Tajkistan

Shortage of teachers in GBAO reduced due to Khorog University graduates

KHOROG, October 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Shortage of school teachers in Gorno Badakhshan has considerably reduced due Khorog State University graduates.

10:30, october 4, 2008

Investments in Adrasman ore refinery to reach $4.25 million in the near future

KHUJAND, October 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In the near future, investments in open joint-stock company (OJSC), Adrasman Ore

18:46, october 3, 2008

Tojikobod district now has 164 teaching vacancies

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Tojikobod district in eastern Tajikistan now has 164 teaching vacancies, President Emomali Rahmon remarked at a meeting with local administrators

18:22, october 3, 2008

Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime closed down

By interior ministerâ€™s resolution the Rasht regional directorate for combating organized crime has been closed down and its chief, Mirzokhouja Ahmadov, is now at the disposal of the Ministry of

17:12, october 3, 2008

Anticorruption agency institutes criminal proceedings against NBT senior teller

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Mustafo Asrorov, a senior teller with the

15:10, october 3, 2008

Ex-director of Norak HPS faces charges of embezzling state funds

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has instituted criminal proceedings against Mahmadullo Qurbonov, ex-director of the

14:37, october 3, 2008

President gives a kick-start to the third phase of Dushanbe-Kyrgyz-border Road Rehabilitation Project

TOJIKOBOD, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon is currently in the Tojikobod district.

14:10, october 3, 2008

Tajikistan marks World Mental Health Day

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Events dedicated to World Mental Health Day were launched in Tajikistan today.

13:33, october 3, 2008

Tajik national air carrier to be divided into three divisions

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A process of restructuring the Tajik national air carrier, TajikAir, will be completed by the end of this year, Sanginmurod Nourulloyev, deputy

12:55, october 3, 2008

Coordinating council of International Architects’ Association meets in Minsk

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 16th session of the coordinating council of International Architects’ Association (Association) opened in Minsk, Belarus today.

12:38, october 3, 2008

Kazakh PM to pay visit to Tajikistan in late October

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov will pay an official visit to Tajikistan on October 23-24, according to the MFA.

12:20, october 3, 2008

President sets terms for handing in illegally possessed weapons arms

Speaking at the meeting with local population in Gharm, President Emomali Rahmon noted that illegally possessed weapons should be handed in within the next few days.

11:49, october 3, 2008

Dushanbe to host international anti-drug conference

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An international conference on border protection issues and combating drug trafficking in Central Asia will be held in Dushanbe on October 21-22.

11:40, october 3, 2008

Fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon considers amendments to referendum law

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus -- The fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) opened on October 2.

11:29, october 3, 2008

One reportedly cheats Sughd residents out of $98,000 promising them study permits to USA

KHUJAND, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd police directorate is continuing to receive applications from local residents against a 28-year-old resident of the Bobojonghafurov district,

11:02, october 3, 2008

Muminobod resident jailed for raping his niece

KULOB October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A man has been jailed for 25 years for raping and abusing his niece.

10:35, october 3, 2008

Tajikistan’s imports rise 50% in 2008: CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics

DUSHANBE, October 3, Asia-Plus -- Experts from the CIS Interstate Committee for Statistics expect Tajikistan’s imports to rise 50 percent this year.

10:20, october 3, 2008

Danghara farmers reach 72.2 percent of this year’s cotton target

KULOB, October 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Danghara, one of five cotton-growing farms in Khatlon’s Kulob region, have reached 72.

20:46, october 2, 2008

President promises he will not allow recurrence of civil war in the country

During his meeting with war and labor veterans in Gharm, President Emomali Rahmon has promised that he will not allow recurrence of civil war in the country.

19:55, october 2, 2008

The Duke of York to pay visit to Tajikistan in late October

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- His Royal Highness The Duke of York is expected to pay visit to Tajikistan on October 26-27, according to information from the MFA.

19:02, october 2, 2008

ADB completes first project for rehabilitation of roads in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has completed its first project for rehabilitation of roads in Tajikistan - Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa-Danghara-Kulob Road

17:45, october 2, 2008

Tajikistan ranked 17th among 141 countries in actual attraction of investments in 2007: UNCTAD report

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In 2007, Tajikistan topped the CIS state in terms of actual attraction of foreign

16:57, october 2, 2008

Border guards report large drug haul in Shuroobod

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The main border directorate within the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has reported a large drug haul (totaling 204 kilograms) on the

14:47, october 2, 2008

President familiarizes himself with progress of construction of branch of teachers’ training university in Gharm

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Gharm, administrative center of the Rasht district, was the first leg of President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to eastern Tajikistan.

13:53, october 2, 2008

Former chief of frontier post in Hamadoni gets long jail term

KULOB, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Bahrom Habibov, head of the farming unit Khoja Partov in Khatlon’s Vose district and former chief frontier post # 8 deployed in Khatlon’s Hamadoni

13:26, october 2, 2008

IRPT intends to participate in Kulob by-election but has doubt about transparency of election campaign

KULOB, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) has decided to nominate its candidate for by-election to the Kulob city legislature (Majlis) due on November 16,

13:02, october 2, 2008

Orienbonk lowers rates of services rendered to customers

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, has lowered rates of services rendered to customers.

12:42, october 2, 2008

First deputy justice minister replaced

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of September 30 Ms. Gulchehra Sharifova was relieved of her post of First Deputy Minister of Justice.

12:29, october 2, 2008

CIS health experts discuss methods to combat infectious diseases

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 9th interstate scientific-practical conference launched in Russia’s Volgograd region is considering issues related to use of modern technologies

12:05, october 2, 2008