Tajkistan

Roaring demand for fares for air route Khujand-Dushanbe reported in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roaring demand for fares for the flight Khujand-Dushanbe has been reported in northern Tajikistan.

11:56, august 25, 2008

Customs officer detained on suspicion of having taken bribe

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Shohin Najmiddinzoda, an officers with the Sughd customs directorate, has been detained don suspicion of having been involved in bribery, according to

11:34, august 25, 2008

International conference on climate change problems held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international conference, formally titled “Climate Change and Landscape Evolution in the Central Asian Mountains and the Surrounding Basins: Past,

10:17, august 25, 2008

Two police officers convicted of corruption

QURGHON TEPPA, August 25, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from the police department in Khatlon’s Khuroson district have got jail terms for corruption.

16:26, august 23, 2008

Russia says military pullout from Georgia complete

Russia's defense minister said on Friday the military had completed the withdrawal of troops from Georgia as stipulated in a peace deal brokered by the French president last week.

14:10, august 23, 2008

Russia’s OJSC PAVA to export flour to Sughd

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s open-joint-stock company PAVA will export grade 1 wheat flour to the Sughd province. Ms.

10:50, august 23, 2008

Tajik farmers to stockpile 638,000 tons of forages this year

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- All categories of farms in Tajikistan are expected to stockpile some 638,000 tons of forages this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

10:30, august 23, 2008

One injured in cafe gas blast in Khujand

KHUAJND, August 23, 2008, Asia-Plus - One person has been seriously injured in a café gas blast in Khujand, Sughd province.

19:27, august 22, 2008

Orienbonk introduces new money transfer system -- MoneyGram

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has introduced a new money transfer system – MoneyGram.

18:42, august 22, 2008

Two employees of inspection agencies in Sughd face bribery charges

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus - Two employees of inspection agencies in the Sughd province have been arrested on suspicion of having extorted money from managers of the inspected

18:15, august 22, 2008

16 renovated educational facilities schools to open their doors to pupils in new school year

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sixteen renovated schools in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district, the city of Roghun as well as Vahdat, Nourobod, Vahdat, and Fayzobod districts will open

18:00, august 22, 2008

Women’s NGOs in northern Tajikistan trained in efficiently cooperating with media

KHUAJND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A three-day training for local public associations dealing with problems of rights of women and children was launched in Khujand, the capital of the

17:38, august 22, 2008

Body of another victim of August 5 traffic accidents found

KHUJAND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Body of another victim of August 5 traffic accidents has been found in Sughd’s Ayni district.

17:21, august 22, 2008

Two killed in rockfall in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of Sughd’s Ayni district were killed Tuesday early in the morning as a car UAZ-469 (Russian jeep) fell into a 300-meter precipice

15:54, august 22, 2008

TajPromBank supports the cotton sector in Khatlon through lending TJS6.4 mln

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, Tajikistan’s incorporated industrial bank for reconstruction and development, TajPromBank, has provided 6.

15:27, august 22, 2008

United States provides more than $13 million to enhance Tajikistan's security and rule of law

The United States has provided $13.4 million to enhance Tajikistanâ€™s security and rule of law.

15:03, august 22, 2008

To rehabilitate its energy sector Tajikistan should raise electricity rate to 4 cents

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- To rehabilitate its energy sector Tajikistan should raise the price of one kilowatt-hour of electricity to 4 cents, Mr.

13:13, august 22, 2008

Water levels at Norak reservoir reach level of 894 meters, Barqi Tojik spokesman says

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Water levels at the reservoir powering the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) have reached the level of 894 meters to this date, Nozir Yodgori, a

12:25, august 22, 2008

10 items of textbooks published within the framework of the education modernization project presented today

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Presentation of ten items of textbooks for secondary schools was held at the Ministry of Education (MoE) today.

12:00, august 22, 2008

Khatlon farmers organize farm produce fair in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers from the Khatlon province will organize a farm produce fair in Dushanbe next week.

10:30, august 22, 2008

Khatlon produces some 220,000 tons of cereals by August 21

QURGHON TEPPA, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus - Farmers in the southern Khatlon province have produced 216,600 tons of cereals by August 21, which 11,600 tons more than by the same date of last

10:16, august 22, 2008

Khudoiberdiyev’s militant follower gets long jail term

KHUAJND, August 22, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A regional court in Tajikistan has sentenced militant follower of mutinous Colonel Mahmoud Khudoiberdiyev to long jail term for his involvement in

20:46, august 21, 2008

Document on amendments to Tajik-US security cooperation agreement to be signed tomorrow

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of signing of a document on making amendments, including allocation of additional funds, to the US-Tajik security cooperation agreement will

20:22, august 21, 2008

Next winter, Tajikistan expected to have its electricity 300 MW more due to two units of Sangtuda-1 station

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The World bank hopes that the next winter will not be as difficult as the past one was.

18:31, august 21, 2008

Tajikistan-WIS opens three labs for classifying cotton fiber quality

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, Tillomurod Doniyorov, a chief specialist with the directorate for international tie within the

16:59, august 21, 2008

United States hands over Nizhny Panj border facility to Tajikistan government

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On August 19, 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handed over a $6.5 million border facility at Nizhny Panj to the Tajik Customs Service.

16:00, august 21, 2008

Tajikistan introduces international cotton quality evaluation standards

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2008, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan is introducing Universal Cotton Grading Standards, Tillomurod Doniyorov, a chief specialist with the directorate for international tie

14:56, august 21, 2008

CES sets up special rescue groups in regions

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- in the near future, the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) will set up special rescue groups in the cities of Khorog, Khujand, Kulob and Qurghon

13:09, august 21, 2008

CSTO defense ministers meet in Yerevan to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 21, 2008, Asia-Plus -- First Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Ramyl Nadirov, is representing Tajikistan at a regular session of the council of defense ministers of

11:37, august 21, 2008