Tajkistan, Incidents

12:44, july 10, 2006

Blaze partially damages administrative building at “Tajik Textiles” plant in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , July 10, Asia-Plus - A fire has partially damaged an administrative building at the open joint-stock company (OJSC) “Tajik Textiles”, according to information from

11:26, july 7, 2006

190 bodies of Tajik labor migrants returned to Tajikistan from Russia since the beginning of the year

20 Tajik migrant workers have been killed in Russian Federation since the beginning of this year.

11:20, july 6, 2006

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital today tomorrow

An earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale jolted Dushanbe today morning, at around 8:57 a.m. The tremor also could be field in the eastern part of Tajikistan.

11:11, july 4, 2006

Landslide blocks 50-meter section of highway from Dushanbe to Khorog

Torrential rain on July 3 caused a landslide that blocked the highway from Dushanbe to Khorog in the Darvoz district of Gorno Badakhshan.

12:11, july 3, 2006

Two killed, two injured in Ayni traffic accident

Two persons have been killed and tow other have been injured as to vehicles collided on the Anzob pass.

12:37, june 30, 2006

Dead body of young woman found in the center of Tajik capital late Thursday

Police have found dead body of young woman in the Dushanbe Central Park near the Entertainment Complex â€œFaroghatâ€ (formerly Jomi Jam)

09:30, june 29, 2006

Two-seat Yakovlev-52 plane crashes near Tajik capital

One person was killed and one other was injured Wednesday as a two-seat Yakovlev-52 plane crashed near Dushanbe.

18:29, june 28, 2006

Tajik national budget stipulates expenditure of up to 20 million Somonis on mitigation of disaster risks: Tajik vice-premier

DUSHANBE , June 28, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan annually stipulates 18 million – 20 million Somonis on mitigation of effects of the natural disasters, Deputy Prime

18:24, june 28, 2006

Tajikistan declares for unification of scientific-technical foundations of actions in case of emergencies

DUSHANBE, June 28, Asia-Plus - Under present conditions an issue of providing safety in case of emergencies has become one of the most important socioeconomic, political, socio-demographic and

13:28, june 28, 2006

International conference on natural disaster response issues opens in Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE , June 28, Asia-Plus - An international three-day conference on the implementation of the Hyogo Declaration on reducing and mitigating natural disaster risks opened in

10:40, june 28, 2006

Six killed, 22 injured in Shahriston accident

Six people have been killed and at least 22 others have been injured in Shahriston traffic accident.

16:31, june 23, 2006

“Volga” sedan belonging to Shohmansur prosecutor’s office burnt down

A â€œVolgaâ€ sedan belonging to the prosecutorâ€™s office in the Shohmansur district of Dushanbe was burnt down today morning in non-cleared circumstances.

14:15, june 22, 2006

Landslide damages power-transmission line and road in Ishkashim district of Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus -- A landslide has hit the 57 th kilometer of the road from Khorog to the Ishkashim district and traffic has still been closed, according to information from

19:14, june 16, 2006

US Embassy monitors several reports of explosions in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 16, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

16:15, june 16, 2006

Another night blast: accident on gas-distributing facility near Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, June 16, Asia-Plus -- Last night, another explosion took place at the gas-distributing facility in the Rudaki

12:06, june 15, 2006

People killed in Zhukovka blaze residents of Panj

MOCOW, June 15, Asia-Plus -- Four persons in a blaze in the settlement of Zhukovka in the district of Odintsovo near Moscow were residents of the Tajik southern district of Panj (Khatlon

16:43, june 14, 2006

Four Tajiks die in blaze in Odintsovo near Moscow

Four Tajik migrant workers have died in a blaze in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region.

13:05, june 14, 2006

Eight injured in Tursunzoda traffic accident

DUSHANBE, June 14, Asia-Plus - Eight persons were inured Tuesday as two cars collided on the 39 th kilometers of the highway from Dushanbe to Tursunzoda, according to information from

11:54, june 14, 2006

Five Tajik migrants injured in residential building blaze in Moscow region

Five Tajik migrants have been poisoned by charcoal fumes in residential building fire in the Moscow region.

12:46, june 13, 2006

One dies in accident at Anzob tunnel

KHUJAND, June 13, Asia-Plus - One person has been killed in an accident at the Anzob tunnel in northern Tajikistan .

11:00, june 12, 2006

Administration of Russia’s University of Management interested in unbiased investigation into latest attack of Tajik students

MOSCOW, June 12, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s University of Management is interested in unbiased investigation into the latest attack on Tajik students in Moscow, head of Tajik students’ community at the

10:46, june 9, 2006

Police officer detained in Moscow for beating Tajik students

DUSHANBE , June 9, Asia-Plus – RIA Novosti -- Officers from the Vykhino police directorate in Moscow has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in

19:05, june 8, 2006

Moscow policemen beat students from Tajikistan

Moscow policemen yesterday beat five Tajiks studying at Russiaâ€™s Management University.

15:31, june 5, 2006

Two of four border guards hospitalized with serious burns die

DUSHANBE, June 5, Asia-Plus -- Two of four Tajik border guards that were hospitalized with serious burns on May 31 died last weekends, according to information from the Dushanbe burn-treatment

11:03, june 3, 2006

International organizations REACT partners to provide assistance to locusts-affected areas of Tajikistan

DUSAHNBE, June 3, Asia-Plus -- A disaster management coordination group known as the Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team REACT, bringing together donors, UN agencies, NGOs and the Red

18:22, june 1, 2006

Deputy head of Dushanbe trade and markets department found dead in her apartment in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE , June 1, Asia-Plus - Ms.

16:28, june 1, 2006

Torrential rain causes damage to farming units in Konibodom

KONIBODOM, June 1, Asia-Plus -- Torrential rain on the night of May 30-31 caused damage to farming units in the Lohuti jamoat of the northern district of Konibodom.

13:28, may 31, 2006

UPDATE: Fire at frontier post in Panj leaves four border guards with injures

DUSAHNBE, May 31, Asia-Plus - A fire at a frontier post on the Tajik-Afghan in Panj has left at least four border guards with injures.

11:15, may 31, 2006

Fire at frontier post in Panj leaves four border guards with injures

A fire at a frontier post on the Tajik-Afghan in the southern district of Panj has left at least four border guards with injures.

14:00, may 30, 2006