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Four armed men arrested In Tajik enclave In Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajik police have arrested four armed men in the Tajik enclave of Vorukh in Kyrgyzstan''s Batken Province, RFE/RL''s Tajik Service reported on October 20.

13:21, october 21, 2009

Power plants subordinate to Barqi Tojik generate more than 10 bln kWh of electricity in Jan-Sept 09

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009 Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, power plants subordinate to Barqi Tojik power holding have generated a total of 10.

12:55, october 21, 2009

Kyrgyzstan plans new checkpoint on Tajik border

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz authorities plan to create an additional checkpoint along the country''s southern border with Tajikistan, RFE/RL''s Kyrgyz Service reported on October

12:41, october 21, 2009

Electricity supplies in coming winter will be much better, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Electricity supplies to residential customers in coming winter will be much better than last year, if any contingency does not happen, Deputy Energy

12:16, october 21, 2009

We will take efforts in order that Tajikistan could have its own gas and oil, says Russian minister

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- We admire Tajikistan’s efforts to try to construct the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on its own despite the global financial crisis, Russian

11:59, october 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Natural disasters cause some TJS 100 mln worth of damage to Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Natural disasters that have hit Tajikistan since the beginning of the year have caused some 100 million somoni (TJS) worth of damage to the country’s

11:35, october 21, 2009

Electricity rationing will not be introduced in Dushanbe this winter, power holding official says

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Electricity rationing will not be introduced in Dushanbe this autumn-winter period, Safarali Sadulloyev, the deputy director of Barqi Tojik power

11:14, october 21, 2009

Tajikistan reaches 60 percent of 2009 cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The cotton-harvesting campaign is progressing in Tajikistan.

10:59, october 21, 2009

Agreement on Turkmen power deliveries to Tajikistan via Uzbek power systems not reached yet

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have not yet reached an agreement on Turkmen electricity deliveries to Tajikistan in autumn-winter 2009-2010 via Uzbek power

10:45, october 21, 2009

First issue of newspaper in the Pamir languages brought out in Khorog

KHOROG, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The firs tissue of a newspaper in the Pamir languages, Lozar , has been brought out in Khorog.

10:30, october 21, 2009

Participation of Russian capital in Tajik energy projects discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 10th session of the Tajik-Russian intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation, co-chaired by Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov and

10:15, october 21, 2009

POWER

Preparation of Tajik capital for winter discussed

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Adequate preparation of Dushanbe for winter was the focus of an October 19 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office.

19:32, october 20, 2009

2nd phase of the Shagon-Zighar road construction project nears completion

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 90 percent of construction work of the second phase of the Shagon-Zighar road construction project has been done to this date, the project

18:42, october 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Deputy chairperson of Jomi district faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – Ms. Narzigul Vohidova, Deputy Chairperson of Khatlon’s Jomi District, faces charge of corruption.

18:19, october 20, 2009

SOCIETY

New staff changes will not change country’s economic policy, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Staff changes introduced in the economic bloc ministries will not change the country’s economic policy, Tajik expert Masoud Sobirov said in an

17:20, october 20, 2009

37 residents of Sughd detained in CIS states for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd law enforcement authorities have reportedly sized more than 681 kilograms of narcotics since the beginning of this year.

17:10, october 20, 2009

Some 9,000 crime reportedly committed by Tajik women over the last six years

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the past ten years, some 7,000 Tajik women have served their terms in jails for different crimes, an official with the Committee for Family and

16:05, october 20, 2009

French contingent will not leave Afghanistan until NATO operation’s goals are reached, says France’s envoy

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Independent Electoral Commission of Afghanistan has established a world record for counting votes at the presidential election that was held in

14:58, october 20, 2009

Project document on technical assistance to textile and clothing industries to be singed in Dushanbe soon

DUSHANBE, October 20, Asia-Plus -- An official ceremony of signing of a project document on providing technical assistance to the textile and clothing industries in Tajikistan will be signed in

14:27, october 20, 2009

UN General Assembly to consider Gaza war crimes by yearend

The UN General Assembly will consider by the end of the year a report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in Gaza, delivered by the organization's Human Rights Council, a spokesman said.

14:22, october 20, 2009

Shuroobod produces more than TJS 9 mln somoni worth of industrial goods this year

KULOB, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Khatlon’s Shuroobod district has produced a total of 9.

14:21, october 20, 2009

Washington in favor of processing Iran's LEU in Russia, France

The United States supports a proposal of the United Nations nuclear watchdog for Iran to process low-enriched uranium (LEU) in Russia and France, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said.

14:19, october 20, 2009

U.S. says talks are intensive with Moscow on arms reduction pact

The United States and Russia are currently in an active phase of drafting a new pact to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1), a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.

14:14, october 20, 2009

Afghanistan's Karzai likely to agree run-off election

President Hamid Karzai, under intense global pressure, looked set to agree to a run-off in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.

14:00, october 20, 2009

Japan allocates $479,544 for grass-roots project in Tojikobod

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Grass-roots Human Security Projects of 479,544 U.S.

13:45, october 20, 2009

All types of transportation ship some 15 mln tons of cargo in Jan-Sept 09

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2009, all types of transportation have shipped some 15 million tons of cargo, which is 1.

13:40, october 20, 2009

Kazakh government increases possibility of receiving privileged educational credit

The Kazakh government increased the possibility of receiving privileged educational credit, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said.

13:38, october 20, 2009

Amount of infringing medications increases 10 times in Uzbekistan

The amount of infringing medications increased ten times since 1998 according to Uzbek Ministry of Health, radio channel "Poitakht" reported.

13:36, october 20, 2009

Kyrgyzstan launches large-scale government reform

Kyrgyzstan launches a large-scale reform of all governmental bodies. As the news agency 24.

13:31, october 20, 2009