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18:11, march 3, 2008

Khujand court sentences drug pusher to 16 years in prison

KHUJAND, March 3, Asia-Plus - Resident of Dushanbe has been sentenced to 16 years in jail after having been convicted by a city court in Khujand on charge of drug trafficking.

18:00, march 3, 2008

68 bodies of Tajik labor migrants returned from Russia in Jan-Feb 2008

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, 68 bodies of Tajik labor migrants have been returned to their homeland from Russia, Asia-Plus has learned from

16:52, march 3, 2008

PM visits Khatlon

KULOB, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov was on a working visit to the Khatlon province on March 1.

16:50, march 3, 2008

Lenin monument dismantled in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- A monument to Lenin has been dismantled in Dushanbe. The monument to Lenin in the Dushanbe Central Park on the night of March 1.

15:58, march 3, 2008

Tajik expert expects Medvedev’s victory to have positive impact on political situation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Victory pf Dmitry Medvedev in the Russian presidential polls will have a positive impact on the political situation in Tajikistan, Abdughani Mamadazimov, the

14:31, march 3, 2008

Tajik, Ukrainian defense ministers discuss cooperation issues in Kiev

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Khairulloyev heading a Tajik military delegation was on a six-day working visit to Ukraine from February 25 to March, according

13:57, march 3, 2008

Uzbekistan resumes electricity supplies to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan has resumed electricity supplies to Tajikistan..

13:40, march 3, 2008

Barqi Tojik lifts power rationing imposed on Dushanbe electricity

On Saturday March 1, Tajik state energy company Barqi Tojik lifted rigorous electricity rationing introduced in Dushanbe on February 7.

13:01, march 3, 2008

Medvedev says to pay 1st visit as president to CIS state

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus – Russian First Vice Prime Minister has said that he will pay his first foreign visit in the capacity if the country’s president to a country of the Commonwealth

12:47, march 3, 2008

Government seeks cooperation with journalists on preparation of water-related disaster risk reduction conference

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Organizing committee for international conference to discuss water-related disaster risk reduction, led by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, has called on electronic

12:22, march 3, 2008

Tajik academicians hold meeting to set tasks for this year

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- An annual meeting of Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences will be held in Dushanbe on March 4.

12:05, march 3, 2008

Medvedev leads with 70.1% of votes as 94.4% of ballots counted

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus – Russian First Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is still winning by a landslide the Russian presidential election as 94.

11:58, march 3, 2008

Russian company to rehabilitate small power plant in Tajikistan free of charge

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s open joint-stock company Federal Hydrogenerating Company (GidroOGK) will rehabilitate small hydropower plant on the Kofarnihon River in Vahdat

11:41, march 3, 2008

Vakhsh resident gets 20-year jail term for raping his minor cousin

QURGHON TEPPA, March 3, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khatlon’s Vakhsh district Safarmurod Ghulomov has got 20-year term of jail after having been convicted by a district court in Khatlon’s

11:19, march 3, 2008

Ukrainian president to pay official visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 3, Asia-Plus - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan on March 6-7.

18:28, march 1, 2008

Experts expect grain prices to rise in Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- According to Tajik experts, rise in prices of grain and flour as well as possible restriction on grain exports in Kazakhstan and rising export and customs

17:15, march 1, 2008

PM visits Khatlon

KULOB, March 1, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov today went to the Khatlon province on a working visit.

17:04, march 1, 2008

President decrees committee for environmental protection and agency for procurements of goods

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon signed decrees on February 29 establishing the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government and the Agency for

16:24, march 1, 2008

Government endorses labor remuneration reform concept

A February 29 government session, presided over by President Rahmon, considered more than 60 socioeconomic issues.

15:13, march 1, 2008

Conference to discuss media legislation execution issues held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- A February 28 republican scientific-practical conference formally titled “Execution of Media

12:24, march 1, 2008

Education minister orders to raise wages of teachers at vocational-technical school

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- A Febraury 29 board meeting of the Ministry of Education (MoE) summed up the results of work of primary vocational schools, Asia-plus has learned from Noilsho

12:02, march 1, 2008

Drug pusher detained in northern Tajikistan with more than 2 kilos of heroin

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the city of Chkalovsk has been detained in the Bobojonghafurov district on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing, according to the Drug

11:30, march 1, 2008

Official opening of Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dushanbe postponed

DUSHANBE, March 1, Asia-Plus -- The official opening of the Hyatt Regency Hotel scheduled for June ha been postponed until August, Asia-Plus has learned at Asia Hotel Management Company.

19:56, february 29, 2008

Tajik CCI calls on Iran to expand economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of further expansion of economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran were focus of a meeting of Sharif Said, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber

19:28, february 29, 2008

MoA to plant 8 million trees this year

DUSHANBE, Febraury 29, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) intends to plant 8 million trees this year, according to a MoA.

19:02, february 29, 2008

Tajprombank provides loans to cotton farmers in Khatlon’s Bokhtar district

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajprombank (Tajik industrial bank) has received the first tranche (2 million somonis) of a 5 million somonis loan from the government for providing loans

18:21, february 29, 2008

Three books by Tajik journalists brought out in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, Febraury 29, Asia-Plus -- Three books by Tajik journalist Sulton Hamad were brought out in Dushanbe recently.

17:36, february 29, 2008

Traffic via Shahriston Pass restored

More than 20 people that have remained trapped by avalanches on the Shahriston Pass since Febraury 21 managed to continue their travel only today.

15:28, february 29, 2008

Barqi Tojik intends to increase electricity supplies to Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state energy company Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) intends to increase electricity supplies to Dushanbe by two hours starting from March 1.

14:54, february 29, 2008

Tajikistan to participate in investment and business partnership conference in Qatar

DUSHANBE, February 29, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s companies have an opportunity to conduct negotiations with potential investors from different countries at a conference on investment and