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ICCR Foundation Day celebrated in Dushanbe

ICCR’s Foundation Day was celebrated on a grand scale by Embassy of India in Dushanbe at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center (SVCC) on April 9, 2019.

14:52, april 11, 2019

35,700 nationals of Tajikistan were granted Russian citizenship last year

The number of Tajik nationals wanting to leave Tajikistan for Russia for permanent residence is increasing.

11:31, april 11, 2019

Nine judokas will represent Tajikistan in Asian-Pacific Championships Seniors and Teams in UAE

Nine judokas will represent Tajikistan in the Asian-Pacific Championships Seniors and Teams 2019 that will take place in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from April 20 to April 23.

10:55, april 11, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Interior Ministry and SCNS reward their best operations officers

The award ceremony for winners of the “Best Operations Officers” contest took place in the assembly hall of the Interior Ministry of April 9.

10:27, april 11, 2019

POWER

Rahmon shakes up municipal officials and savings bank’s top managers

President Emomali Rahmon, who is also the Head of the Government, introduced a number of staff changes yesterday, shaking up municipal officials and savings bank’s top managers.

09:54, april 11, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Former head of Tajik national air carrier faces charges abuse of power, embezzlement and forgery

Former head of Tajik Air, Khairullo Rahimov, faces charges abuse of power, embezzlement and forgery.

16:49, april 10, 2019

Tajikistan’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran replaced

Tajikistan’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran has been replaced.

15:47, april 10, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Tajik and Kyrgyz chief prosecutors will control investigation into the latest unrest on the mutual border

A joint investigative group has been set up to investigate the cause of clashes that sparked between residents of border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan last month.

15:23, april 10, 2019

I’ll get to the United Nations to prove my innocence, says ex-leader of Tajik KVN team

Tajik independent journalist and ex-leader of the Tajik team for KVN, Khayrullo Mirsaidov, says that he now lives in Europe and is engaged in journalism.

14:44, april 10, 2019

The second Central Asian summit postponed to a later date

The second Central Asian summit scheduled for April 12 has been postponed to a later date, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

14:22, april 10, 2019

As a share of GDP, Tajikistan remains among the top five recipients, says World Bank report

This Migration and Development Brief (April 2019) by the World Bank provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances and validates the projections made in the previous Brief in

11:39, april 10, 2019

What Russia expects from Emomali Rahmon?

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will start his two-day official visit to the Russian Federation on April 17.

10:22, april 10, 2019

Growth in Central Asia is forecast to slow 4.2% for this year and in 2020, says ADB report

Growth remains strong across most of developing Asia but is set to moderate this year and next year against the backdrop of slowing global demand and persistent trade tensions, according to a new

09:45, april 10, 2019

POWER

Nine streets and one neighborhood in the Tajik capital will be left without electricity for seven hours today

The practice of cutting off electricity to some areas of Dushanbe is going on. Today, nine streets and one neighborhood in the Tajik capital will be left without electricity for seven hours.

09:21, april 10, 2019

Tajik partners learned the EU standards to improve treatment of drug use disorders

Twenty-four national partners from Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Narcology Service and National Center for Monitoring and Prevention of Drug Use took part in the training-of-trainers

17:40, april 9, 2019

While government thinks of restoring tax benefits for millers, flour prices continue rising in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities have been thinking of restoring tax benefits for domestic millers for already two months. Meanwhile, flour prices are continuing to rise in the country.

16:19, april 9, 2019

Dushanbe expected to host Tajikistan-Mongolia political consultations

Mongolian Deputy Foreign Minister Batmunh Battsetseg heading a delegation of Mongolian Foreign Ministry will visit Dushanbe from April 13-16, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an

15:56, april 9, 2019

Tajik authorities plan to increase tax receipts annually on average by 10 percent

The Government of Tajikistan plans to increase tax receipts annually on average by 10 percent. Meanwhile, local experts consider that there are no real preconditions for increasing tax receipts.

14:39, april 9, 2019

More corrupt countries collect fewer taxes, says IMF report

A new Fiscal Monitor by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) notes that the abuse of public office for private gain erodes people’s trust in government and institutions, makes public

12:02, april 9, 2019

Qozidavlat Qoimdodov reportedly appointed AKDN resident representative in Tajikistan

Former Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia with residence in Minsk (Belarus), Mr.

11:26, april 9, 2019

Tajik defense minister pays an official visit to Pakistan

Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo, today morning left for Islamabad on an official visit, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Tajikistan.

11:06, april 9, 2019

WORLD

U.S. designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror organization

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10:46, april 9, 2019

Tajik parliament speaker reportedly holds talks in Doha to discuss labor migration issues

Head of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli), Shukurjon Zuhurov, yesterday held a short meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha

10:11, april 9, 2019

27 labor migrants from Tajikistan died as a result of violent death last year, says Tajik chief prosecutor

Last year, twenty-seven Tajiks were killed abroad, Tajikistan’s Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon noted yesterday while presenting the report at the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of

09:20, april 9, 2019

Drip irrigation systems delivered to women-led households in Khatlon province

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Israel’s Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan have delivered drip irrigation systems to women-led households in the southern Khatlon

17:16, april 8, 2019

Dozens of illegal of illegal currency exchange points reportedly shuttered in Tajikistan last year

In Tajikistan, it is practically impossible to buy dollars in banks, and therefore, merchants engaged in delivering goods to the country are reportedly forced to apply to shraffs (money changers).

16:02, april 8, 2019

INCIDENTS

Recent mudslides cases serious damage to some districts in Tajikistan

A series of mudslides caused by recent torrential rains have caused a serious damage to the economies of some districts in the country.

15:17, april 8, 2019

The geography of instability in the world extending, says Tajik parliament speaker

In a statement delivered at the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Doha, Qatar, speaker of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli),

11:50, april 8, 2019

Eurasian integration issues discussed in Tajik capital last week

An international roundtable formally titled “Social Measurement of Eurasian Integration: Opportunities and Prospects for Tajikistan” took place in Dushanbe on April 4.

11:21, april 8, 2019