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Rahmon inaugurates new school in Hissar

DUSHANBE, August 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on his working visit to central Tajikistan, has attended a ceremony of opening of a new school in Hissar

12:47, august 30, 2010

Children from disaster-hit families accept places at two schools

DUSHANBE, August 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Children from the disaster-hit families in the city of Kulob have accepted places at two schools.

12:15, august 30, 2010

INCIDENTS

Seven killed in traffic accident in GBAO last Saturday

KHOROG, August 30, 2010, Asia-Plus, Asia-Plus -- Seven people were killed on August 28 as a vehicle fell into the Panj River in Gorno Badakhshan.

11:59, august 30, 2010

President visits central Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 30, 2010, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon is visiting districts subordinate to the center in central Tajikistan today.

10:53, august 30, 2010

Tajikistan to attend SCO anti-terror drill in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, August 30, Asia-Plus 2010, Asia-Plus -- A special company-strong subunit of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) that is part of mobile subunits of the Collective Security Treaty

10:18, august 30, 2010

Young lawyers in Sughd help prepare disabled children for school

KHUJAND, August 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based Association of Young Lawyers (AMPRO) has conducted charitable action, Help Prepare for School, to support children with physical

18:50, august 28, 2010

Fugitive Tajik businessman detained in Moscow

Ex-member of the Sughd legislature, Nizomkhon Jourayev, who owned a chemical plant in the northern city of Isfara and has been wanted by Tajik police since 2007, was detained in Moscow on Friday.

18:15, august 28, 2010

Two other peaks in Gorno Badakhshan named

DUSHANBE, August 28, Asia-Plus -- Russian climbers have ascended two other unmade peaks in Gorno Badakhshan.

17:39, august 28, 2010

First daily newspaper to appear in Tajikistan on Monday

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of Imrouz-News (Imrouz means “”today” in Tajik) will appear in Dushanbe today.

17:05, august 28, 2010

Kulob resident detained in Dushanbe for drug pushing

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) led to the arrest of drug pusher at one of parking lots in Dushanbe on august

16:56, august 28, 2010

Repair-renewal operations at Pamir-1 HPP completed ahead of schedule

KHOROG, August 28, Asia-Plus -- The Pamir-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) resumed its operations on August 27, three days ahead of schedule.

16:39, august 28, 2010

President again urges people to recall children from foreign religious, create two-year food stocks

Tajik leader again urged on parents to recall children from foreign religious schools and urged people to stock up on food.

19:36, august 27, 2010

Tojikcement, Naftrason removed from the list of enterprises subject to restructuring

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tojikcement (Dushanbe cement plant) and joint-stock company Naftrason (oil products) have been removed from the list of enterprises subject to

18:43, august 27, 2010

Enhancement of adult education system discussed in Khorog

KHOROG, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable to discuss issues related to enhancement of the adult education system and improvement of vocational courses took place in Khorog, Gorno

17:48, august 27, 2010

Head of farming unit in Qumsangir accused of attempting to give bribe to prosecutor

QURGHON TEPPA, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon prosecutor’s office has brought formal charges against head of farming unit in Qumsangir district, accusing him of an attempt to give

15:13, august 27, 2010

Asia-Plus newspaper to appear twice a week starting on August 30

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe social and political newspaper, Asia -Plus , will appear twice a week starting on August 30 – on Mondays and Thursdays.

14:06, august 27, 2010

Judge from Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district court faces corruption charges

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Fayziddin Bobobekov, a judge with the court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, was detained yesterday on suspicion of having been involved in corruption.

13:55, august 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Damage caused by recent floods to Ayni district estimated at more than 1 mln somoni

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to the preliminary estimates, damage caused by recent floods to Ayni district has amounted to more than 1 million somoni, the Ayni chairman

13:28, august 27, 2010

NATO’s special envoy for the Caucasus and CA to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

13:09, august 27, 2010

Tajik-Chinese cultural cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Culture Mirzoshorukh Asrori received Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Fan Xianrong on August 26.

12:54, august 27, 2010

ADB statement on CASA-1000 project

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would like to clarify recent media reports that have attributed certain statements to former ADB’s Country Director for

12:39, august 27, 2010

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs to visit Tajikistan soon

DUSHANBE, August 27, Asia-Plus -- The Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr.

12:25, august 27, 2010

U.S. embassy uses theater to promote peace

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The United States Embassy sponsored a series of summer camps in Qairoqqum and Romit that use theater to inspire young people to resolve conflicts in a

12:09, august 27, 2010

President orders to relocate disaster-hit residents of Ayni district to Zafaraobod district

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning had telephone conversations with Sughd Governor Qohir Rasoulzoda and Ayni District Chairman Rustam Rahmatov to

11:56, august 27, 2010

Emomali Rahmon visits Rasht Valley

During his two-day visit, President Rahmon will inaugurate a number of new economic and social facilities in the region.

10:52, august 27, 2010

Parcels of land allotted to the Khujand elderly care center for growing crops

KHUJAND, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Khujand authorities have allotted parcels of land to the local elderly care center for planting various agricultural crops for the center, Asia-Plus has

10:35, august 27, 2010

Specialized school for blind and partially sighted children to op in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has signed a decree on opening of a specialized primary school for blind and partially sighted children in

10:18, august 27, 2010

SOCIETY

IRPT: President’s call may restrict Tajik youth opportunities to obtain religious education

DUSHANBE, August 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President’s call on parents not to send children to foreign religious schools restricts Tajik youth opportunities to obtain religious education,

19:04, august 26, 2010

Cases of theft of things of Tajik passengers reported at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cases of the theft of things from bags of the Moscow-Dushanbe flight passengers have become more frequent at Moscow’s Domodedovo in recent months,

18:03, august 26, 2010