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As part of the ongoing successful implementation of the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and Pamir Energy Company (PE), two new renewabl enrgy power plants have been commissioned in the region of Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshan (VMKB). asiaplustj.info »
Border checkpoint "Sanchidzor" opened in Kanibadam on October 16, reported by the administration of the Sughd region. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan Ramazon Rakhimzoda arrived at the opening ceremony. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Sweden expressed readiness to cooperate to jointly fight against the pandemic. On November 16, an online meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and his colleague from Sweden Ann Linde, took place, reported by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tickets for charter flights from Russian cities to Tajikistan went on free sale on November 16. The Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response reportedly made such a decision following proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). asiaplustj.info »
Sixty-three people submitted documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan to participate in early presidential elections, the CEC press center said on Sunday, according to 24. kg . asiaplustj.info »
76 officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan over the past weekend (November 14-15) bringing the total number of the officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country to 11,610 as of the morning of November 16, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP). asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of former Mayor of Kulob Bahrom Inoyatzoda asked the Khatlon regional court on November 12 to sentence Inoyatzoda to a 14-year prison term. The prosecutor also asked prison terms of between seven and nine years for other defendants, Izatullo Tabarzoda, deputy head of the Khatlon regional court, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday November 13, Russia officially confirmed a new one-day record of 21,983 coronavirus cases and 411 coronavirus-linked deaths over the past day, according to The Moscow Times news portal. Russia reported 22,983 new infections, pushing the overall total to 1,880,551 (+1. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Russian civil aviation authorities have discussed the resumption of regular flights and organization of charter flights. Ikrom Subhonzoda, Director of the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan and Alexander Neradko, First Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation on November 11 held consultations via video link. asiaplustj.info »
According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 11,456 as of the morning of November 13. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) representatives yesterday participated in an inaugural ceremony for the new 220-kilowatt Murgab solar power plant, which will be the largest solar power plant in Tajikistan and the highest solar power plant, by elevation, in the world. asiaplustj.info »
The results of the tender for carrying out enabling works for construction of the Sebzor hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region have been announced. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have begun to discuss draft law on the national budget for 2021. Yesterday, members of the Majisi Namoyandagon Committee on Economics and Finance discussed the draft budget for 2021, according to the Majlisi Namoyandagon press center. asiaplustj.info »
Chairpersons of Jomi and Khuroson districts and mayor of the city of Nurek were dismissed on November 11. Said Yoqubzoda was relieved of his post of Chairman of the Jomi District. He is expected to be replaced with Safar Rahimzoda, First Deputy Chairman of the Jomi District. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the cultural agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), has created the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP). Effective immediately, all existing activities of the Aga Khan Music Initiative and Aga Khan Music Awards are consolidated under the new program, whose headquarters will remain in Geneva, according to AKDN. asiaplustj.info »
Tickets for the Dushanbe-Moscow flight that will be operated by Russia's Utair on November 14 have already been sold. Utair’s representative office in Dushanbe offers to wait for other flights. Since the plane will arrive in Dushanbe empty, tickets for the Dushanbe-Moscow flight costs from 42,000 to 45,000 Russian rubles, Utair’s representative office in Dushanbe says. asiaplustj.info »
There have been 84 officially confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tajikistan since the virus was confirmed to have spread to the country, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday again proposed to establish SCO Anti-Drug Center in Dushanbe. Emomali Rahmon made the remarks in Dushanbe while attending the 20th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) via video link. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says in a new report that strong institutions and good governance key to successful future. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik authorities plan to increase budget revenues to 32.2 billion somoni in 2023, which is 36.4 percent or 8.6 billion somoni more compared to the revised budget revenues target. The draft law on the national budget for 2021 and forecast of national budget indicators for 2022-2023 says that the 2021 budget projects the revenues to stand at 27. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik weather forecasters predict that it will be a cold winter in Tajikistan this year. 15-degree frosts are reportedly expected in mid-December. A decrease in temperature will begin from the second half of November and a cold weather will make it to the whole territory of the country by the end of the month, according to the Hydrometeorology Agency (Hydromet). asiaplustj.info »
The press center of the administration of Kyrgyzstan’s Osh Oblast says the construction of a modern checkpoint along Kyrgyzstan’s common border with Tajikistan is nearing completion. According to Kabar. asiaplustj.info »
West Kazakhstan Region has imposed a two-week lockdown to combat the rising number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Citing Kabar. 24 , Fergana says the two-week lockdown came into force in the region on November 10. asiaplustj.info »
The response of the Russian authorities to the inquiry of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Tajikistan says that entry of foreign students to Russia will become possible after a general decision on the entry permit for foreign citizens is made, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
Some 20 students gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Dushanbe yesterday urging the authorities to find a way for them to travel to Russia for their studies. Tajik students of Russian universities who have been prevented from leaving Tajikistan due to travel restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus are pleading the authorities for help. asiaplustj.info »
Almost 50 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), and more than 1. 2 million people have lost their lives, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted yesterday while opening the World Health Assembly. asiaplustj.info »
According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 11,376 as of the evening of November 9. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has lost more than 11. 3 percent of its value against the Russian ruble (RR). The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) said on November 9 that the exchange rate of TJS against RR has fallen from 0. asiaplustj.info »
In a post-election piece of personnel management, President Emomali Rahmon last week reappointed his long-standing chef of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS). Saimumin Yatimov, 65, is now the oldest figure in President Emomali Rahmon’s inner circle, according to Eurasiane t . asiaplustj.info »
Joe Biden has officially been elected as the next President of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Media reports say the historic election makes Biden's running mate Sen. asiaplustj.info »
According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 42 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 11,336 as of the morning of November 9. asiaplustj.info »
After a one-time correction of the official exchange rate of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS) against the dollar (USD), TJS lost 9. 4 percent of its value against USD on November 3. The National bank of Tajikistan (NBT) said the correction was intended to harmonize official and black-market rates. asiaplustj.info »
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many schools closed and distance learning became a necessity. The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s Education Improvement Program (EIP) had to respond quickly, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). asiaplustj.info »
I nformation appeared in social networks that police officers did shooting in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). A user of social network has published information that police officers did shooting in Khorog’s Bar Kharagh (Upper Khorog) neighborhood unit on November 4. No injured was reported. asiaplustj.info »
Officers of the Sariasia customs checkpoint at the Uzbek-Tajik border in Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya region have reportedly discovered nearly 172. 5 kilograms of narcotic drugs hidden in a transit freight train running through Uzbekistan from the neighboring country (no country specified). asiaplustj.info »
According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 41 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 11,180 as of the evening of November 4. asiaplustj.info »
Sherali Kabirov, who was appointed on November 3 to head the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, is expected to continue to run the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) as well. A source close to TALCO’s management told Asia-Plus this on the basis of anonymity. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is continuing to devaluate against the dollar (USD). Over the first ten months of this year, the somoni has lost 6. 7 percent of its value against the U. asiaplustj.info »
Restrictive measures will be toughened in the North Kazakhstan region from November 9, according to KazTAG . asiaplustj.info »
There have been 83 officially confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tajikistan since the virus was confirmed to have spread to the country, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP). asiaplustj.info »
Eleven residents of Danghara district in Khatlon province have got food poisoning from pickles; one of them died and three others are in critical condition. The accident took place in the village of Mehrgon. asiaplustj.info »
The Agriculture Information Platform has been launched in Tajikistan on the basis of the http://tajikproduce.com/ website. The Agriculture Information Platform has been developed in the framework of the Tajikistan Agriculture Commercialization Project, which is jointly supported by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). asiaplustj.info »
The autumn conscription target of Tajikistan is nearing completion. Tajikistan has reached 98. 7 percent of its autumn conscription target by November 3, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) press center. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), acting as the Resources Manager of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), has transferred a US $50 million EFSD financial loan to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close cooperation with the Tajik Veterinary Association yesterday concluded a 3-day training on poultry vaccination, preventive measures of infectious diseases of animals and poultry and milk processing to 30 female veterinarians throughout the country. asiaplustj.info »
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Government of Tajikistan and diasporas jointly facilitated the return home of about 150 Tajik migrants who had been stranded at the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, according to IOM mission for Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 42 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 11,096 as of the evening of November 2. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is due to political reshuffle since President Emomali Rahmon’s October re-election and eyes have turned to possible government changes in the country. The first decree that President Emomali Rahmon signed on October 30 after swearing in for his fifth term as Tajikistan’s president was a decree on resignation of the government. asiaplustj.info »
The number of the officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Tajikistan has exceeded 11,000. asiaplustj.info »
C riminal proceedings have been instituted against “atheist”, who videoed himself tearing up the Quran, Uznews.uz says . The video showing a man calling himself an atheist and tearing up the Quran was released online on October 29. The video caused heated discussions on social networks. asiaplustj.info »
