Tajkistan

20-day deadline unrealistic for broadcasters registration process: ВВС World Service

DUSHANBE , January 19, Asia-Plus - On Wednesday January 18, the BBC made a formal complaint to the Tajik Government.

14:09, january 19, 2006

Interior minister claims neighbors did not participate in pulling children from burning building and firefighters arrived in 15 minutes

DUSHANBE , January 19, Asia-Plus - No one of neighbors participated in pulling children the burning building of the “Chorbogh” orphanage and seven firefighting crews arrived in

13:44, january 19, 2006

Islamic Republic of Iran will promote development of Tajikistan: Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei

DUSHANBE , January 19, Asia-Plus - IRNA – During his stay in Iran , President Rahmonov called on the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah

13:01, january 19, 2006

Official visit of Tajik President Rahmonov to Turkey starts

A four-day official visit of Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov to Turkey started today.

12:49, january 19, 2006

Areas under cotton to be reduced by 38,000 hectares this year, says deputy agriculture minister

DUSHANBE , January 19, Asia-Plus - This year, areas under cotton in Tajikistan will have been reduced by 38,000 hectares and the national cotton target for

12:34, january 19, 2006

Tajikistan, Iran sign eight MoUs

Two-day visit of President Rahmonov to Iran has resulted in signing of eight memorandums of understanding.

12:13, january 19, 2006

Tajik Railways comes to agreement with Russian side on twice-weekly service on route Khujand-Saratov

DUSHANBE , January 19, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Russia have come to an agreement on organizing the twice-weekly service on the rail

12:12, january 19, 2006

Joint Tajik-Iranian technical committee to be set up in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus -- Documentation for launch of joint Tajik-Iranian technical committee has already been submitted to the Tajik Ministry of Justice for license, Tajik Minister of

11:55, january 19, 2006

No case of bird flu registered in Tajikistan so far, says chief veterinarian

Diagnostic examination of birds brought from nine districts of the republic shows they do not have the dangerous virus

20:32, january 18, 2006

INCIDENTS

One killed, seven injured in home gas blast

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - One person was killed and seven others were injured Monday evening [January 16] as a gas cylinder blew up in residential building in Shahrinav

20:15, january 18, 2006

3.500 customs infringements, 1,194 tax crimes revealed in Tajikistan last year: MSRTC official

DUSHANBE, January 18, Asia-Plus -- Last year, Tajik customs officers revealed more than 3,500 cases of violation of customs requirements, Hokimsho Tilloyev, an official with the Ministry of State

19:59, january 18, 2006

U.S. Embassy opens third American Corner in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - Access to news and culture about the United States just became easier in Dushanbe . On January 18, U.

19:56, january 18, 2006

MSRTC transferred some 2 billion Somonis to country’s budget, says MSRTC official

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - Last year, sub-divisions of the Ministry of State Revenues and Tax Collections (MSRTC) transferred to the country’s national budget 1.

18:50, january 18, 2006

Volume of agricultural product in Gorno Badakhshan reduces

KHOROG, January 18, - According to information from the GBAO Agency for Statistics, last year’s agricultural product in Gorno Badakhshan from all categories of farms was only 96.

16:44, january 18, 2006

490 teachers throughout Tajikistan received training

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus – IFES-Tajikistan trained 23 highly qualified trainers on interactive methodology and Civic Education, so they could, in turn, carried out the

16:11, january 18, 2006

Tajik, Iran presidents begin official talks

DUSHANBE, January 18, Asia-Plus – IRNA – After official welcome Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hosted to him in Tehran on January 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov speaking to reporters

15:49, january 18, 2006

Tajikistan produced 375,300 tons of aluminum, says MET official

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - In 2005, Tajikistan produced 375,300 tons of primary aluminum for a total amount of 1.

15:22, january 18, 2006

Consideration of appeal by DPT leader to be open but without participation of media: Supreme Court deputy head

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - Appeal lodged by Mahmadruzi Iskandarov against sentence passed on him will be considered at an open trial in the Security Ministry-run

13:32, january 18, 2006

Supreme Court disaffirmed 117 sentences passed by courts of lower instances last year, says Supreme Court head

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - In 2005, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan considered 2,306 complaints lodged by citizens, Izbillo Khojayev, Chairman of the Supreme Court

12:56, january 18, 2006

Dushanbe mayor, head of EBRD resident office in Tajikistan discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - On January 17, Dushanbe Mayor, Mahmadsaid Ubaidylloyev, met with Mr.

11:57, january 18, 2006

UNDP and SIDA support actions against corruption in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - Over US$1 million have been provided to investigate corruption, and strengthening the role of the parliament and of the citizens in the fight

11:40, january 18, 2006

Tajik-Moldavian commission for economic cooperation to meet in Tajik capital in February

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - The second meeting of the joint Tajik-Moldavian commission for economic and trade cooperation is supposed to be held in Dushanbe

11:13, january 18, 2006

Number of subscribers to periodical press increasing in Tajikistan: communications minister

DUSHANBE , January 18, Asia-Plus - Compared to 2004 a number of subscribers to the periodical press increased by 7 percent last year, the Minister of Communications, Said

20:35, january 17, 2006

Now national TV may be picked up on the whole territory of Tajikistan: communications minister

DUSHANBE , January 17, Asia-Plus - Now Tajik national TV can be picked up by about 98 percent of the population, the Communications Minister, Said Zuvaydov, announced at a news

20:14, january 17, 2006

Tajikistan seized over 4.6 tons of drugs last year: DCA official

DUSHANBE, January 17, Asia-Plus - 4,613 kilograms of drugs, with a half of them being heroin, were interested in Tajikistan last year, the DCA first deputy director, Fayzullo Abdulloyev, said

19:46, january 17, 2006

Tajik president assesses bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran as ‘excellent’

On January 17, Tajik President Rahmonov and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a joint news conference in Tehran .

18:20, january 17, 2006

Income of cellular operators in Tajikistan amounts to 128.5 million Somonis, says communications minister

DUSHANBE , January 17, Asia-Plus - over the past several years, a volume of revenues for rendering communication service has increased, The Communications Minister, Said

15:09, january 17, 2006

136,000 Somonis transferred to national budget last year from sale of state-owned properties in Kulob

KULOB, January 17, Asia-Plus - Throughout the Kulob region of Khatlon during 2005, the Kulob branch of the State Unitary Enterprise for Sale of State-owned Properties realized in auctions real

14:57, january 17, 2006

Tajik MPs to attend events in Astana to mark 10th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s parliament

DUSHANBE , January 17, Asia-Plus - A delegation of Tajik parliamentarians led by Mehmon Bakhti, deputy head of the Majlisi Milli ( Tajikistan ’s upper chamber

14:46, january 17, 2006