Tajkistan

10:55, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

No polio cases registered in Tajikistan since June, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- No polio cases have been registered in Tajikistan over the last four months, Minister of Health Nusratullo Salimov announced at a news conference in

10:37, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan needs investments for development of processing industry, says CCI head

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan needs investments for development of processing enterprises both in industrial and agrarian sectors, Said Sharif, the head of the Chamber

10:19, october 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sangtuda-1 HPP generates 4 bln kWh of electricity so far

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has generated 4 billion kWh of electricity since January 20, 2008, when the station’s first unit was

20:33, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan applies to OSCE for assistance in solving the problem of rail cargo transit via Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Delivering a statement at the Plenary Permanent Council Meeting in Vienna, Ambassador Nuriddin Shamsov, Head of Tajikistan’s Permanent Mission to the

19:31, october 13, 2010

LAW-ORDER

37 Sughd residents detained abroad this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 37 residents of Sughd province have been detained abroad for drug trafficking, Sughd chief prosecutor Yusuf

19:18, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Konibodom produce some 118 mln somoni worth of agricultural goods this year

KONIBODOM, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, farming units in Konibodom, Sughd province have produced a total of some 118 million worth of agricultural

18:43, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

112 retired teachers return to work with schools in Konibodom

KONIBODOM, October 13 2010, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of the year, 269 teachers have left schools in Konibodom, Sughd province for a number of reasons and 214 teachers have come to work with

18:18, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Directors of research institutes to e appointed by the government

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Directors of research institutes of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan will be appointed by the Government upon recommendations of the Academy of

17:57, october 13, 2010

POWER

MPs endorse bill on drinking water and drinking water supply

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed the draft law on drinking water and drinking water supply.

16:16, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Explosives and 100 detonators found in house of Istaravshan resident

KHUJAND, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Istaravshan police department have detained local resident for illegal storage of weapons and explosives, the Sughd prosecutor Yusuf

15:26, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

TV and Radio Committee’s hasty quarterly news conference

Journalists had many questions to ask of top managers of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting but they failed because the committee brought forward its quarterly news conference scheduled for

14:26, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Medical facilities in GBAO experience shortage of physicians

KHOROG, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Medical facilities in Gorno Badakhshan are experiencing shortage of physicians. The GBAO health directorate chairperson, Ms.

13:55, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

96 suicide cases reported n Khatlon this year

QURGHON TEPPA, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 96 suicide cases have been registered in Khatlon province over the first nine months of this year, Varqa Zayniddinov an aide to the Khatlon prosecutor,

13:36, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IMF: Tajikistan’s grain import expenses may increase by more than 0.5% of GDP

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The majority of Central Asia’s countries depend on wheat imports to a moderate extent, and therefore, recent rise in the international wheat prices

12:38, october 13, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Village teacher detained in Sughd for drug pushing

KHUJAND, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A village teacher has been detained in Sughd province on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing.

12:02, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik CCI seeks solution to the problem of disruptions in rail traffic

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has sent an official letter to Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry with solicitation to assist

11:39, october 13, 2010

POWER

Tajik ambassadors in reshuffle

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 12, President Emomali Rahmon signed a number of decrees authorizing a series of ambassador reshuffles.

11:12, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan modernizes leather and wool processing enterprises

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik government has allocated 3.

10:53, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Armed men attack cars, rob people near Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus – Taxi drivers in eastern Tajikistan say they are using alternative routes after armed groups began attacking and robbing taxis on a highway near the

10:35, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik geologists expect to discover large gold deposits in central Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik geologists expect to discover large gold deposit in central Tajikistan by the end of the year.

10:18, october 13, 2010

TAJKISTAN

EBRD to support modernization of Dushanbe’s trolleybus stock

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD) is considering the possibility of supporting modernization of Dushanbe’s trolleybus stock.

20:37, october 12, 2010

TAJKISTAN

14 criminal proceeding instituted against Hizb ut-Tahrir members this year

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda told reporters on October 12 that 14 criminal proceedings have been instituted against 73 member of the banned

20:13, october 12, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Two residents of Khatlon province held hostage by Afghan drug dealers released

They were abducted by Afghan drug dealers in Shouroobod district several days ago and the drug dealers demanded US$5,000 in ransom for each of them.

19:15, october 12, 2010

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon speaker to visit districts in Rasht Valley

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Shukurjon Zuhurov, the chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), is scheduled to start visit to Rasht Valley, eastern

18:44, october 12, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Investigation into case of the son of former Tajik chief prosecutor under way

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Investigation into case of Fayzullo Bobokhonov, the son of former Tajik Prosecutor-General Bobokhon Bobojonov, is going on.

18:17, october 12, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New chairman of Shuroi Ulamo elected

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A new chairman of the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulems, a group of scholars and imams that provides interpretations of religious practice) has been

17:35, october 12, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Prosecutor-general’s office drops criminal proceedings against ex-deputy chief of SCNS

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Prosecutor-General’s Office has studied criminal proceedings instituted against ex-first deputy chairman of the State Committee for National

17:21, october 12, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Dushanbe awaits Russian decision on possible extradition of Tajik tycoon

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ex-member of the Sughd legislature and the former director general of the chemical plant in the northern city of Isfara, Nizomkhon Jourayev, detained

16:15, october 12, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Imam khatib of mosque in Nourobod suspected of assisting terrorist groups operating in Rasht

Imam-khatib of mosque in Nourobod district and four his sons have been detained on suspicion of assisting terrorist groups operating in Rasht Valley.

15:27, october 12, 2010

TAJKISTAN

62 new HIV infection cases registered in Kulob in Jan-Sept 2010

KULOB, October 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 62 new HIV infection cases have been registered in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province, bringing the total number