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Two killed, one reported missing, on injured in Sughd traffic accident

DUSHANBE , August 8, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed, one was reported missing and another one was injured Monday as a car fell into a 350-meter precipice in

12:12, august 8, 2006

Dushanbe, New Delhi agree to further expand bilateral cooperation, signing five bilateral documents

Tajikistan and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the area of hydropower.

11:36, august 8, 2006

Group of alleged IMU militants killed in joint security raid by Kyrgyz and Uzbek special services in Osh

DUSHANBE, August 8, Asia-Plus – Ferghana.

11:23, august 8, 2006

Dushanbe mayor finds activity of criticizes public utilities services unsatisfactory

DUSHANBE , August 8, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev presided over an enlarged meeting of the mayor’s office on August 7.

11:17, august 8, 2006

Convoy with Kyrgyz emergency aid for victims of earthquake in Qumsangir arrives in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 8, Asia-Plus -- A convoy with Kyrgyz emergency aid for the victims of the two earthquakes that shook the Qumsangir district in southern Tajikistan on July 29

11:00, august 8, 2006

Tajikistan puts into circulation jubilee coins minted in St. Petersburg

On occasion of the 15th anniversary of Tajikistanâ€™s Indepedence the countryâ€™s central bank has minted golden coins of 50, 10, and 200 Somonisâ€™ denomination in St. Petersburg.

10:56, august 8, 2006

Sixth session of Tajik-Kyrgyz Economic Commission to open in Tajik capital on Thursday

DUSAHNBE, August 8, Asia-Plus -- The sixth session of Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for economic and trade cooperation will open in Dushanbe on August 10.

10:30, august 8, 2006

Terrorist blowing himself up in Isfara identified as IMU militant, says Tajik police official

DUSHANBE, August 8, Asia-Plus -- A terrorist, who blew himself up in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on August 3, has been identified as Orif Jalolov, an active member of the Islamic Movement of

16:20, august 7, 2006

Blaze destroys assembly hall at republican clinic hospital in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 7, Asia-Plus -- A fire broke out at one buildings within the compound of Republican Clinic Hospital No.

15:56, august 7, 2006

Tajikistan to toughen control over import of baby foods

DUSHANBE, August 7, Asia-Plus -- A working group at the Ministry of Health has drafted a bill on protection of the breastfeeding

13:54, august 7, 2006

Tajik ruling party reshuffles heads of its organizations in Kulob region of Khatlon

KULOB, August 7, Asia-Plus - Tajik ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) has reshuffled heads of its organizations in the Kulob region of Khatlon.

13:28, august 7, 2006

Tajikistan’s CCER prepares a number of draft election documents

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has prepared a number of draft election documents adding

12:23, august 7, 2006

Over two kilograms of heroin confiscated from local woman in Panjakent yesterday

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia-Plus - Officers from the Interior Ministry department for combating drug

12:06, august 7, 2006

Dushanbe Society for Blind People prepares textbooks for blind and partly-sighted children

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia-Plus - The Dushanbe Regional Society for Blind People is printing textbooks for schools for blind and partly-sighted children.

11:58, august 7, 2006

First specialized store for selling decorative plants opens in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia-Plus - The first specialized store for selling decorative flowers and exotic plants entitled “Eden Flowers” has opened in the center of

11:53, august 7, 2006

President Rahmonov leaves for India for official five-day visit

President Emomali Rahmonov has left for India to discuss further expansion of bilateral cooperation.

11:23, august 7, 2006

Khatlon prosecutor’s office shaken up

QURGHON TEPPA, August 7, Asia-Plus - Tajik authorities have reshuffled the regional prosecutor’s office for the Khatlon province.

11:21, august 7, 2006

Pakistani commerce-exhibition center expected to open in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, August 7, Asia-Plus - State and prospects of further expansion of Tajik-Pakistani cooperation were discussed at a meeting of Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, the head of the Majlisi Milli

11:03, august 7, 2006

Tajik president invites three other women into the government

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ''s president has appointed another three women to senior government posts.

10:51, august 7, 2006

Iran’s embassy calls on Islamic countries to stand up for Lebanese people and demand immediate end to the current fighting

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia-Plus - “The latest developments in Lebanon have become hard ordeal for states and the international community as a whole,” a

10:37, august 7, 2006

Kyrgyzstan sends emergency aid to Tajikistan for quake-affected people in Qumsangir

DUSHANBE , August 7, Asia -Plus - Kyrgyzstan has sent emergency supplies to the victims of the two earthquakes that shook southern

10:01, august 7, 2006

Suspected terrorist blows himself and police official up in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 7, Asia-Plus - Two persons were killed and at least two others were wounded Thursday [August 3] as an alleged terrorist detonated a hand grenade in the Tajik northern city of

19:07, august 4, 2006

CPJ calls on Tajik authorities to allow the BBC to resume its FM broadcasts immediately

DUSAHNBE, August 4, Asia-Plus - The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Tajik government’s July 26 refusal to grant a license to the BBC for FM radio broadcasts in the capital,

18:36, august 4, 2006

Tajik, Afghan businesspeople consider further expansion of cooperation

Tajik and Afghan entrepreneurs have noted that there is considerable room for expansion of economic ties between the two countries.

18:06, august 4, 2006

OSCE Center promotes entrepreneurship skills among young people in Central Asia

DUSHANBE , August 4, Asia-Plus - OSCE Center in Dushanbe will organize economic summer camp for young people from Central Asian

17:46, august 4, 2006

Emergency relief effort in southern Tajikistan continues

, August 4, Asia-Plus - More than 10,000 people are receiving emergency aid after two quakes jolted southern Tajikistan on July 29.

16:41, august 4, 2006

Partnership should be indeed if it is really partnership, says head of RusAl representation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 4, Asia-Plus - A progress of the implementtion of RusAl invesmtent projects in Tajikistan, including the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant in Tajikistan, were discussed a

15:41, august 4, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Ghaffor Mirzoyev maintains his innocence of all the charges he faces

DUSHANBE , August 4, Asia-Plus - On Thursday August 3, Tajikistan Supreme Court completed the consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Ghaffor Mirzoyev, former

15:10, august 4, 2006

Tajikistan offers India to launch joint venture on processing primary aluminum

DUSHANBE , August 4, Asia-Plus - India and Tajikistan have agreed to further develop bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, industry,

14:24, august 4, 2006