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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

13:55, december 30, 2012

President visits Tajikistan’s largest boarding school

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 28, President Emomali Rahmon visited Dushanbe Boarding School # 1, which is Tajikistan’s largest boarding school.

13:09, december 30, 2012

Tajik-Iranian joint venture for producing disposable syringes launched in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik-Iranian joint venture for producing disposable syringes has been launched in Dushanbe.

09:33, december 28, 2012

New Year's festivities in Dushanbe are expected to include concerts and fireworks

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- an Article “Central Asians Stand By ''Un-Islamic'' New Year''s Traditions” by Farangis Hajibullah posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that

13:32, december 27, 2012

WHO lists Tajikistan among countries with highest rates of early marriages

DUSHANBE, December 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An article “Child Marriage – A Threat to Health” posted on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe notes that data

10:01, december 27, 2012

Agreement on voluntary medical insurance for Tajik migrants singed in Moscow

DUSHANBE, December 27, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan and Russia’s insurance company, VSK, have signed an insurance agreement in Moscow.

16:06, december 26, 2012

Russian company supplies enriched flour to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian export company, Altai Flour Mills Co., Ltd., has begun supplying enriched flour to Tajikistan.

15:20, december 26, 2012

Japan supports enhancement of microsurgery in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Japan has allocated 111,714 U.S.

10:25, december 26, 2012

Tajik communications service agency revokes its decision to block websites

Asomiddin Atoyev, the chairman of Tajikistan’s Association of Internet Service Providers, says Internet service providers received an instruction from the communications service agency to unblock

09:53, december 26, 2012

Nearly 33,000 people placed in jobs in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – According to the State Agency for Social Protection, Employment and Migration, 98,242 Tajik citizens have applied to the Agency for assistance over the

15:10, december 25, 2012

Tajikistan ranked 61st among 146 countries in terms of charitable behavior

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – The World Giving Index 2012 has ranked Tajikistan (113 scores) 61st among 146 countries in terms of charitable behavior.

13:54, december 25, 2012

Tajik juvenile prisoners complain of torture

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Parents of children, who are serving their terms in juvenile correctional colony, say their children are complaining of ill-treatment and beatings.

17:16, december 24, 2012

“Odnoklassniki” and Twitter will not be blocked in Tajikistan

Meanwhile, Russian social network sites “Moy Mir” and “Vkontakte” are on the list of websites to be blocked in Tajikistan.

12:27, december 24, 2012

Tajik leader releases multi-DVD box set ... on himself

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Just in time for the holidays, state movie producer Tajikkino has released a multi-DVD collection of documentaries on Emomali Rahmon''s reign as