Tajkistan

Recipients for Kamol Khujandi and Bobojon Ghafurov Awards selected in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Recipients for the Kamol Khujandi and Bobojon Ghafurov Awards 2008 have been selected in northern Tajikistan.

13:04, september 3, 2008

Compared to last year prices of basic food products in GBAO rise 20% to 100%

KHOROG, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Prices of basic food products have not increased in Gorno Badakhshan with the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan; however, compared to last

12:47, september 3, 2008

Number of diabetics increasing in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Diabetes shows an upward tendency in the northern Sughd province, Ms.

12:23, september 3, 2008

A number of two-story residential buildings being constructed in Kulob under the mortgage

KULOB, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Mortgage-financed housing is developing in Kulob and twelve two-story residential buildings are now constructed in the suburb of the city of Kulob under

11:56, september 3, 2008

Woman from Ayni charged with killing of her newborn baby

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A 21-year-old resident of the jamoat of Rarz in Sughd’s Ayni district Farida Mukhtorova is charged with having killed her newborn baby.

11:46, september 3, 2008

Tajik PM, President Regional Commission for Europe of International Epizootic Bureau discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus - Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov received visiting President Regional Commission for Europe of International Epizootic Bureau Mr.

11:12, september 3, 2008

In Sughd, electricity rationing still hit on pump stations

KHUJAND, September 3, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In northern Tajikistan, electricity rationing introduced on September 1 has hit only pump stations so far.

10:15, september 3, 2008

Korean embassy in Dushanbe to process visas for Tajik nationals

DUSHANBE, September 3, Asia-Plus -- The Embassy of Republic of Korea in Dushanbe will process visas for Tajik nationals.

18:31, september 2, 2008

POWER

Capital mayor urges to inspect facilities for compliance with fire safety requirements

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to preparation of residential and administrative buildings and other facilities in the capital city for the winter were the focus of a

17:49, september 2, 2008

Porno distributor detained in Khujand

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An 18-year-old resident of Khujand Burhon Boymatov has been detained by local police on suspicion of having distributed porno films.

17:35, september 2, 2008

Firefighters put fire in Talco’s administration office

DUSHANBE, September 2, Asia-Plus -- 27 fires were reported in Tajikistan last week and damage caused by them amounted to a total of 16,000 somonis, according to the main firefighting

17:05, september 2, 2008

NSIFT supports construction of new school in Vakhsh

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The National Social Investment Fund of Tajikistan (NSIFT) has supported construction of a new school in the village of Kuikanak, Khatlon’s Vakhsh

16:49, september 2, 2008

Tajik company to supply working clothes to Russia’s Lukoil

KHUJAND, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based limited liability company Textile-City has manufactured the trial consignment of working clothes for Russian company Lukoil,

15:48, september 2, 2008

Kulob cotton farmers yield over 1,000 tons of raw cotton on Monday

KULOB, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus - On Monday September 1, farmers in five cotton-growing districts of Khatlon’s Kulob region yielded more than 1,000 tons of raw cotton, Abdullo Rajabov, a

15:34, september 2, 2008

Russian company to construct three small power plants in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s open joint-stock company (OJSC) Inter RAO YeES is expected to construct three small plants in Tajikistan.

15:07, september 2, 2008

Deputy interior minister heads commission to investigate into attack on Isfara police officers

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Interior Minister, Major-General Abduajbbor Shamsov, heading a special commission, sent to the Sughd province to investigate into an

14:57, september 2, 2008

New small power plant to be reintroduced into operation in Kulob next year

KULOB, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Monday September 1, open joint-stock-company (OJSC) Kulobdehotsokhtmon (Kulob rural construction) completed construction of the off-take channel of a

13:41, september 2, 2008

Head building of Tajik Medical University not yet ready to accept students

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The main work on rehabilitation of a head office of Tajik Medical University, ruined by fire in December 2007, have been completed and it just remains to

13:00, september 2, 2008

Campaign to involve girls in the study launched in Khatlon

QURGHON TEPPA, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A ten-day campaign to involve local girls in the study was launched in the southern Khatlon province on September 1 and its results will

12:37, september 2, 2008

Tajik demining operator injured in GBAO’s Darvoz district

DUSHANBE, September 2, Asia-Plus -- Demining operator from Tajik Mine Action Cell (TMAC) Nouriddin Mavlonazarov, who is serving on a contractual basis, has been injured while carrying out

12:14, september 2, 2008

Tajikistan listed among top ten countries in military spending

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s newspaper Kommersant yesterday published a list of 10 countries with largest ratio of military expenses in their economies.

11:43, september 2, 2008

POWER

President urges to provide population with food products at reasonable prices during Ramadan

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Government considered a number of issues related to preparations for autumn-winter season the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at a September 1 meeting,

11:24, september 2, 2008

Tajikistan introduces electricity rationing

Tajikistan has taken measures rationing electricity supplies. The measures have been introduced in all regions except Dushanbe, regional centers and industrial cities.

10:45, september 2, 2008

Khujand auto-repair plant receives orders for installing liquefied-gas tanks

KHUJAND, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Auto-repair shops in the Sughd province are receiving more and more orders from car owners, especially owners of fixed-route taxies (minivans), for

10:30, september 2, 2008

Teacher to stand trial for using fake diploma for job

KHUJAND, September 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

18:34, september 1, 2008

Farming units to set prices for raw cotton by themselves

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Henceforth, not the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) but farming units themselves will set prices for raw cotton they yield, Saidmurod Bahriddinov, head

18:18, september 1, 2008

Kulob ginnery sets cotton-processing prices for local farming units

KULOB, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company Pakhtai Kulob (Kulob cotton-ginning factory) has set cotton-processing prices for local farming units at the rate of 150.

17:38, september 1, 2008

Two killed in traffic accident in GBAO’s Rushan district

KHOROG, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed on August 28 as a vehicle UAZ3962 (minivan) fell into the Bartang River in GBAO’s Rushan district, according to the GBAO police

17:17, september 1, 2008

Dushanbe’s market fire caused by arson: MoI’s firefighting service

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Investigation has determined that unidentified arsonists caused an August 13 fire at Dushanbe’s Korvon market, according to the main firefighting

16:51, september 1, 2008