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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

12:58, april 8, 2014

Project aiming to promote extension of legal opportunities for poor strata launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – A project aiming to promote extension of legal opportunities for the poor strata of population has been launched in Tajikistan.

13:34, april 7, 2014

Dushanbe mayor’s office allocates more 40,000 USD for international race

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe has been making preparations for the Tajik Capital City Day.

09:38, april 7, 2014

WRP conducts training for journalists and human rights activists in Khujand

IDUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) conducted a training workshop on human rights activists – media cooperation in Khujand, the capital of Sughd

15:24, april 5, 2014

UNFPA and UNDP collaborate on the Human Development Report 2014 in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The group of local experts, representatives of the Government of Tajikistan, the academia and research institutes, and national officers from UNDP and UNFPA

16:21, april 4, 2014

U.S. Embassy civil affairs team completes construction of rural medical clinic in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 4, the U.S.

15:47, april 4, 2014

Number of Tajik migrant workers does not decrease, says Tajik officials

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – A conference to discuss economic consequences of the manpower migration for Tajikistan took place in Dushanbe on April 4.

14:26, april 4, 2014

Chinese ambassador proposes to establish Confucius Center at Khujand State University

KHUJAND, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- China’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Fan Xianrong has recently visited the Khujand State University to discuss cooperation issues with the University management,

15:48, april 3, 2014

Tajik authorities begin issuing new identification cards for citizens

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Based on a presidential decree of September 20, 2013, authorities began issuing new identification cards for citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan on April 1,

12:27, april 3, 2014

4,000 people reportedly placed in jobs in Tajikistan in Jan-Feb 2014

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The State Agency for Social Protection, Employment and Migration reports that a total of more than 18,000 have contacted the Agency for assistance with

11:58, april 3, 2014

OSCE and Tajikistan outline priorities for co-operation in 2015

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – The annual forum of the OSCE–Tajikistan Task Force took place yesterday in Dushanbe, where high-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik government as well