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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

Manual for linguistic examination published in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An abridge manual for forensic linguistic examination has been published in Tajikistan.

11:15, july 21, 2011

OSCE hosts annual government-civil society dialogue on human rights in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, 20 July 2011, Asia-Plus – The Preparatory Human Dimension Implementation Meeting supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan to discuss human rights issues in Tajikistan is being held on

10:14, july 21, 2011

Sughd farmers do not want to bargain away apricots

KHUJAND, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Sughd farmers do not want to bargain away their products to the processing enterprises.

09:28, july 21, 2011

Vose seeks to limit dog ownership

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities in part of the southern Khatlon province have issued a ban on any family having more than one dog, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

11:34, july 20, 2011

There will be no housing problems in Dangahra by 2015, says district chairman

QURGHON TEPPA, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Young people who have returned home from religious schools abroad should continue education in Tajikistan, Mahmadullo Saydaliyev, chairman of

18:09, july 19, 2011

U.S. government congratulates family doctors at Vahdat graduation ceremony

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus – On July 18, Mr. Jeffrey Lehrer, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Director, together with Ms.

17:47, july 19, 2011

Only 34% of Tajik nationals reportedly save their money in national currency

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to rankings drawn by research center, Gallup, only 34 percent of Tajik nationals keep their savings in the national currency, the somoni.

15:45, july 19, 2011

US embassy welcomes the release of BBC journalist Urunboy Usmonov

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Embassy of the United States of America welcomes the release of BBC journalist Urunboy Usmonov and the General Prosecutor’s Office’s decision to drop

15:02, july 19, 2011

Water level in Lake Sarez reportedly drops two meters

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Khaybullo Latipov, head of the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES), told reporters on July 19 that over the first six months of this year, water

12:23, july 19, 2011

Operations of Shangri-La Casino on Tajik-Kyrgyz border suspended

The Kyrgyz authorities have suspended operations of the Shangri-La Casino located on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border and which was very popular among residents of northern Tajikistan.

10:58, july 19, 2011

More than 60 researchers to be engaged in compiling Red Data Book of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 19, 20011, Asia-Plus -- More than 60 researchers will be engaged in compiling a new Red Data Book of Tajikistan that is expected to be published by the end of 2012, Talbak Salimov,

10:22, july 19, 2011

Festive demonstration to be held in Dushanbe on occasion of Tajikistan’s Independence Day

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A festive demonstration of residents of Dushanbe will take place on September 9 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence,

09:06, july 19, 2011

Over 3.6 mln somoni reportedly raised from hunting Marco Polo sheep this year

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The sale of licenses for hunting Marco Polo sheep during the hunting season (February-March) earned the government more than 3.

09:00, july 19, 2011

Residents of five districts in Sughd use solar cookers

KHUJAND, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Residents of five districts in the northern Sughd province have learnt how to operate solar cookers, or solar ovens.

16:55, july 18, 2011

‘We should not ignore requirements of law and order just for country’s prestige,’ says minister

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some 40 percent of employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are youth with less than two years of service, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi