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17:01, january 14, 2013

Kulob electricity debts reportedly reach over 30.296 mln somoni

KULOB, January 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Kulob electricity debts rose 7.4555 million somoni (including the public debt amounting to 5.7555 million somoni and a 1.

15:25, january 12, 2013

Tajikistani man facing extradition and torture

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistani businessman Umarali Kuvvatov (Quvatov) risks extradition to Tajikistan by the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) authorities, where he would be at risk

15:22, january 12, 2013

Jailed Tajik oppositionist threatens more Rahmon revelations

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The latest twist in the tale of former Tajikistan insider Umarali Quvatov could go straight to the heart of the nepotistic regime of President Emomali

16:26, january 11, 2013

Tajik public associations intend to draft mediation law

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s public associations intend to draft a law that would establish a mediation program.

15:55, january 11, 2013

1,573 Tajiks have taken US citizenship over the years of independence

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday January 10, Saidghufron Abdullo, the deputy head of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, received Mr. Erik R.

15:16, january 11, 2013

We still cannot grant broadcasting license to IRP, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting cannot grant a broadcasting license to the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) of Tajikistan until it prepares all

14:55, january 11, 2013

Mayor’s office provides funds for modernization of its TV station

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office will provide some 100,000 U.S. dollars for modernization of its TV station Poytakht .

17:34, january 10, 2013

We have not declared Quvvatov mentally incompetent, says minister of health

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has never handed over information about mental condition of Umarali Quvvatov to media sources.

16:15, january 10, 2013

136 suicide cases registered in Khatlon province last year

QURGHON TEPPA, January 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 136 cases of suicide were registered in Khatlon province last year, which is 14 cases more than in 2011, Varqa Zayniddinov, a senior aide to the

16:02, january 10, 2013

137 new HIV cases reported n northern Tajikistan last year

KHUJAND, January 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 137 new cases of HIV infection were registered in the northern Sughd province last year bringing the total number of the officially registered HIV

11:31, january 10, 2013

China funds construction of two schools in Norak

KULOB, January 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Two new modern schools will be built in the city of Norak under financial support of the Government of China.

10:34, january 10, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly tops Central Asia in number of mosques

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Iran’s Fars News Agency (FNA) reports that Tajikistan stands in the first place among Central Asia’s nations in terms of the number of officially

11:25, january 9, 2013

Quvvatov’s wife applies to Amnesty International for help

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2013, Asia-Plus – Qumrinisso Hofizova, the wife of Umarali Quvvatov who is the leader of the Group 24 opposition movement, has applied to Amnesty International with

10:20, january 9, 2013

Tajik president's picture prompts reprint of textbooks

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Authorities in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have rejected batches of textbooks earmarked for schools serving their Tajik minorities after they were printed with

10:08, january 9, 2013

3,904 crimes registered in Khatlon in 2012

QURGHON TEPPA, January 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 3,904 crimes were reported in Khatlon province last year, which is 153 cases more than in 2011, Varqa Zayniddinov, a senior aide to the Khatlon

09:58, january 9, 2013

CRA has not ordered to establish length of beard for Muslims in Tajikistan, says CRA head

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2013, Asia-Plus – Abdurahim Kholiqov, the head of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan, has denied information that CRA has ordered the

14:09, january 8, 2013

EU contributes to WHO health reform project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- With the financial support of the European Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country office in Tajikistan launched a new project “Technical

14:42, january 7, 2013

950 persons reportedly placed in jobs trough job fairs last year

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs under the Government Tajikistan together with other government agencies is taking measures to

10:37, january 7, 2013

Dushanbe mayor’s office announces repeated tender for equipment for new city hospital

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office has announced the repeated tender for modern hospital equipment for a new city hospital with a total of 650 beds with

10:21, january 7, 2013

Tajik migration service agency reviews the results of the past year’s work

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged meeting of the board of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan that took place on January reviewed the results of the

18:33, january 5, 2013

New private radio station goes on the air in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new private radio station, Radio Isfara , has gone on the air in the northern Sughd province.

17:38, january 5, 2013

Number of flu cases expected to increase in late January

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- 238,000 cases of acute respiratory viral infection, including 15,600 flu cases, were reported in Tajikistan last year, Navrouz Jafarov, representative

17:08, january 5, 2013

Norak begins to manufacture output for Roghun HPP

KULOB, January 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Norak-based private enterprise, Gidromontazh, has begun to manufacture output for the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Norak Mayor Homid

15:10, january 4, 2013

Newspaper aimed at residents in Tajik and Kyrgyz neighboring provinces debuts

ISFARA, January 4, 2013, Asia-Plus - A newspaper aimed at residents in the neighboring provinces of Sughd in Tajikistan and Batken in Kyrgyzstan has been launched in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with

10:52, january 4, 2013

Dushanbe’s budget earmarks over TJS 4.2 mln for extra payments to pensions and allowances

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s budget for 2013 earmarks more than 4.

09:37, january 3, 2013

Umarali Qavvatov slams President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik opposition leader detained in Dubai has denounced the fraud case against him and accused Tajik President Emomali Rahmon of running a “totalitarian

11:20, january 2, 2013

Kulob’s 2013 budget reportedly exceeds 64.236 mln somoni

KULOB, January 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Kulob’s budget for 2013 will be 64,236,206 million somoni and its revenue part will stand at 29,619,534 somoni, according to the Kulob finance department.

11:58, december 31, 2012

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14:49, december 30, 2012

Number of Kulob pensioners higher than number of working people in Kulob

KULOB, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- To-date, 17,917 pensioners have been registered in the city and the district of Kulob, an official source at the Kulob agency for social protection of

14:15, december 30, 2012

Gallup: over 50% of CA return migrants say their professional qualifications improved

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012 Asia-Plus – According to surveys conducted by Gallup in nine former Soviet republics, nearly four in 10 migrants who have returned home to their countries in the former