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09:10, august 3, 2011

Imams of Dushanbe’s mosques to be involved in tackling price cutting problems

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office plans to involve imam-khatibs of "five-time" prayer mosques and Friday prayer mosques (larger facilities built for weekly

12:21, august 2, 2011

Vulnerable residents of Dushanbe to receive meat during Ramadan free of charge

Dushanbe mayor and heads of local bazaars have reached an agreement that vulnerable residents of the city will be provided with meat during the holy month of Ramadan free of charge.

09:03, august 2, 2011

Senior Tajik military, security personnel promoted

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has promoted or awarded medals to 280 army and security services commanders and officers, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

08:58, august 2, 2011

Time of entrance examinations starts in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Time of entrance examinations has started in Tajikistan.

09:30, august 1, 2011

Rahmon congratulates Tajik Muslims on beginning of the holy month of Ramadan

In a televised message, President Emomali Rahmon has called on local entrepreneurs not to raise prices for their goods.

09:10, august 1, 2011

Chronicle of the month: July, 2011

July 1 - The third meeting of the

13:18, july 30, 2011

Russians do not want to unite with Tajikistan and Georgia

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the findings of a survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center in 46 regions of the Russian Federation on June 25-26,

12:38, july 30, 2011

Staff changes in the government mouthpiece

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By government’s decree Atokhoja Mirkhoja, formerly editor-in-chief of the Naqliyot (Transport) weekly, was appointed the first deputy editor-in-chief

11:47, july 30, 2011

National public hearings held to discuss draft law on domestic violence

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UN Women Office in Tajikistan together with Coalition “From Equality De-Jure to Equality De-Facto”, PDV project, and Helvetas held the National Public

15:07, july 29, 2011

Turajonzoda: I hope that Iskandarov, Salimov and Mirzoyev will be released under amnesty

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- To declare amnesty on the threshold of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence is a work of mercy, known

12:26, july 29, 2011

Tajik cardiologists gather in Kulob for conference

KULOB, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The fifth conference of cardiologists of Tajikistan, formally titled “Cardiology of Tajikistan in the 21st Century,” has opened in Kulob today.

09:53, july 29, 2011

SPCE Learning Center, Dushanbe and AKHP hold joint 2011 graduation ceremony

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) Learning Center, Dushanbe and the Aga Khan Humanities Project

09:46, july 29, 2011

Barqi Tojik provides assistance to disabled girl in Khujand

KHUJAND, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Barqi Tojik (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Tajikistan) in Sughd province

09:28, july 29, 2011

European Union – Tajikistan civil society seminar discusses rights of labor migrants

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Extended European Union – Tajikistan civil society seminar on the rights of labor migrants was held in Dushanbe on July26-27.

14:56, july 28, 2011

Fair of Iranian goods opens in Khujand

KHUJAND, July 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A fair of Iranian goods has opened in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s

11:55, july 28, 2011

Honey Festival Day held in Kulob

KULOB, July 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Honey Festival Day has been held in the city of Kulob today.

15:34, july 27, 2011

Theater for Peace inspires youth in Sughd province

KHUJAND, July 27, 2011, Asia-Pus -- Youth theaters are being established in the northern Sughd province to promote prevention of conflicts at the community level.

11:58, july 27, 2011

Kulob merchants raise prices of basic food products on the threshold of Ramadan

KULOB, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Despite calls of local authorities, merchants running their shops at Kulob’s bazaars have raised prices of all food products by 3 to 12 percent on the

09:12, july 27, 2011

Saudi Arabia sends dried dates to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 200 tons of food products, including dried dates, provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a form of humanitarian aid have arrived in

18:07, july 26, 2011

Khatlon has more than 1,000 doctor job vacancies

QURGHON TEPPA, July 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Medical facilities in the southern Khatlon province are experiencing an acute shortage of medical workers.

10:17, july 26, 2011

Uzbek organization to file lawsuit against TALCO over environmental damage

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Uzbek Environmental Movement jointly with the public of Uzbekistan’s Surkhondaryo region is preparing lawsuit with international court over Tajik

17:56, july 25, 2011

Tajikistan’s national human rights institution opens its office in Qurghon Teppa

QUGHON TEPPA, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The National Human Rights Institution (Ombudsman Institution) of Tajikistan has opened its office in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province.

17:15, july 25, 2011

IDUs in Kulob may be left without medical aid

KULOB, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Help office for injecting drug users (IDUs) at the Kulob branch of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) will be closed due to lack of financing, Zayniddin

14:17, july 25, 2011

This year, the holy month of Ramadan starts on August 1

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- This year, the holy Islamic month of Ramadan will start on August 1, Nematullo Olimov, Secretary of the Council of Ulamo (an Islamic council that issues fatwas

11:34, july 25, 2011

Sughd journalists to move to Press Palace soon

KHUJAND, July 25, Asia-Plus -- Editorial staffs of media outlets operating in the northern Sughd province will move to the newly built Press Palace in Khujand soon, the Sughd Press Palace

10:30, july 25, 2011

Koni Angisht suspends coal production in Shouroobod

KULOB, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Shouroobod district has produced a total of 8.

18:07, july 22, 2011

Khatlon medical workers concerned over cholera outbreak in Afghanistan

QURGHON TEPPA, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus - Medical workers in the southern Khatlon province are seriously concerned over an outbreak of cholera in neighboring Afghanistan.

15:04, july 22, 2011

WG determines condition of glacier "Medvejiy" in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Due to the situation occurred in the area of the glacier “Medvejiy”, because of the extremely hot weather on July11-15, 2011, a working group, consisting of

14:46, july 22, 2011

OSCE Office holds preparatory human dimension implementation meeting in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The fifth annual OSCE Preparatory Human Dimension Implementation Meeting during which government and civil society representatives are discussing human rights

11:54, july 22, 2011