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17:15, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Cotton sowing campaign progressing despite recent heavy rains

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cotton-sowing campaign is progressing in Tajikistan despite recent heavy rains, Deputy Agriculture Minister, Isroill Sijouddinov, told reporters in

15:27, april 20, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Dushanbe economic court hands down ruling to revoke operating licenses from two Tajik companies

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s Economic Court has handed down ruling to revoke operating licenses from two Tajik mining companies, Amirkhoja Ghoibnazarov, the chairman of

15:00, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

EU launches a new call for proposals to support human rights and democracy in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan is seeking proposals for supporting actions in the Republic of Tajikistan with financial assistance

14:30, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CIS border troops commanders to meet in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus -- The next 63rd session of the council of the CIS border troops commanders will take place in Dushanbe on April 22.

14:16, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sangtuda-1 HPP reportedly generates 555 mln kWh of electricity in Q1010

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Press service of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 station, reports that the station has generated 555

13:49, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM to have interactive dialogue with Renmin Ribao’s readers

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On April 27, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi will have an interactive dialogue with readers of China’s Renmin Ribao, according to the Tajik Embassy in

13:29, april 20, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Five officers from Sughd body empowered to combat organized crime arrested for corruption

KHUJAND, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Five officers from the Sughd regional body empowered to combat organized crime have been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in corruption,

13:11, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan hosts CSTO anti-terror drill

An anti-terror drill for the CSTO Central Asian group that opened in northern Tajikistan today has reportedly involved some 600 military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and

12:41, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Two Tajiks start multi-country cycling tour today

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajiks – 25-year-old teacher from Tajik Technical University Alisher Khoushvakhtov and 27-year-old German teacher from Dushanbe’s school # 28 Said

12:25, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president to receive envoys of 13 countries today afternoon

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will accept credentials from thirteen new ambassadors today afternoon.

12:13, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

5 assault rifles Kalashnikov confiscated in Kulob in Q110

KULOB, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the law enforcement authorities have confiscated five assault rifles Kalashnikov from residents of the city and

12:01, april 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Minor tremor felt in Dushanbe Monday evening

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A minor tremor measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale could be felt in Dushanbe yesterday evening, at 7:54 pm, according to the Dushanbe seismology station.

11:50, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Matches not made in Heaven

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus – One Tajik man has turned matchmaking into a booming business opportunity.

11:36, april 20, 2010

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers agreement on CORF

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered an agreement on the Collective Operational Reaction

11:35, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Allegations about environmental problems caused by emissions from Tajik aluminum smelter baseless, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- All allegations and rumors that emissions from Tajik aluminum smelter operated by Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) have caused serious environmental

10:19, april 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Overall space of 76,116 sq.m. in residential buildings made available in Tajikistan in Q1010

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Abduvali Komilov, the head of the Agency for Construction and Architecture, revealed on April 19

19:22, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM to discuss year-round operation of Kulma crossing with Chinese officials

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - Deputy Foreign Minister, Abdullo Yuldoshev, considers that figures for trade between Tajikistan and in China in 2009 provided by the Agency for

18:50, april 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Health conditions of three Tajiks injured in Moscow dormitory blast do not cause concern

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Three Tajik nationals were injured Sunday morning as a dormitory at the Fabritsius Street in Moscow was rocked by a blast, Deputy Foreign Minister

18:04, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of members of ruling party’s organization in Kulob increasing

KULOB, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The number of members of the organization of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) in the city of Kulob have increased.

17:48, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe’s Barakat market to be pulled down soon

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Barakat market and the Justice Ministry’s pretrial detention facility located in the center in Dushanbe will be demolished in the near future,

17:33, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik customs officers transfer 358.4 mln somoni to the public purse in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the Customs Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has transferred 358.

15:01, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Somon Air launches air route to Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first private air carrier, Somon Air, has launched a new air route – from Dushanbe to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

14:52, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Uzbek economic commission to consider freight hold-up problem soon

The freight hold-up problem is expected to be one of major topics of the Tajik-Uzbek joint commission for economic and trade cooperation that will meet in Tashkent in the near future.

14:15, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Representative from EBRD Resident Office in Istanbul visits FEZ Sughd

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

13:46, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

GBAO tax debts amount to 522 mln somoni

KHOROG, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The GBAO tax directorate has overfulfilled the tax collection target for the first quarter of this year by 12.

13:22, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

SDC handed over seven broad band digital seismic stations to the Academy of Science of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Friday April 16, the Academy of Science of Tajikistan hosted a meeting dedicated to the “Day of Science” marked under the motto “2010 Is the Year of

12:59, april 19, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Number of crimes in Sughd-deployed military units reportedly decreases

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010 Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 17 crimes have been committed by officers and soldiers of military units deployed in Sughd province, which is 51

12:48, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

91 Sughd residents deported from Russia in Q110

KHUJAND, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 91 residents of Sughd province have been deported from Russia over the first three months of this year, the Sughd transportation prosecutor Zokir Nazarov

12:31, april 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Another US$57 mln needed for implementation of Dushanbe-Tursunzoda-Uzbek border highway rehabilitation project

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An estimated budget for rehabilitation of the Dushanbe-Tursunzoda-Uzbek border highway is 135 million U.S.

12:08, april 19, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Kulob court sentences two Russia officers to 1½ years and 6 months in prison respectively for killing their colleague

KULOB, April 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two officers of a Russian military unit deployed in Kulob have got jail terms of 1½ and six months respectively for killing their colleague.