Tajkistan, Society

10:23, april 24, 2014

Paik editor sees politics behind paper’s shutdown

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The editor-in-chief of a weekly newspaper in Tajikistan''s southern city of Kulob says his periodical has been suspended by authorities due to political

09:51, april 24, 2014

Final training and public hearing on the Isfara River Basin Plan

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The final fifth training on basin planning for the working group of the Isfara river basin planning development and implementation was held in Khujand on

09:51, april 24, 2014

Final training and public hearing on the Isfara River Basin Plan

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The final fifth training on basin planning for the working group of the Isfara river basin planning development and implementation was held in Khujand on

10:53, april 23, 2014

Enterprises offering public transport services learn road traffic organization

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2014, Asia-Plus – A training seminar on methods of efficient road traffic management is being held in Dushanbe today.

10:25, april 23, 2014

Regional Working Group on Judicial Capacity discusses judicial reforms in CA nations

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- In the framework of the Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia established by the EU and led by France and Germany, the project «Rule of Law Platform –

09:29, april 23, 2014

IWPR teaches local journalists the international standards of reporting

DUSHANBE, Aril 23, 214, Asia-Plus -- The representative office of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Tajikistan conducted a two-day training workshop on International Standards

14:39, april 22, 2014

Residents of Tajik and Kyrgyz border villages jointly clean irrigation canal

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Residents of border villages of Khoja Alo and Chorkuh in the Tajik district of Isfara and Samarqandak and Aktatyr in the Kyrgyz district of Batken organized a

13:59, april 22, 2014

160 new industrial enterprises expected to be introduced into operation in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A total of 160 new industrial enterprises are expected to be introduced into operation in Sughd province this year.

10:47, april 22, 2014

Water supply will be cut off to downtown Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014 Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- In connection with repair works on the water supply pipeline on the Pushkin Street, Dushanbe’s municipal waterworks (Dushanbevodokanal or DVK)

10:17, april 22, 2014

Dushanbe mayor’s office awards best district police inspectors

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – The award ceremony for the winners of the contest to determine the best district police inspector took place in Dushanbe on April 21.

15:09, april 21, 2014

Japan’s Government supports enhancement of education sector in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony commemorating the successful completion of “The Project for Construction of Secondary School No.

11:04, april 21, 2014

Dushanbe mayor’s office provides financial aid to World War II veterans

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By Dushanbe mayor’s order 714,000 somoni have been allocated from the city budget for providing extraordinary grants to veterans of the Great Patriotic War of

09:27, april 21, 2014

Residents of Tajikistan will be able to observe April Lyrids

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – Residents of Tajikistan will be able to observe April Lyrids clear on the night of April 21-22 “The Lyrids fall from Comet C1861 G1 Thatcher as the Earth

14:13, april 16, 2014

President’s daughter drops her Russified name Ozoda Rahmonova for Ozoda Emomali

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – President’s daughter who is Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has dropped her Russified name Ozoda Rahmonova for Ozoda Emomali.

11:21, april 16, 2014

Average monthly wage in Tajikistan stands at 820 somoni

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – Compared to January, Tajikistan’s real wage rate in February declined 0.2 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

10:50, april 16, 2014

Resident of Asht faces charge of preventing his son from getting basic compulsory education

KHUJAND, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- One more resident of the northern Sughd province is charged with preventing his child from attending school.

10:34, april 16, 2014

TajWSS holds meeting today

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Network of Stakeholder Organizations on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (TajWSS) Meeting is being held in Dushanbe today.

09:56, april 15, 2014

Khatlon journalists learn how to jointly develop analytical reports on human rights violations

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014 Asia-Plus -- With support from the European Union the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) has held a training workshop on Human Rights Activists – Media

09:42, april 15, 2014

Experts from CA nations gather in Tajik capital to discuss full abolition of death penalty

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A Regional Conference “Towards the Full Abolition of Death Penalty in Tajikistan: Experience of Central Asian Countries” is taking place in Dushanbe today.

16:56, april 14, 2014

OSCE should put torture prevention at the heart of its work on the human dimension

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- At the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SDHM) on Prevention of Torture held in Vienna, Austria, on April 10-11l, the NGO Coalitions against Torture

15:33, april 14, 2014

National polio immunization campaign launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The first round of the national polio immunization campaign, which targets children under the age of 5, was launched in Tajikistan on April 14.

13:28, april 14, 2014

Tajikistan, Belarus plans to launch joint vocational training facility

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Belarus plans to launch a joint vocational training facility here.

18:23, april 12, 2014

Vose salt-making plant supplies iodized salt to Kyrgyzstan

KULOB, April 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – A salt-making plant Khoja Mumin in Khatlon’s Vose district has begun supplying iodized salt to Kyrgyzstan.

17:45, april 12, 2014

First issue of social newspaper Pamir Info comes out in Khorog

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – The first issue of the social newspaper Pamir Info has reportedly come out in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

15:31, april 11, 2014

Graduates from Tajik universities may take Master’s degree course at Ural Federal University

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – Ural Federal University (UrFU) organizes doors open days on April 12-13 and the University representatives will answer all questions about Master’s degree

11:01, april 10, 2014

Tajikistan ranked last among Central Asia’s nations in terms of social progress

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Social Progress Index (SPI) rates Tajikistan last among Central Asia’s nations in terms of social progress.

16:14, april 9, 2014

Tajik Institute of Public Administration, UCA sign MoU to increase capacity of civil servants

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) under the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and the University of Central Asia (UCA)

11:28, april 9, 2014

Teachers at Russian-language schools in Tajikistan to be tested on knowledge of Russian language

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Russian Center for Science and Culture in Dushanbe will host an annual professional development workshop for teachers working with Russian-language schools

14:54, april 8, 2014

130 competitively selected guides to accompany Tajik Hajj pilgrims this year

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – 130 competitively selected guides will accompany Tajik Hajj pilgrims this year, according to the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Government of

14:21, april 8, 2014

Russian compatriots living in Khalton reportedly support Russia’s policy toward Ukraine

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe, Russian compatriots living fellow countrymen living in the Tajik southern province of Khatlon reportedly support