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11:01, september 21, 2012

Center for training imam-khatibs set up in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2012, Asia-Plus – The center for training imam-khatibs has been officially opened in Tajikistan.

10:26, september 21, 2012

Zuhurov says he will look into reason why Internet providers blocked Internet access to Asia-Plus hi

The communications service agency head claims that Internet providers have allegedly blocked Internet access to the news agency Asia-Plus on their own and he promised to look into reason why they did

09:32, september 21, 2012

USAID Regional Mission director visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Erin Elizabeth McKee, Regional Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Central Asia, visited Tajikistan for

14:27, september 20, 2012

Japan supports nephrology center in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Thursday September 20, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe and Ms.

11:34, september 20, 2012

First group of Tajik pilgrims leaves for Saudi Arabia on September 27

DUSHANBE, September 20, Asia-Plus -- The first group of Tajik pilgrims will leave for Saudi Arabia on September 27.

11:11, september 20, 2012

Liquefied gas crisis is over in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A liquefied crisis is over in Sughd and the situation has changed for better, Qobiljon Usmonov, the head of the Sughd transport and communications

10:46, september 20, 2012

Public association suspended in Khatlon for promoting Christianity

QURGHON TEPPA, September 20, Asia-Plus -- In a ruling handed down on September 18 a court in the city of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province suspended activities of local public

11:49, september 19, 2012

100 residents of Tursunzoda returned home in coffins from Russia in Jan-Aug this year

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The city of Tursunzoda (western Tajikistan) has received the bodies of 100 of its citizens from Russia in January-August this year, Ms.

16:41, september 18, 2012

Japan assists improvement of medical service in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday September 18, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe and Mr.

15:51, september 18, 2012

Tajikistan must find its own way for seeking solution to labor migration problems

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s migration situation is unique and no one of scenarios I know is suited for Tajikistan, Mr.

11:18, september 18, 2012

Village management in Kulob district handed over to mahalla committees

KULOB, September 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Mahalla (neighborhood community) committees have been registered in four villages of the Dahana jamoat in Khatlon’s Kulob district.

17:12, september 17, 2012

Sughd governor opens new school in Panjakent

KHUJAND, September 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A new school has been put in commission in the Panjakent district.

09:50, september 17, 2012

Academician Muhammadjon Shakuri dies

The author of the first law on the state language died in Dushanbe yesterday morning, aged 85after along illness.

16:53, september 15, 2012

IKRC head inaugurates training center in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday September 14, Hussein Anvari, Head of the Imam Khomeini’s Relief Committee (IKRC), inaugurated a center for training young men in

16:39, september 15, 2012

Asia-Plus’s page on Facebook among the three most visited pages on Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- the Asia-Plus’s page on the social network service Facebook is among the three most visited pages on Tajikistan. Socialbakers.

16:07, september 15, 2012

3,000 more people get access to safe drinking water in Istaravshan

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- About 3,000 residents of Zarnisor village in Istaravshan have got access to safe drinking water as a result of a project implemented jointly by the village

14:18, september 14, 2012

“Illegal Migration and Trafficking in Human Beings” National Training held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-four middle-level officers from Tajikistan Ministry of Interior, Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan and Main Department of Border

17:19, september 13, 2012

There are long lines at refueling stations in Khujand

There are long lines at refueling stations in Khujand waiting for liquefied gas.

16:17, september 13, 2012

Tajik customs agents hold Iranian gear for joint TV project

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik customs officials say they are holding equipment from Iran that reportedly is meant for a joint Persian-language television project, Radio Liberty’s

15:12, september 13, 2012

OSCE/ODIHR highlights challenges for abandoned women from migrant households in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The challenge of re-integrating wives abandoned by labor migrants into economic and social life in Tajikistan was the focus of a conference held in

09:28, september 13, 2012

Equipment for common Persian-language TV channel reportedly stuck in Dushanbe airport

The Embassy of Iran in Dushanbe claims that equipment for a common Persian-language TV channel has been stuck in Dushanbe airport through customs service’s fault.

17:06, september 12, 2012

Online radio for Tajik migrants goes on the air

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first online radio for Tajik labor migrants, Muhojir (Migrant), has gone on the air.

09:30, september 12, 2012

UN: Set plan for women, children with disabilities include PWDs in development programs worldwide

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Governments meeting at the United Nations about the needs of women and children with disabilities should develop a clear plan of action to promote and

16:15, september 11, 2012

Faculty of Belarusian National Technical University opened at Tajik Technical University

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A new faculty – the Faculty of Engineering and Technical Studies – has been opened at Tajik Technical University in Dushanbe.

15:29, september 11, 2012

Khorog events demonstrate weak work of public institutions, says MFA spokesperson

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has noted that the public institutions are still weak in promptly providing information.

13:27, september 11, 2012

BBC’s reporter in Tajikistan awarded the 2012 Hellman-Hammett Grant

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- the BBC’s reporter in Tajikistan, Urunboy Usmonov has been awarded the 2012 Hellman-Hammett Grant.

16:36, september 8, 2012

Japan assists improvement of medical service in Yovon district

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Friday September 7, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe and Mr.

16:26, september 8, 2012

Main celebrations to mark Tajikistan’s Independence to take place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The main celebrations to mark Tajikistan’s Independence will take place in Dushanbe.

16:09, september 8, 2012

Shabakai Avval Channel is now on the air around the clock

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Since September 7, the national TV channel, Shabakai Avval (Channel One) has been on the air around the clock.

13:36, september 7, 2012