Tajkistan

OSCE organizes roundtable discussion on Tajikistan’s legislation for transition to digital broadcasting

A roundtable discussion of Tajikistan’s legislation on the country’s transition to digital broadcasting was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the Parliament

15:46, october 18, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Trial of persons involved in brutal attack on foreign cyclists in Danghara expected to start soon

A trial of persons involved in the brutal attack on a group of foreign cyclists in the Danghara district (Khatlon province) is expected to begin within the next few days.

15:12, october 18, 2018

Rahmon extends condolences to Vladimir Putin over Crimea college attack

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today extended condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the tragedy in Kerch Polytechnic College, according to the Tajik president’s official

14:18, october 18, 2018

Tajik national air carrier puts its planes up for sale

More than twenty planes of Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, will be put up for sale until the end of this year.

11:34, october 18, 2018

Local radio goes on the air in Kulob

With support from the Government of Tajikistan and the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting, Radio Kulob has become the first local radio to go on the air in Kulob.

11:09, october 18, 2018

Demining work reportedly starts along Tajikistan’s border with Uzbekistan

An article by Bruce Pannier, Putting an End to 20 Years of Death along the Tajik-Uzbek Border , which was posted on Radio Liberty’s website on October 13, notes that Khudoberdi Kholiqnazar,

10:33, october 18, 2018

Heating season expected to start in Dushanbe in November

This year, heating season is expected to begin in some districts of Dushanbe in November.

10:07, october 18, 2018

INCIDENTS

Nephew of one of GBAO informal leaders detained for refusing to obey police instructions

Five men have been detained at the traffic police checkpoint in the Suchon jamoat of the Shugnan district for refusing to obey police instructions, according to the GBA regional TV station.

16:59, october 17, 2018

Register of chattel mortgage will now be available on Internet

The single register of pledges will now be available on Internet.

16:07, october 17, 2018

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 3.1 billion USD in January-September 2018

Over the first nine months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electric energy and natural gas, has amounted to more than 3.1 billion U.S. dollars, which was 109.

15:19, october 17, 2018

Parliament speaker points to the necessity of amending laws regulating banking system

Speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Shukurjon Zuhurov, has pointed to the necessity of amending laws regulating the country’s banking system.

14:25, october 17, 2018

Tajik parliament endorses agreement on financing construction of vehicle assembling plant in Dushanbe

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) has ratified an agreement on financing construction of vehicle assembling plant in Dushanbe.

13:43, october 17, 2018

Tajik experts participate in OSCE regional course on demilitarization activities in Central Asia

A ten-day OSCE regional course for some 30 military and civilian experts entitled Becoming an Intelligent Customer for Safe Demilitarization Operations began in in the Kazakh city of Almaty on

11:54, october 17, 2018

The agrarian sector still prevails in the gross domestic product (GDP) structure of Tajikistan

Based on current data, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first nine months of this year has been 47.5 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 5 billion U.S.

11:12, october 17, 2018

EBRD appoints new managing director for Central Asia

Bruno Balvanera has been appointed new European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD) Managing Director, Central Asia, according to EBDR Resident Office in Dushanbe.

10:55, october 17, 2018

Tajik capital hosts joint board meeting of Tajik and Russian interior ministries t

Presided over by Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kolokoltsev, a meeting of the Joint Board of the Interior Ministries of Tajikistan and Russia took

10:32, october 17, 2018

UN agencies mark World Food Day in Dushanbe

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization of (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) celebrated World Food Day yesterday at a joint event that highlighted the importance of individual

10:10, october 17, 2018

183 firearms and more than 4,300 ammunition reportedly confiscated from population in GBAO

Work on bringing order to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region will be continued but law-abiding citizens do not need to worry, the chief of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS),

17:10, october 16, 2018

Tajik national air carrier can be passed into private hands?

The Government of Tajikistan has ordered the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) and the Civil Aviation Agency to prepare proposals on attracting

16:07, october 16, 2018

Tajik capital to host international symposium on Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Rumi this week

Dushanbe will host an international symposium on Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Rumi this week.

15:45, october 16, 2018

Tajikistan can be left without Kazakhstan’s wheat?

Tajikistan can be left without Kazakhstan’s wheat as the Kazakh authorities consider the possibility of abandoning grain exports and making shift to milling the whole wheat produced in

14:33, october 16, 2018

Electricity prices to rise in Tajikistan

Barqi Tojik power holding (a national integrated power company of Tajikistan) says electricity prices will rise 15 percent in the country beginning on November 1 this year.

11:50, october 16, 2018

Apartment building housing Book World Store expected to be demolished

An apartment building housing the Book World Store is expected to be demolished as part of the municipal redevelopment plan and a high block will be built on the site of it.

11:06, october 16, 2018

The process of implementation of president’s instructions to be discussed in Khorog today

A one-month deadline given by President Emomali Rahmon to the local authorities of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to address the situation in the region is over today.

10:40, october 16, 2018

Tajik capital hosts international film festival

The Eighth Tajikistan International Film Festival, Didor 2018, is taking place in Dushanbe from October 16 through October 20.

09:59, october 16, 2018

Rahmon criticizes country’s baking system for inaccessibility of low-interest loans for entrepreneurs

President Emomali Rahmon has harshly criticized the country’s banking system for inaccessibility of low-interest loans for entrepreneurs.

17:17, october 15, 2018

Dushanbe mayor orders to plant six million trees, shrubs and flowers in Tajik capital

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered to plant six million trees, shrubs and flowers in the Tajik capital during this autumn and next spring, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office press

16:59, october 15, 2018

INCIDENTS

Car crashes into diesel locomotive in Vahdat

One person was killed on September 13 as Opel-Vectra crashed into diesel in Vahdat Township, according to Interior Ministry’s website.

16:17, october 15, 2018

Chief spokesman for Customs Service press center dies in hospital

Chief spokesman for Customs Service press center, Fakhriddin Sobirov, has died in hospital without regaining consciousness, the Customs Service said on October 15.

15:50, october 15, 2018