Tajkistan, Incidents

12:30, august 7, 2009

Fire destroys 150 sq m of cellarage at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- New details emerged on a fire that broke out at the Dushanbe tannery yesterday afternoon.

19:34, august 6, 2009

Four injured in fire at Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four persons, including three firemen and one worker from the Dushanbe tannery, have been injured in a fire at the Dushanbe tannery today, according to

17:39, august 6, 2009

Fire damages Dushanbe tannery

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke up at the Dushanbe tannery Thursday afternoon damaged the space of 70-80 square meters According to the main firefighting

11:57, july 31, 2009

Car belonging to police officer blows up in Dushanbe Thursday evening

A car belonging to the deputy chief of the police department for Dushanbeâ€™s Firdavsi district blew up in Dushanbe yesterday evening.

13:27, july 27, 2009

18 people reportedly die in different accidents in Tajikistan last weekends

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 18 people reportedly died in different accidents in the country last weekends.

11:51, july 27, 2009

Two blasts rock Tajik capital last weekends

The first blast occurred on the Titov Street, not far from the luggage compartment at the Dushanbe airport, on Saturday, at about 9:30 p.m.

14:33, july 24, 2009

School principal brutally killed in Nosir Khusrav district

Principal of school # 16 in Khatlonâ€™s Nosir Khusrav district has been stabbed to death.

11:43, july 22, 2009

To reinforce river banks Khatlon authorities to plant riparian forests

QURGHON EPPA, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon emergency management agency will implement the project for reinforcement of banks of the Panj River in cooperation with international

11:27, july 22, 2009

Damage caused by disasters to Khatlon province this year estimated at TJS 31.5 mln

QURGHON TEPPA, July 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Natural disasters that have hit Khatlon over the first six months of this year have left six dead, the Khatlon emergencies official Abdusattor

18:51, july 17, 2009

MU leader says group did not kill former Tajik minister

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2009 Asia-Plus – The leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) claims that his group was not involved in the recent killing of former Tajik Emergency Situations Minister

12:51, july 17, 2009

Clash between government forces and unknown armed group reportedly takes place in Nourobod

According to Tajik law enforcement authorities, unknown armed group attacked a post of the National Guards in the Nourobod district yesterday.

12:18, july 15, 2009

Azerbaijan provides $100,000 to assist disaster-affected Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To help residents of Tajikistan cope with the heavy rainfalls and mudslides that hit the country in the past spring, the Government of Azerbaijan allocated

12:16, july 15, 2009

India donates a cash assistance of $200,000 to Tajikistan for mitigation of disasters’ effects

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of India has donated a cash assistance of 200,000 US dollars as humanitarian assistance to the Government of Tajikistan for mitigation of

11:58, july 15, 2009

38 people killed in disasters in Tajikistan in H109

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 151 natural disasters reported in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year have left 39 dead, Chairman of the Committee for Emergencies and

18:16, july 13, 2009

Fourteen killed, seven others injured in traffic accidents reported in Tajikistan over the past weekends

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Fourteen persons have been killed and seven others have been injured in nine traffic accidents that have been reported in the country over the past

12:23, july 13, 2009

Mirzo Ziyoev reportedly killed in ambush in Tavildara

Ex-Minister of Emergencies also former powerful field commander of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) Mirzo Ziyoev was killed while trying to reveal the armed groupâ€™s hidden weapons and negotiating

16:00, july 11, 2009

Mirzo Ziyoev reportedly surrenders to government forces

An armed group that attacked a police post Safedkhok in the Tavildara district on July 8 has been reportedly broken up.

15:17, july 11, 2009

Three of gunmen attacking police post on July 8 reportedly killed in skirmish

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2009 Asia-Plus -- New details of a July 8 skirmish near the administrative center of the Tavildara emerged.

13:08, july 9, 2009

Armed incident reportedly takes place in Tavildara yesterday evening

Yesterday evening, a group of armed persons reportedly tried to burst through roadblock â€œSafedkhokâ€ area to the administrative center of the Tavildara district in eastern Tajikistan.

12:35, july 8, 2009

Three traffic police officers beaten in Khorog

Six unidentified persons have beaten three traffic police officers in Khorog. One of the policemen has sustained serious injuries and been taken to the regional hospital.

12:30, july 8, 2009

Rockfall leaves two dead and one injured in Darvoz

DUSHANBE, July 8, Asia-Plus -- Two persons have been killed and one other has been injured by rockfall in the Darvoz district, Gorno Badakhshan.

11:00, july 7, 2009

Dushanbe hosts regional conference for seismic risk reduction on July 9-11

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On July 9-11, Dushanbe will host experts and government representatives from Central Asian and other countries of the region for disaster risk reduction

12:18, july 6, 2009

Three killed by electric current last weekends

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Cases of electric current affection increased lately because of violation of safety measures during work with electrical appliances and equipment.

18:44, july 4, 2009

Another Tajik national killed in mine explosion on Tajik-Uzbek border

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Another Tajik national has become victim of the Uzbek government’s unilateral decision to mine rural border areas between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

16:34, july 4, 2009

High-speed boat of Khujand emergencies agency patrols Syrdarya River

KHUJAND, July 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A high-speed boat has been delivered to Khujand form Dushanbe for the local emergency management agency.

10:30, july 2, 2009

…Mother of dying physician applies to prosecutor-general over death of her son

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

10:59, july 1, 2009

FOCUS trains Tajik specialists in assessing natural disaster threats, vulnerability and risks in mountain areas

KHOROG, July 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day training on assessing natural disaster threats, vulnerability and risks in mountain areas began in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan

14:18, june 30, 2009

Police say detained physician probably dies of heart problems, while witnesses say he was severely beaten

Police say that detained physician, 33-year-old Khurshed Bobokalonov, has probably died of heart problems, while witnesses say he has severely beaten.

10:59, june 24, 2009

Deaf-and-dumb people in Sughd trained in responding to quakes

KHUJAND, June 24, 2009, Asia-Plus - Training to build disaster response capacity of deaf-and-dumb people of the northern Sughd province will start in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province in

19:37, june 23, 2009

Six reported missing as car falls over precipice into river in Darvoz

KHROG, June 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sixe persons have been reported missing since June 22 as VAZ 21-21 (Russian jeep) fell over precipice into river in GBAO’s Darvoz district.