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10:32, april 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CIS border troops commanders’ meeting in Dushanbe considers 20 issues

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 63rd session of the Council of CIS Border Troops Commanders took place in Dushanbe on April 22.

10:15, april 23, 2010

POWER

President Rahmon receives CIS border service chiefs

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received chiefs of border services of the CIS member nations who arrived in Dushanbe for the 63rd session of the

20:19, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

People ask president to review mechanism of road toll roll management for Dushanbe-Chanak highway

If there is no alternative road introduction of a toll road is in contrary with all international standards and this may have negative impact on the country’s economy, an open letter by 10,000

19:33, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Communists mark Lenin’s 140th birthday

KHOROG.KHUJAND, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus --Members of the organization of the Communist Part of Tajikistan (CPT) in Gorno Badakhshan marked Lenin’s 140th birthday today.

19:07, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

US$800 mln needed for rehabilitation of flood protection embankment along Surkhob and Yakhsou rivers

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 800 million U.S.

18:23, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Air reportedly forced to raise passenger fares

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Air has been forced to raise passenger fares because Dushanbe Airport and Tajikaeronavigatsiya (Tajik air navigation) have unreasonably raised

17:44, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Air to lease two aircraft from Brazil’s Embraer

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, is currently conducting negotiations with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, on leasing two aircraft.

17:12, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

St George’s Ribbon action launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Initiated by the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe and Russian Military Base 201 in Tajikistan, the St.

16:00, april 22, 2010

INCIDENTS

Emergency situation emerges at Pamir-1 HPP as huge boulders can break away from nearby rock

A huge crack that has appeared in the nearby rock may cause landslide

15:20, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of AFP sufferers increasing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 120 new cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been registered in Tajikistan over the first three month of this year, according to the Ministry of

14:41, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Juvenile delinquency reportedly increasing in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Juvenile delinquency is reportedly increasing in Sughd province.

14:03, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

GBAO farmers plan to increase cultivated areas by 80 ha

KHOROG, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- This year, farmers in Gorno Badakhshan plan to increase cultivated areas by 80 hectares, the GBAO agriculture directorate head Naghzibek Nazriyev said in

13:40, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI head, Philippines envoy consider priority areas of cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ways to expand trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and the Philippines were discussed yesterday at a meeting of Tajikistan’s Chamber of

13:16, april 22, 2010

Final round of competition among folk theatres dedicated to Victory Day takes place on May 7

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A final round of the republican competition among folk theatres, entitled “Defenders of the Motherland,” will take place at the State Youth Theatre

12:55, april 22, 2010

Days of Turkmen Culture to take place in Tajikistan in September

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Days of Culture of Turkmenistan will take place in Tajikistan in the second half of September this year, Minister of Culture Mirzoshorukh Asrori said in

12:44, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik military personnel to take part in Victory Parade in Moscow

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has prepared a list of countries that will send their military units for participation in the Moscow Victory Parade of 2010.

12:17, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

The goal of the competition is to promote restoration of traditionally high level of-Tajik-Russian relations, says Tursunov

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Presentation of the competition “Tajikistan-Russia: Historical Roots of Friendship and Cooperation, Glance at the Future” took place in Dushanbe

11:59, april 22, 2010

1.5 mln somoni allocated for implementation of projects in Hissar Historical Park

DUSHANBE, April 22, Asia-Plus -- 1.

11:43, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Breeding places for locusts detected in five districts of Sughd

KHUJAND, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To-date, breeding places for locusts have been detected in five districts of Sughd province, Hakim Shokirov, the head of the branch of state unitary

11:07, april 22, 2010

Tajikistan RCS sends humanitarian aid to mudflow-hit population in Sughd

KHUJAND, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) in Sughd province has sent a consignment of humanitarian aid to 10 families (totaling 58 people) in

10:51, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

445 firearms confiscated in Tajikistan in Q110

DUSHANBE/KHOROG, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months, Tajik law enforcement authorities have confiscated 445 illegally possessed firearms from the population, Deputy

10:34, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik energy and industries minister meets Russian delegation

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of further expansion bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and industry were the focus of a meeting of Minister of Energy and

10:15, april 22, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik law enforcement and the U.S. embassy partner to investigate terrorist incidents

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On April 21, the U.S.

19:08, april 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ministry of culture has not organized ‘attestations’ of imams in mosques, says minister

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Culture Mirzoshorukh Asrori denied information that the Ministry of Culture (MoC) has allegedly organized “attestations” of imams in mosques

18:35, april 21, 2010

POWER

Parliament’s committee considers amendments to the 2010 national budget law

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Economy, Budget, Finance and Taxes held an enlarged meeting on April 21

18:00, april 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

1,264 new TB cases detected in Tajikistan in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The number of TB infection cases is continuing to increase in Tajikistan.

17:43, april 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

40 HIV-infected prison inmates registered in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To-date, 40 HIV-infected prison inmates have been registered in Tajikistan, Bahrom Abdulhaqov, the deputy head of the penal department within the Tajik

17:04, april 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Overall volume of rail shipments reduces by nearly half in Q1 10

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, an overall volume of rail shipments has amounted to 2.334 million tons, which is 1.

15:39, april 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Railways’ transit traffic volumes decrease because of freight delays in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan also stopped transit of its commercial cargos and passenger rail traffic via Tajik territory.

14:55, april 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

3rd Central Asian Forum on infectious diseases and drug use in prison settings opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 3rd three-day Central Asian Forum on infectious diseases and drug use in prison settings has opened in Dushanbe today.