Tajkistan

4,465 people amnestied northern Tajikistan under Independence Day amnesty law

KHUJAND, February 21, Asia-Plus - The results of implementation of an Independence Day amnesty law were discussed at a February 20 board meeting of the Sughd prosecutor’s office in Khujand.

17:45, february 21, 2007

Tejarat Bank’s branch in Tajikistan may lose license for crediting operations

DUSHANBE, February 21, Asia-Plus - The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) strongly recommends the branch of Iran’s Tejarat Bank in Tajikistan to start providing crediting services.

16:56, february 21, 2007

Preparation of cottonseeds for sowing campaign slow starting in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 21, Asia-Plus -- Sughd province is running late with preparing cottonseeds for the sowing campaign.

16:24, february 21, 2007

Further financing of Sangtuda-1 project discussed in Washington

DUSHANBE, February 21, Asia-Plus - Issues related to a progress of the construction of Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant in Tajikistan and further financing of the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric project are

15:48, february 21, 2007

Independence Day Amnesty concluded

6,731 people have been released under Tajikistanâ€™s amnesty law adopted on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Tajikistanâ€™s Independence.

14:32, february 21, 2007

DPT jailed leader transferred to penal colony

DUSHANBE, February 21, Asia-Plus - The Democratic Party’s (DPT) jailed leader Mahmadruzi Iskandarov was transferred from the justice ministry-run pretrial detention facility to Dushanbe

13:38, february 21, 2007

Rahmonov dissatisfied with progress of work on planting trees and gardens

President Rahmonov has demanded that a national gardening development program should be reviewed.

11:30, february 21, 2007

450,000 migrants officially registered in Russia since January 15

MOSCOW, February 21, Asia-Plus -- 450,000 migrants have been officially registered in Russia since January 15, when new Russian migration legislation took effect, Vyacheslav Postavnin, deputy

20:00, february 20, 2007

Events to mark 15th anniversary of CSTO held in Moscow

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus - Celebrations to mark the 15 th anniversary of the establishment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were held in Moscow on February 20.

19:27, february 20, 2007

Interior minister shakes up high-ranking police officials

Interior minister has issued orders replacing heads of internal security and criminal investigation directorates.

16:00, february 20, 2007

Central bank head urges to tighten control of currency exchange offices

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus -- Tajik central bank head Murodali Alimardonov has demanded stricter control of activity of foreign currency exchange offices in the country, according to the

15:26, february 20, 2007

Rahmonov urges to intensify fight against corruption

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov yesterday met with a group of law enforcement officers that had been appointed to high-ranking positions in police directorates in the

14:27, february 20, 2007

Update: Gas blast kills one, injure five

Tuesdayâ€™s gas blast killed one person and injured at least five others.

14:02, february 20, 2007

Regional officials reshuffled in GBAO

KHOROG, February 20, Asia-Plus - New governor of Gorno Badakhshan has shaken up regional officials.

13:00, february 20, 2007

Gas blast injures four in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus - Four persons were injured Tuesday morning as a natural-gas explosion occurred in an apartment in the Sino district of Dushanbe.

12:15, february 20, 2007

Rahmonov sign decrees confirming appointments of regional officials

President Emomali Rahmonov on February 19 signed decrees confirming appointments of a number of heads of regions and districts.

11:44, february 20, 2007

TajikAir downgrades once-weekly service from Dushanbe to Munich to once-monthly

DUSHANBE, February 20, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s State Air Company TajikAir has downgraded once-weekly service from Dushanbe via Istanbul to Munich to once-monthly, Nazira Davlatova, a spokeswoman

20:00, february 19, 2007

MFA modernizes its website

DUSHANBE, February 19, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MFA presented new version of its website www.mfa.tj Monday afternoon.

19:00, february 19, 2007

Building of military recruitment office burnt down in Temurmalik

QURGHON TEPPA, February 19, Asia-Plus - A blaze reported in a building of the military recruitment office in the Temurmalik district of Khatlon has destroyed some 700 registration cards of local

18:28, february 19, 2007

Capital mayor’s office will not consider anonymous applications

DUSHANBE, February 19, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev presided over a control meeting with participation of heads of relevant municipal services on February 19.

18:00, february 19, 2007

Drug pusher detained in Farkhor

KULOB, February 19, Asia-Plus - Officers from the Farkhor police directorate have detained resident of the village of Ittifoq Umedjon Abdulloyev for drug pushing.

17:15, february 19, 2007

Kulob pensioner faces libel charge

KULOB, February 19, Asia-Plus - The Kulob regional prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against a 60-year-old resident of the village of Davlatobod in the Hamadoni district of

16:33, february 19, 2007

Initial capital of all institutions of Tajik banking system makes totaling more than $61 million

DUSHANBE, February 19, Asia-Plus - Total amount of initial capital (National Bank of Tajikistan’s minimum capital requirements) of all institutions of Tajikistan’s banking system has exceeded 210

16:17, february 19, 2007

Tajik MFA presents new website, informs about visit of EU special envoy for Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 19, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan MFA presents its new website today afternoon, according to the MFA Information Department.

15:46, february 19, 2007

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers transplantation bill

The board of Tajikistanâ€™s lower chamber of parliament has considered a bill requiring legal regulation of issues related to organ transplantation.

15:39, february 19, 2007

Tajik Telecom takes efforts to improve telecommunications services in rural areas

DUSHABE, February 19, Asia-Plus - Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Tajik Telecom, Tajikistan’s state-owned national telecommunications operator, is making preparations for gradually installing

14:20, february 19, 2007

Dozens dead in India train blasts

At least 64 people burned to death after a blast aboard a train from India to Pakistan.

11:44, february 19, 2007

Rahmonov, Putin have telephone conversation

DUSHANBE, February 19, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, discussed Tajik-Russian cooperation by phone on Friday, February 16,

11:21, february 17, 2007

Capital mayor endorses schedule of holding of agricultural fairs in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 17, Asia-Plus -- Capital mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has endorsed a schedule of fairs of agricultural and industrial goods in Dushanbe.

19:51, february 16, 2007