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Supreme Court judges file lawsuits against three Tajik newspapers

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus – Three judges from the Tajik Supreme Court and a Dushanbe court filed lawsuits against three independent newspapers today, Radio Liberty’ Tajik Service

12:00, january 30, 2010

4 mln somoni provided from president’s reserve fund for purchase of computers for schools

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A new bulk of computers will be distributed to schools in Tajikistan in February, according to Ministry of Education (MoE).

20:39, january 29, 2010

1,113 kilos of narcotics seized in Khatlon in 2009

QURGHON TEPPA, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon law enforcement authorities seized 1,113 kilograms of narcotics in 2009, which is 759 kilograms fewer than in 2008, Zafar Sayfulloyev,

20:03, january 29, 2010

INCIDENTS

Family burned in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Person, suspected of having deliberately killed a family in the Bokhtar district, Khatlon province has been detained.

19:39, january 29, 2010

Tajik, Russian foreign ministers exchange views on prospects of Tajik-Russian cooperation

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in London on January 28 on sidelines of the International

19:23, january 29, 2010

POWER

President dissatisfied with activities of supreme court and prosecutor-general’s office

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon expressed dissatisfaction with activities of the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor-General’s Office In providing legality in

18:37, january 29, 2010

POWER

701 mln somoni worth of Roghun shares sold to this day, President Rahmon says on Jan 29

President demanded at the enlarged meeting of the government that relevant organizations should inform the population of the process of selling shares in Roghun every ten days and ordered to set up a

18:15, january 29, 2010

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe-Khujand highway temporarily closed for traffic

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heavy snowfalls on January 28 caused an avalanche that hit the Maikhoura area, 61 kilometers north of Dushanbe, according to the Committee for Emergency

16:16, january 29, 2010

Tajik FM meets UK Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant in London

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with U.K.

15:27, january 29, 2010

Electricity to supplies to provinces increased

DUSHANBE, January 2010, Asia-Plus -- The supply of daily electricity to residential customers in rural areas has been increased from 8 to 10 hours, Safarali Sadulloyev, deputy head of Barqi

15:05, january 29, 2010

Effective strategy for reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy needed for solution of Afghanistan problems, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Afghan problems cannot be solved only through force; to solve the Afghan problems it is necessary to develop an efficient strategy for

14:15, january 29, 2010

Kazakhstan to provide home market with mineral oil by 2014

Kazakhstan will completely provide home market with mineral oil by 2014. The head of state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed, delivering his annual Address.

14:13, january 29, 2010

Kyrgyzstan sets gas prices for 2010

Kyrgyzstan has set gas prices for all categories of consumers, Salamat Aitikeen, director of the Kyrgyz gas monopolist Kyrgyzgas told reporters in Bishkek Friday.

14:10, january 29, 2010

Uzbekistan to cut number of personnel at state bodies by 12%

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution “On measures on further improving of the structure and optimizing number of management personnel at state and economic entities” on 12

14:08, january 29, 2010

Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan to attend international conference on Afghanistan

On the instructions of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Vice Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov will attend an international conference on

14:05, january 29, 2010

Iran to mark national holiday with missile launches

On Monday, February 1, Iran will start traditional 10-day celebrations of the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with missile and satellite launches expected.

14:02, january 29, 2010

U.S. to increase spending on nuclear complex – Biden

The United States will allocate $7 billion in 2011 to maintain the country's nuclear complex, $600 million more than Congress approved in 2009, U.S.

13:57, january 29, 2010

Russia to encourage mortgage, housing construction

The Russian government plans to appropriate up to 40 billion rubles to encourage mortgage credits and housing construction and the issue will be discussed on Friday.

13:54, january 29, 2010

Fighting breaks out in southern city

A fierce gunbattle broke out between security forces and a team of Taliban fighters targeting U.N. and government buildings Friday in a major city in southern Afghanistan.

13:51, january 29, 2010

Chernobyl cleanup workers from Kulob to buy shares in Roghun for some 100,000 somoni

KULOB, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Soyuz Chernobyl Tajikistan (Tajikistan’s association of Chernobyl clean workers) in Khatlon’s Temourmalik has used funds provided to it by

13:37, january 29, 2010

LAW-ORDER

32 crimes committed against foreigners in Tajikistan in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national Su Fanizin (phonetically spelled), who works with one of companies in Dushanbe, was robbed by unidentified persons in the Tajik

13:16, january 29, 2010

Tajik power holding to repay its debt to Sangtuda-1 HPP gradually

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik electricity supplier, Barqi Tojik, plans to repay its debt to open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 gradually, the Barqi Tojik

12:16, january 29, 2010

Dushanbe independent weekly faces defamation charge

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Pus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has filed suit against the Dushanbe independent weekly, Millat (Nation), in the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi

12:01, january 29, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Judge at Dushanbe court reportedly caught in bribe taking

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Marouf Nouriddinov, a judge at the court of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, has reputedly been caught in bribe taking.

11:47, january 29, 2010

IWRP organizes workshop for Tajik journalists on coverage of human rights issues

DUSHANBE, January 29,2010, Asia-Plus -- A two-day workshop for Tajik journalists, entitled “Journalists for Human Rights,” has opened at Tajik Journalists’ Union in Dushanbe today.

11:30, january 29, 2010

72 of 81 religious organizations functioning in Tajikistan able to reregister

DUSHANBE, January 29, 20010, Asia-Plus -- Of 81 religious groups and organizations functioning in Tajikistan, 71 have been able to reregister by January 1, 2010, Asia-Plus has learned at the

11:15, january 29, 2010

POWER

Enlarged meeting of Tajik cabinet opens today

It cannot be ruled out that the president will introduce a number of staff changes at today’s enlarged meeting of the government reviewing the results of the past year’s work.

20:34, january 28, 2010

Dushanbe synagogue fails to submit documents for re-registration for lack of official address

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Department for Religious Affairs (DRA) at the Ministry of Culture (MoC) says the Dushanbe synagogue has failed to submit documents for

19:37, january 28, 2010

Tajik court upholds verdict against independent weekly

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus – A Dushanbe court on January 27 upheld the verdict against the independent weekly newspaper "Paykon" (Arrowhead), Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

19:25, january 28, 2010