:23, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Afghanistan sign power purchase agreement

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On 29 August, the governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan signed a power purchase agreement under the Regional Power Transmission Interconnection

17:57, september 3, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Sughd customs officers confiscate large consignment of counterfeit beer

DUSHANBE, September 3, Asia-Plus -- A large consignment of counterfeit beer has been intercepted in northern Tajikistan.

17:43, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Medical workers in Sughd to be tested for HIV

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Medical workers with all hospitals and polyclinics in the Sughd province will be tested for HIV-infections, Abdujalol Jabborov, director of the Sughd

16:03, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Vose resident detained in Dushanbe for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 39-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Vose district Murodali Toshakov was detained by officers from police department of Dushanbe’s Shohmansour

15:55, september 3, 2008

INCIDENTS

Police officer killed in Tursunzoda

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dead body of Warrant Officer Farhod Muminov, an officer with the Tursunzoda police department, with signs of violent death was found near his house

15:36, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Abreshim to sell out its interest in Kabool-Tajik Textiles to foreign company

The Khujand-based open-joint-stock company (OJSC) Abreshim (Silk), owner of 44 percent of Kabool-Tajik Textiles, is going to sell out it interest to foreign company for $500,000.

15:06, september 3, 2008

POWER

President Rahmon to attend session of CSTO heads of state in Moscow

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend a regular session of the council of heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that

14:55, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Zarifi leaves for Moscow to attend CSTO foreign ministers’ meeting dues on September 4

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi has left for Moscow to attend a regular session of the council of foreign ministers of the Collective Security

14:33, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

70,000 families in Khatlon to receive wheat seeds

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 70,000 families in the southern Khatlon province will receive humanitarian aid in a form of wheat seeds in October-November this year, according to

14:05, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Cotton ginnery Zarkham permitted to accept raw cotton for processing

KULOB, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Administration of the cotton-ginning factory Zarkham in the Kulob district has finally been permitted to accept raw cotton for processing.

13:34, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan has lowest industrial production growth rate among the CIS states

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has the lowest rate of growth in production of industrial goods among the CIS states, according to the CIS Interstate Committee for

13:18, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Recipients for Kamol Khujandi and Bobojon Ghafurov Awards selected in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Recipients for the Kamol Khujandi and Bobojon Ghafurov Awards 2008 have been selected in northern Tajikistan.

13:04, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Compared to last year prices of basic food products in GBAO rise 20% to 100%

KHOROG, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Prices of basic food products have not increased in Gorno Badakhshan with the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan; however, compared to last

12:47, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Number of diabetics increasing in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Diabetes shows an upward tendency in the northern Sughd province, Ms.

12:23, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

A number of two-story residential buildings being constructed in Kulob under the mortgage

KULOB, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Mortgage-financed housing is developing in Kulob and twelve two-story residential buildings are now constructed in the suburb of the city of Kulob under

11:56, september 3, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Woman from Ayni charged with killing of her newborn baby

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 21-year-old resident of the jamoat of Rarz in Sughd’s Ayni district Farida Mukhtorova is charged with having killed her newborn baby.

11:46, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik PM, President Regional Commission for Europe of International Epizootic Bureau discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus - Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov received visiting President Regional Commission for Europe of International Epizootic Bureau Mr.

11:12, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

In Sughd, electricity rationing still hit on pump stations

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In northern Tajikistan, electricity rationing introduced on September 1 has hit only pump stations so far.

10:15, september 3, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Korean embassy in Dushanbe to process visas for Tajik nationals

DUSHANBE, September 3, Asia-Plus -- The Embassy of Republic of Korea in Dushanbe will process visas for Tajik nationals.

18:31, september 2, 2008

POWER

Capital mayor urges to inspect facilities for compliance with fire safety requirements

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to preparation of residential and administrative buildings and other facilities in the capital city for the winter were the focus of a

17:49, september 2, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Porno distributor detained in Khujand

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An 18-year-old resident of Khujand Burhon Boymatov has been detained by local police on suspicion of having distributed porno films.

17:35, september 2, 2008

INCIDENTS

Firefighters put fire in Talco’s administration office

DUSHANBE, September 2, Asia-Plus -- 27 fires were reported in Tajikistan last week and damage caused by them amounted to a total of 16,000 somonis, according to the main firefighting

17:05, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

NSIFT supports construction of new school in Vakhsh

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The National Social Investment Fund of Tajikistan (NSIFT) has supported construction of a new school in the village of Kuikanak, Khatlon’s Vakhsh

16:49, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Tajik company to supply working clothes to Russia’s Lukoil

KHUJAND, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based limited liability company Textile-City has manufactured the trial consignment of working clothes for Russian company Lukoil,

15:48, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Kulob cotton farmers yield over 1,000 tons of raw cotton on Monday

KULOB, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus - On Monday September 1, farmers in five cotton-growing districts of Khatlon’s Kulob region yielded more than 1,000 tons of raw cotton, Abdullo Rajabov, a

15:34, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Russian company to construct three small power plants in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s open joint-stock company (OJSC) Inter RAO YeES is expected to construct three small plants in Tajikistan.

15:07, september 2, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Deputy interior minister heads commission to investigate into attack on Isfara police officers

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Interior Minister, Major-General Abduajbbor Shamsov, heading a special commission, sent to the Sughd province to investigate into an

14:57, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

New small power plant to be reintroduced into operation in Kulob next year

KULOB, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday September 1, open joint-stock-company (OJSC) Kulobdehotsokhtmon (Kulob rural construction) completed construction of the off-take channel of a

13:41, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Head building of Tajik Medical University not yet ready to accept students

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The main work on rehabilitation of a head office of Tajik Medical University, ruined by fire in December 2007, have been completed and it just remains to

13:00, september 2, 2008

TAJKISTAN

Campaign to involve girls in the study launched in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day campaign to involve local girls in the study was launched in the southern Khatlon province on September 1 and its results will