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14:41, august 11, 2006

Summer school on problems of criminal justice in Central Asia ends in Almaty today

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus - Open, informed and professional debates about different criminal justice systems in the OSCE region and studying experience of other countries in the OSCE region

14:24, august 11, 2006

Tajik youth take part at international camp on participation of Central Asian youth in development of country and region

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus - Central Asian international camp formally titled “Participation of Youth in Development of Country and Region”, which ended in the “Tau Samal” resort near the

13:56, august 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik gas concern expects the present prices of Uzbek gas to remain in effect at least through the end of this year

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus - Experts from “Tojikgaz” (Tajik state gas concern) expect that the present prices of natural gas imported from Uzbekistan will remain in effect at least through the

13:20, august 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Afghanistan intend to construct plant on production of water pipes

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Resources and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources are supposed to sing a cooperation agreement

12:30, august 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Small Academy of Sciences to hold summer school in Romit Gorge

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Small Academy of Sciences will begin a summer school in Romit Gorge on August 17.

12:10, august 11, 2006

Issues of development of civil society in Tajikistan discussed in Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus - A roundtable meeting to discuss a role of public associations in the development of civil society in Tajikistan opened at the “Kokhi Vahdat” State Complex in

11:15, august 11, 2006

84 Tajik principle applicants selected for Diversity Visa Lottery 2007

DUSHANBE, August 11, Asia-Plus -- 84 Tajik Families Have the Opportunity to Apply for Immigrant Visas to Live in the United States According to information from the US.

11:00, august 11, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to boost bilateral economic ties

The sixth session of Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation opened in Dushanbe today morning.

19:11, august 10, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds verdict in Tajik girl murder case

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus – Russia’ Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of the St.

17:54, august 10, 2006

OSCE Center in Dushanbe promotes judicial reform in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus -- Problems and perspectives of judicial reform in Tajikistan will be discussed on Friday, August 11, at a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Center in Dushanbe

15:00, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Said Abdullo Nuri’s will not fulfilled

A will of late leader of IRPT has not been fulfilled.

14:37, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Some 300,000 tons of wheat gathered in Tajikistan so far this year

DUSAHNBE, August 10, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s grain farmers are taking real measures to gather wheat on time and fulfill the national target, which has been determined at 784,000 tons of wheat,

13:49, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Special border operation dubbed “Marzbon 2006”: arms cache discovered in Darvoz, drug trafficker killed in Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus - An arms cache has been discovered in an ongoing special border operation dubbed “Marzbon 2006,” according to information from the Tajik border service.

13:35, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CSTO interstate commission for military-economic cooperation holds meeting in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus - The second two-day session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) interstate commission for military economic cooperation opened in the Kyrgyz

12:08, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s Democratic Party marks its 16th anniversary

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus - The Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) that was founded on August 10 1990 marks its 16 th anniversary today.

11:40, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

President Rahmonov may possibly attend ceremony of funeral of Said Abdullo Nuri

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus - Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov ends his visit to India today, according to information from president’s office.

11:12, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Last factory at joint-stock company “Textiles” to be sold by auction

DUSAHNBE, August 10, Asia-Plus -- The last of four spinning factories within the Dushanbe joint-stock company “Textiles” has been put to auction.

10:37, august 10, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Gasoline prices continuing to rise in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, August 10, Asia-Plus -- Gasoline prices are continuing to rise in the Tajik capital. Over the past month, gasoline prices in Dushanbe have risen on average by 13.

20:00, august 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s Islamic Revival Party leader Said Abdullo Nuri dies

Said Abdullo Nuri will be buried near grave of his spiritual teacher at cemetery near the Mavlono Mosque in the Rudaki district.

19:04, august 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

United States-led campaign in Afghan has failed to end terror: President Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus – newKerala.

18:57, august 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

DPT organization for Dushanbe considers it necessary to prepare alternative lists to determine exact number of voters

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus -- The board of the organization of Tajikistan’s Democratic Party (DPT) for Dushanbe has considered it necessary to prepare an alternative list to determine an exact

18:00, august 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Top U.S. official to arrive in Tajikistan for talks

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Richard Boucher, Assistant U.S.

16:54, august 9, 2006

INCIDENTS

Head of school in Khujand shoots to death two his subordinates and then shoots himself

Following quarrel head of private school named after Goethe in Khujand has killed two his subordinates and then shot himself from pistol.

16:14, august 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Five CIS states hold joint counterterrorism and counternarcotics exercises dubbed “Marzbon 2006”

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday August 8, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan launched a joint counterterrorism and counternarcotics exercises dubbed “Marzbon 2006.

15:01, august 9, 2006

OSCE Centre helps Tajik women’s NGOs to prepare alternative report to the UN Committee

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus - Elaborating alternative report on the UN Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the aim of a series of round tables with

14:47, august 9, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Implementation of the Energy Loss Reduction Project to start in Tajikistan in 2007

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus - The implementation of the Energy Loss Reduction Project seeking to assist in reducing the commercial losses in the electricity and gas systems in Tajikistan is

14:14, august 9, 2006

Over 70 Tajik holidaymaking schoolchildren to have the rest in Russia this summer

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Pus - Toda, 28 Tajik holidaymaking schoolchildren left for Russia to have the rest in the summer camp “Zarnitza” in the Moscow region.

13:56, august 9, 2006

INCIDENTS

Tajik power holding sends over 9,000 liters of diesel fuel to quake-affected area in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday August 8, the “Barqi Tojik” (Tajik electric systems) state joint-stock holding company sent more than 9,000 liters of diesel fuel to the

13:33, august 9, 2006

POWER

President Rahmonov calls on Indian companies to invest in Tajikistan’s economy

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus - President Rahmonov is in India on his five-day visit.

13:08, august 9, 2006

POWER

Tajik national radio reshuffled

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus - Leadership of Tajik national radio has been reshuffled, according to information from the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting.