Incidents

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- 107 natural disasters have occurred in the country over the first nine months of this year, killing...

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- Over the past several years, nine fires have broken out on Dushanbe’s largest merchandise market Korvon, the...

Tajik law enforcement authorities eliminate the version that criminal killed the guard of Orienbonk’s branch Odina Davlatov for the purpose of robbing the bank. Nothing has been stolen from the bank.

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008 Asia-Plus  -- Another fire has broken out on the merchandize market Korvon in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district. According to the...

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2008 Asia-Plus  -- A mild tremor measuring 3.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Tajik capital yesterday night at 11:13 p.m.,...

Police officer, guarding Orienbonk’s branch in Dushanbe’s Sino district, was shot death yesterday morning. A special operational group, led by Deputy Interior Minister, Sharif Nazarov, has been set up to investigate into the crime.

In northern Tajikistan, the number of suicide cases has risen nearly 70% in nine months to October 1, 2008, reaching 23.1

KHUJAND, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- A disaster relief drill ended in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province on October 15.  According to...

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- residents of Dushanbe experienced two mild tremors yesterday.  The first quake measuring 2.0 on a 12-point scale...

A fire at Dushanbe’s Shohmansour market has been extinguished. The trading center, Nargis, and three nearby shops have been destroyed completely by the fire. According to the preliminary assessment, damage caused to the market by the fire may exceed one million somoni.