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16:08, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Gold price hike give impulse to gold mining in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists note that increasing prices of precious metals, in particular gold, have given impulse to development of deposits that were remained undeveloped

15:41, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Zijin Mining plans to invest US$110 mln in ZGC in the coming five years

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- China’s gold mining company, Zijin Mining, which assumes the 75 percent ownership interest in the joint gold mining venture, Zeravshan Gold Company

15:03, october 8, 2010

INCIDENTS

Burial ceremonies for three servicemen of Alpha unit who died in Rasht take place in Gorno Badakhshan

Burial ceremonies for three servicemen of an elite counterterror unit, Alpha, who were killed in a helicopter crash in Rasht took place in Gorno Badakhshan on October 7.

14:29, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Maykhura Tunnel expected to be put into operation in late October

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A 900-meter Maykhura Tunnel on the Dushanbe-Chanak highway is expected to be put into operation in late October, according to the Ministry of Transport and

12:43, october 8, 2010

POWER

Kulob University chancellor replaced

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus / -- By government’s decree Karimjon Qodirov was relieved of his post of Chancellor of the Kulob State University in connection with transfer to other job,

12:39, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Uzbek president reiterates his opposition to construction of Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek President Islam Karimov has reiterated his opposition to construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan during his visit to the

11:54, october 8, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik National Guards deny death toll in crash

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan''s National Guards have denied multiple media reports that 28 people were killed in a helicopter crash in the east of the country where a military

11:36, october 8, 2010

Tajik capital hosts international film festival

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Movies from 13 countries across the world will be shown during the Fourth Tajikistan International Film Festival, Didor 2010, to be held in the Tajik

11:08, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik dairy and meat industry increases production volumes

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan’s dairy and meat industry has produced a total of more than 15.

10:50, october 8, 2010

Days of Culture of Russia open in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Days of Culture of the Russian Federation open in Tajikistan on October 7.

10:32, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tax committee calls Tojiktransgaz the most incorrigible tax defaulter

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tax debts in Tajikistan rose by 70.127 million somoni in eight months to September 1, 2010, reaching 371.

10:18, october 8, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan considered being in protracted crisis

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-two countries are facing enormous challenges like repeated food crises and an extremely high prevalence of hunger due to a combination of

10:02, october 8, 2010

SOCIETY

Residents of border villages must help border guards, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2001, Asia-Plus -- Tajik border guards that do not have enough transport means and equipment cannot provide adequate control of Tajik-Afghan border, Tajik political

19:39, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik MFA: Tajikistan fulfils its international obligations on freedom of movement

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is successfully fulfilling its international obligations on freedom of movement, Sherali Jononov, an official with the Tajik MFA, remarked

19:23, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Findings of public monitoring of implementation of PRS presented

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The findings of public monitoring of the implementation of the national poverty reduction strategy (PRS) were presented in Dushanbe on October 7.

19:19, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd province gets additional Hajj quota

KHUJAND, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Additional quota of 21 seats has been allotted for Muslims in Sughd province who are going to perform Hajj this year, Mahkam Mirkamolov, a leading

18:11, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Iranian parliament speaker to visit Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Iranian Parliament (Majlis-e Shaura-ye Eslami) Speaker Ali Larijani heading Iranian parliamentary delegation will pay a visit to Tajikistan on October

17:46, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

It is impossible to fully control Tajik-Afghan border through traditional methods, says UN Resident Coordinator

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- It is necessary to seek alternative solution to the problems of illegally crossing Tajik-Afghan border because it is impossible to fully control the

17:05, october 7, 2010

POWER

Sharqi Ozod head dismissed

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2001, Asia-Plus -- Manzourkhon Dodokhonov has been relieved of his post of head of the state-run printer, Sharqi Ozod.

16:52, october 7, 2010

INCIDENTS

34 troops killed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2001, Asia-Plus – Military sources say up to 34 Tajik troops were killed in two separate incidents in the east of the country, in an area where a military operation against

16:45, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

GBAO reaches 61 percent of the autumn conscription target

KHOROG, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Gorno Badakhshan has reached 61 percent of the autumn conscription target to this day, the GBAO military registration and enlistment office chief Zafar

15:20, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rising printing prices and debts holt publication of three weeklies today

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The next edition of the Dushanbe independent weekly, Farazh, did not appear today.

14:50, october 7, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajikistan may be admitted to WTO before Uzbekistan, says expert

KHUJAND, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan may be admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) before Uzbekistan, Mr.

14:39, october 7, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik authorities help restore destroyed residential buildings in Rasht

Assistance, including building materials and fuels, has arrived in Rasht for five families whose houses were destroyed during a special operation to hunt down illegal armed gangs in the area.

13:28, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

International conference on Tajik-Afghan border security opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An international two-conference on border management and trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has opened in Dushanbe today.

12:35, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Afghan FMs sign protocol of cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Afghan bilateral cooperation in various fields was the focus of a meeting of Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi with his Afghan counterpart

12:16, october 7, 2010

INCIDENTS

Servicemen of SCNS special operation unit killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Rasht

Besides, a truck that had servicemen the National Guard onboard was blown up by landmine in Rasht yesterday. Six servicemen were killed.

11:20, october 7, 2010

SPORT

Tajik tennis player to participate in 2011 Australia Open

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik tennis player Dilshod Sharifi has qualified for the Australian Open Tennis Championships 2011, Ibod Sharifi, Vice-President of Tajikistan’s National

11:01, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Exploration of gold ore show in Tavildara suspended until May

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Canadian company, MEDS (phonetically spelled), have taken samples from the gold ore show, Rumri, in Tavildara district, some 200

10:43, october 7, 2010

TAJKISTAN

All news

Gold price hike give impulse to gold mining in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists note that increasing prices of precious metals, in particular gold, have given impulse to development of deposits that were remained undeveloped

Zijin Mining plans to invest US$110 mln in ZGC in the coming five years

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- China’s gold mining company, Zijin Mining, which assumes the 75 percent ownership interest in the joint gold mining venture, Zeravshan Gold Company

Burial ceremonies for three servicemen of Alpha unit who died in Rasht take place in Gorno Badakhshan

Burial ceremonies for three servicemen of an elite counterterror unit, Alpha, who were killed in a helicopter crash in Rasht took place in Gorno Badakhshan on October 7.

Maykhura Tunnel expected to be put into operation in late October

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A 900-meter Maykhura Tunnel on the Dushanbe-Chanak highway is expected to be put into operation in late October, according to the Ministry of Transport and

Kulob University chancellor replaced

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus / -- By government’s decree Karimjon Qodirov was relieved of his post of Chancellor of the Kulob State University in connection with transfer to other job,

Uzbek president reiterates his opposition to construction of Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek President Islam Karimov has reiterated his opposition to construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan during his visit to the

Tajik National Guards deny death toll in crash

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan''s National Guards have denied multiple media reports that 28 people were killed in a helicopter crash in the east of the country where a military

Tajik capital hosts international film festival

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Movies from 13 countries across the world will be shown during the Fourth Tajikistan International Film Festival, Didor 2010, to be held in the Tajik

Tajik dairy and meat industry increases production volumes

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan’s dairy and meat industry has produced a total of more than 15.

Days of Culture of Russia open in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Days of Culture of the Russian Federation open in Tajikistan on October 7.

Tax committee calls Tojiktransgaz the most incorrigible tax defaulter

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tax debts in Tajikistan rose by 70.127 million somoni in eight months to September 1, 2010, reaching 371.

Tajikistan considered being in protracted crisis

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-two countries are facing enormous challenges like repeated food crises and an extremely high prevalence of hunger due to a combination of

Residents of border villages must help border guards, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2001, Asia-Plus -- Tajik border guards that do not have enough transport means and equipment cannot provide adequate control of Tajik-Afghan border, Tajik political

Tajik MFA: Tajikistan fulfils its international obligations on freedom of movement

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is successfully fulfilling its international obligations on freedom of movement, Sherali Jononov, an official with the Tajik MFA, remarked

Findings of public monitoring of implementation of PRS presented

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The findings of public monitoring of the implementation of the national poverty reduction strategy (PRS) were presented in Dushanbe on October 7.

Sughd province gets additional Hajj quota

KHUJAND, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Additional quota of 21 seats has been allotted for Muslims in Sughd province who are going to perform Hajj this year, Mahkam Mirkamolov, a leading

Iranian parliament speaker to visit Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Iranian Parliament (Majlis-e Shaura-ye Eslami) Speaker Ali Larijani heading Iranian parliamentary delegation will pay a visit to Tajikistan on October

It is impossible to fully control Tajik-Afghan border through traditional methods, says UN Resident Coordinator

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- It is necessary to seek alternative solution to the problems of illegally crossing Tajik-Afghan border because it is impossible to fully control the

Sharqi Ozod head dismissed

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2001, Asia-Plus -- Manzourkhon Dodokhonov has been relieved of his post of head of the state-run printer, Sharqi Ozod.

34 troops killed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2001, Asia-Plus – Military sources say up to 34 Tajik troops were killed in two separate incidents in the east of the country, in an area where a military operation against

GBAO reaches 61 percent of the autumn conscription target

KHOROG, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Gorno Badakhshan has reached 61 percent of the autumn conscription target to this day, the GBAO military registration and enlistment office chief Zafar

Rising printing prices and debts holt publication of three weeklies today

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The next edition of the Dushanbe independent weekly, Farazh, did not appear today.

Tajikistan may be admitted to WTO before Uzbekistan, says expert

KHUJAND, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan may be admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) before Uzbekistan, Mr.

Tajik authorities help restore destroyed residential buildings in Rasht

Assistance, including building materials and fuels, has arrived in Rasht for five families whose houses were destroyed during a special operation to hunt down illegal armed gangs in the area.

International conference on Tajik-Afghan border security opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An international two-conference on border management and trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has opened in Dushanbe today.

Tajik, Afghan FMs sign protocol of cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Afghan bilateral cooperation in various fields was the focus of a meeting of Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi with his Afghan counterpart

Servicemen of SCNS special operation unit killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Rasht

Besides, a truck that had servicemen the National Guard onboard was blown up by landmine in Rasht yesterday. Six servicemen were killed.

Tajik tennis player to participate in 2011 Australia Open

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik tennis player Dilshod Sharifi has qualified for the Australian Open Tennis Championships 2011, Ibod Sharifi, Vice-President of Tajikistan’s National

Exploration of gold ore show in Tavildara suspended until May

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Canadian company, MEDS (phonetically spelled), have taken samples from the gold ore show, Rumri, in Tavildara district, some 200

Finnish FMA, ILO launch joint project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Project, From the Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs, has been launched in Tajikistan.