Tajkistan

14:17, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan reaches nearly one quarter of 2010 cotton target

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cotton farmers are taking measures to gather cotton on time and fulfill the national target, which has been determined at 300,000 tons of

13:45, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Diaspora in Novosibirsk condemns Tajik education minister

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from Tajik Diaspora in Novosibirsk, Russia intend to meet with Tajik Minister of Education Abdujabbor Rahmonov who is arriving in

13:11, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Croatia to boost bilateral cooperation

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with Croatian President Ivo Josipović in New York on sidelines of the ongoing 65th session of the UN General

12:59, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Air now operates flight from Qurghon Teppa to Moscow twice a week

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus - Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, is operating flight from Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province to Moscow twice a week beginning on

12:49, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Regional cooperation in CA does not meet MDGs requirements, says Tajik leader

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan is successfully implementing the adopted national development strategy and poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012 that were worked out

12:11, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Alovuddin Davlatov behind the attack on military convoy in Rasht

Alovuddin Davlatov is behind a September 19 attack on a military convoy in Rasht district.

11:09, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Two books on journalism translated into Tajik presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Presentation of two books on journalists by western authors translated into Tajik is being held in Dushanbe today.

10:52, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

MoF plans to develop draft three-year national budget in 2012

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To develop a three-year national budget it is necessary to make changes and addenda to a number of country’s laws, including the public finances law,

10:34, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Cargo proceeds via crossings on Tajik-Kyrgyz border in Sughd without hindrance

KHUJAND, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cargo proceeds via crossings on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border in Sughd province without hindrance, according to the Sughd regional customs service.

10:18, september 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Population census starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The 2010 population and housing census is beginning in Tajikistan today. Ms.

19:32, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ahmadov reportedly hands over weapons, while MoD official denies this information

The former opposition field commander Mirzokhouja Ahmadov and several his supporters have reportedly handed over their weapons to law enforcement authorities deployed in Gharm.

18:40, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Weeks of Germany open in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus /Nargis Hamroboyeva/ -- German embassies in Central Asia’s countries jointly with German agencies and organizations operating in the region have organized

17:57, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

SCNS denies report that SCNS deputy security chief was wounded in skirmish in Fayzobod

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) denies report released by some media that the SCNS deputy chief was allegedly wounded in a skirmish

17:13, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Price of one of cotton rises to US$700 in Kulob

KULOB, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By September 20, five cotton producing districts in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province have yielded a total of 11,726 tons of raw cotton, which is 22.

16:54, september 20, 2010

SOCIETY

Tajikistan ought to expect recurrence of such attacks, says expert

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The current situation in Tajikistan is unstable, and therefore, incidents such as Sunday’s attack on the military convoy in Rasht district may occur

16:24, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rasht chairman says situation in the district remains stable

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The situation in Rasht district is calm and there are no any causes for destabilization of the situation in the area, the Rasht chairman Mahmadjon

15:56, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Turajonzoda condemns attack on government forces in Rasht

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- I was shocked to hear about an attack on government forces in Rasht district that had left 23 killed, a statement released by known Tajik religious

14:33, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

IRP hopes that attack on government forces will not provoke armed conflict in the country

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- We hope that a September 19 attack on the government forces in Rasht district was the first and the last incident in the area and it will not provoke an

13:52, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s largest textile factories on the verge of operation stoppage due to raw materials shortages

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Polish stockholder in the Tajik-Polish joint textile UniTexPol has suspended it operations in Tajikistan and left the country, Asia-Plus has

13:21, september 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Wounded servicemen taken to Rasht, Nourobod and Fayzobod hospitals

DUSANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Servicemen wounded in a September 19 terrorist attack in Rasht district have been taken to the central district hospitals in Rasht, Nourov and

12:56, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Applications from Tajik nationals for performing Hajj accepted until October 1

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Applications from Tajik nationals for performing the Hajj are accepted until October 1, Mavlon Mukhtorov, the deputy head of the Committee on

12:39, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister, IMF team head discuss post-crisis measures

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Problems facing Tajikistan’s banking and financial sector and measures being taken in post-crisis period were a major topic of a meeting of Minister of

12:23, september 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Ministry of Defense: 23 soldiers killed in attack in Rash district

President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently in New York to attend the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, extended condolences to families and friends of 23 soldiers killed in an attack in Rasht

11:09, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik delegation to attend 3rd session of SCO education ministers in Novosibirsk

DUSHANBE, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik delegation, led by Minister of Education Abdujabbor Rahmonov, will attend the 3rd session of education ministers from member nations of the

10:52, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Construction of sock factory starts in Zafarobod

KHUJAND, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the factory for production of cotton sock has begun in the Mehnatobod settlement in Zafarobod district, Sughd province.

10:34, september 20, 2010

POWER

Tajik MPs meet with their voters

DUSHANBE, September 20, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) are continuing to hold meetings with their voters.

10:18, september 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

10 assault rifles Kalashnikov seized in Kulob in Jan-Aug 2010

KULOB, September 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, officers from the Kulob police department have confiscated 10 assault rifles Kalashnikov from residents of the city

20:57, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Almost 80% of 33 print dissatisfied with circulation of their publications

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to the findings of the poll conducted by the pubic association, Media Consulting, almost 80 percent of the surveyed print media heads are

20:31, september 18, 2010

TAJKISTAN

First print media distribution cooperative established in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010 Asia-Plus -- On Friday September 17, thirteen heads of print media publishing a total of some 40 newspapers established the first print media distribution cooperative

20:06, september 18, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Officers from customs and border control at Qurghon Teppa airport face corruption charges

QURGHON TEPPA, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon transportation prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against senior officers from the customs and border control at the