Tajkistan, Incidents

12:46, february 19, 2008

Dozens of avalanches hit Tajikistan; one killed by avalanche in Darvoz

On the Anzob pass alone, some 50 avalanches have occurred. Heavy snowfalls on February 17-18 caused a series of avalanches that blocked in several places the road Nourobod-Rasht.

13:02, february 18, 2008

Snow avalanche took one life in GBAO

Snow avalanche caught three people on Saturday night in one of the village of Darvaz district. One man died, other two were rescued.

19:52, february 16, 2008

UN intends to make aid appeal for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 16, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations intends to make an aid appeal to international communities on behalf of the Government of Tajikistan for meeting urgent humanitarian needs

19:10, february 15, 2008

Heavy snowfalls cause orphanage’s roof to collapse

Heavy snowfalls have damaged a number of medical and educational facilities in Khatlonâ€™s Mouminobod district.

12:46, february 15, 2008

Tajik national killed in Moscow

One Tajik national has been stabbed to death and another one has been seriously wounded in the center of Moscow

19:24, february 14, 2008

CSTO coordination council to discuss Tajikistan’s critical situation at its first meeting

DUSHANBE, February 14, Asia-Plus -- Commenting on a critical situation that emerged in Tajikistan in connection with unusual cold weather and energy crisis, Nikolai Bordyuzha, secretary

15:18, february 8, 2008

No political motives in Gharm incident, says Davlat Usmon

DUSHANBE, February 8, Asia-Plus - There is no political motives in a February 2 incident in Gharm and it cannot pose threat to the country’s stability,” Davlat Usmon, former chief of staff of

11:41, february 7, 2008

Cold weather likely to stick in Tajikistan till mid-February

DUSHANBE, February 7, Asia-Plus -- The cold weather is likely to stick in Tajikistan till mid-February, Mahmad Safarov, deputy director of the Hydrometeorology Agency, told Asia-Plus

17:08, february 6, 2008

Chief of Rasht directorate for combating organized crime considers himself to be not guilty of the Gharm shootout

DUSHANBE, February 6, Asia-Plus - Mirzokhouja Ahmadov, the chief of the Rasht directorate for combating organized crime, does not consider himself to be guilty of a shootout that occurred in

13:25, february 5, 2008

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital early in the morning on Tuesday

DUSHANBE, February 5, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 2.0-3.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe today morning, at around 1:12 a.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

21:10, february 2, 2008

Tajik RCS conducts seminar on psychosocial rehabilitation

DUSHANBE, February 2, Asia-Plus -- On January 29-31, Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) conducted a two-day seminar on psychosocial rehabilitation of victims of emergencies, Madina

18:26, february 1, 2008

Today morning explosion treated as act of terrorism

DUSHANBE, February 1, Asia-Plus -- The explosion that occurred in Dushanbe today morning is being treated as an act of terrorism and the Dushanbe prosecutor’s office has opened a case over

14:14, february 1, 2008

Explosion rocks Tajik capital today morning

An explosion occurred in the center of Dushanbe today morning, at around 7:00 a.m. Reports on this explosion that caused no damage are quite discrepant.

15:34, january 31, 2008

Two children die from carbon-monoxide poisoning in Sughd

DUSHANBE, January 31, Asia-Plus -- Two children died from carbon-monoxide poisoning in Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district on the night of January 29-30, according to the Ministry of Interior

11:35, january 30, 2008

37 persons killed in natural disasters in Tajikistan in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 30, Asia-Plus -- 37 persons were killed in natural disasters in Tajikistan last year, Haybullo Latipov, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations, announced at a

15:08, january 28, 2008

New CES head has worked with country’s emergency management agency for 10 years

DUSHANBE, January 28, Asia-Plus - Colonel Haybullo Latipov who was appointed to head the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) will be introduced to committee’s staffers today.

19:42, january 23, 2008

Fire in Medical University’s building caused by electrical malfunction, says minister

DUSHANBE, January 23, Asia-Plus -- Electrical malfunction caused a fire that broke out in head building of Tajik State Medical University in Dushanbe on December 26, 2007, Minister of

17:21, january 23, 2008

Security service investigates Saturday explosion in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 23, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee for National Security is investigating an explosion that occurred in the center of Dushanbe Saturday evening.

17:49, january 19, 2008

Temperatures expected to drop below -15 Celsius on the night of January 19-20

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus -- Temperatures in Tajikistan are expected to drop below – 15 Celsius on the night of January 19-20, according to the Hydromet Agency.

16:24, january 15, 2008

Trapped people rescued, says MoTC official

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Some 90 cars trapped in a series of avalanches that blocked in some places the highway from Dushanbe to Khujand on January 11 have been reelased from snow

15:33, january 14, 2008

Some Tajik universities do not meet fire safety requirements: Tajik firefighting service

Inspections by Tajik firefighting service have revealed that a number of higher educational institutions, including Tajik Agriculture University and Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (RTSU), do not

14:42, january 14, 2008

Avalanches on highway from Dushanbe to Khujand trap some 90 vehicles

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Pus -- Some 90 vehicles has been trapped in avalanches on the highway Dushanbe-Khujand, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

15:50, january 11, 2008

Qualification age for public transport drivers to increase to 21

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, the number of traffic accidents rose 18 percent in the year to December 21, 2007, reaching 1,773 cases, according to Tajik traffic police

18:56, january 8, 2008

Dushanbe to host international conference on water-related disaster reduction risk issues

DUSHANBE, January 8, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe is expected to host international conference to discuss water-related disaster reduction risk issues in June 2008, according to the Tajik MFA.

13:54, january 8, 2008

More than 80 trapped in avalanches on Dushanbe-Khujand highway

It is the third day that more than 80 people have remained trapped in avalanches that occurred in the Maykhura area on January 6, blocking in some places (60th and 70th kilometers) the highway from

13:34, january 7, 2008

Four killed in Vahdat traffic accident

DUSHANBE, January 7, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed Sunday as two cars collided in the Vahdat district, some 27 kilometers southeast of Dushanbe, according to the Tajik traffic police

16:08, january 5, 2008

Snow avalanche kills four in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 5, Asia-Plus -- An avalanche killed at least four persons in eastern Tajikistan Friday morning, Asia-Plus has learned at the Ministry of Interior.

14:26, january 2, 2008

Three killed, four others injured in Danghara traffic accident

DUSHANBE, January 2, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and at least four others were injured Tuesday as two cars collided in Khatlon’s Danghara district, Asia-Plus has learned at the

15:07, december 27, 2007

Fire destroys Medical University’s building, however, library and archives salvaged

Wednesdayâ€™s fire has destroyed a head building of Tajik Medical University completely.

21:49, december 26, 2007