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CCER registers 229 candidates for parliament

153 candidates will compete for 41 seats in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) in single-mandate constituencies and 73 other candidates were nominated by political

16:32, february 9, 2010

Dushanbe mayor shakes municipal officials

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev introduced a number of staff changes at a February 8 meeting of the mayor’s office.

16:21, february 9, 2010

88 candidates compete for 40 seats in Kulob legislature

KULOB, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 88 candidates have been registered to compete for 40 seats in the Kulob legislature (City Majlisi), Davlatsho Sharofuddinov, head of the Kulob city

15:25, february 9, 2010

Heavy snowfall affects pre-election campaign in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heavy snowfall and risk of avalanches have seriously affected holding of pre-election agitation campaign in Gorno Badakhshan, Alim Sherzamonov,

14:50, february 9, 2010

Self-propelled candidate for parliament from Khorog constituency withdraws from race

KHOROG, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Self-propelled candidate for the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) from Khorog single-mandate constituency # 41, Mirzosain

14:31, february 9, 2010

Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months'

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to see the United Nations slap sanctions on Iran in "weeks, not months.

14:29, february 9, 2010

Iran begins production of high-grade nuclear fuel – Reuters

Iran began final preparations for the production of 20%-enriched nuclear fuel at the Natanz plant, Reuters said on Tuesday citing an Iranian nuclear official.

14:29, february 9, 2010

Medvedev, Gonzalez to discuss RF-EU partnership

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with Felipe Gonzalez Marquez, Chairman of the Group of Wise Men (GWM) of the European Union, here on Tuesday.

14:26, february 9, 2010

British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll passes Falklands

A bomb disposal expert was killed Monday by an explosion in Afghanistan, pushing Britain's death toll in the conflict above that of the 1982 Falklands war, defence officials said.

14:19, february 9, 2010

Tojiktransgaz official denies report by some media that Uzbekistan cuts gas shipments to Tajikistan by half as ‘baseless’

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Report released by some media that Uzbekistan has allegedly cut natural-gas shipments to Tajikistan by half does not correspondent to the facts,

13:54, february 9, 2010

CCI offers Pakistani businessman to launch hand-knotted carpet weaving industry in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Sharif Said, yesterday met here with Pakistani businessman Haji Mohammad Nahim

13:35, february 9, 2010

Tajikistan-EDB agreement comes into effect

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Eurasian Development Bank has received an official notification from Tajikistan’s MFA that an agreement signed between the Government of

13:19, february 9, 2010

EBRD provides additional US$4.2 mln for improvement of water supply in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is intensifying municipal operations in Tajikistan.

12:54, february 9, 2010

Tajik Diaspora in Chelyabinsk conducts two-day action on selling Roghun shares to Tajiks working in this Russia’s region

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- With support from the Tajik General Consulate in Yekaterinburg and Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB), the Tajik Diaspora in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region

11:45, february 9, 2010

Republican conference entitled “The Tajiks and Islamic Culture” opens in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The republican scientific-practical conference, entitled “The Tajiks and Islamic Culture,” is opening at the Poytakht Center in Dushanbe today.

11:30, february 9, 2010

Secretary general of Egypt Fund for Technical Cooperation with CIS in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- General-Secretary of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with the CIS, Ambassador Samah Sotohi, arrived in Dushanbe on February 8 to discuss

11:15, february 9, 2010

Mayor orders to supply electricity to Dushanbe enterprise working in one shift from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office to discuss issues related to improving quality of goods realized at Dusahnbe’s markets, saving electricity

19:54, february 8, 2010

Over 692 mln somoni worth of Roghun shares reportedly sold in Tajikistan in month to Feb 6

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- More than 692 million somoni (equivalent to more than 159 million U.S.

19:27, february 8, 2010

GBAO police directorate chief replaced

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By interior minister’s order of February 8 Colonel Yusuf Nazarshoyev, formerly chief of the GBAO anticorruption directorate, has been appointed to

19:16, february 8, 2010

Monthly norms of winter precipitation fall in some regions Tajikistan in three days

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Monthly norms of winter precipitation have fallen in all regions of Tajikistan, except the northern Sughd province, over the past three days, Ms.

18:40, february 8, 2010

POLITICS

SDPT, IRPT leaders complain about violation of parliamentary elections legislation in regions

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some government officials are violating the parliamentary elections code, interfering in the pre-election race, Rahmatillo Zoirov, leader of the

17:58, february 8, 2010

President Rahmon receives Kyrgyz regional administrator

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Monday February 8, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting governor of Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region, Kidirbek Isayev, presidential press

17:49, february 8, 2010

Banned Jehovah's Witnesses expect verdict from the Supreme Court on their appeal

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus – Jehovah''s Witnesses in Tajikistan are expecting a verdict from the Supreme Court on their appeal of the decision that terminated the religious group''s

17:34, february 8, 2010

President urges to speed up construction of power plants and spinning mills

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A February 8 government meting, presided by President Emomali Rahmon, considered issues related to electricity supplies, implementation of a number

16:21, february 8, 2010

Founder of Ahorun Theatre passes away

DUSHANBE, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- People’s Artist of Tajikistan Farrukh Qosimov, known Tajik stage director and actor also founder of one of the most popular theatres in Tajikistan,

15:52, february 8, 2010

INCIDENTS

Khorog in snow captivity

KHOROG, February 8, Asia-Plus -- Following ongoing heavy snowfalls, the situation in Gorno Badakhshan remains complex and its administrative center, the city of Khorog, is still in snow

15:24, february 8, 2010

Tajik-U.S. political consultations start in Washington today

DUSHANBE, February 8, Asia-Plus -- Two-day Tajikistan-United States political consultations are starting in Washington today.

14:50, february 8, 2010

Arms cache discovered in Isfara

ISFARA, February 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An arms cache containing two RGD-5 hand grenades, 8 smoke pots, three scope sights for hand grenade launcher, one scope sight for sniper rifle, 700

14:12, february 8, 2010

Self-propelled candidate for Sughd regional legislature dropped out of race because of false signatures

DUSHANBE, February 8, Asia-Plus -- Abboskhouja Yahyokhojayev, the self-propelled candidate for a seat in the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) from Isfara constituency # 14, has been

13:53, february 8, 2010