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Back numbers: 2012

The front pages of every issue of 2012. Stories marked with a link are online; the full papers can be read at the National Library of Irad, Talas State University and our office on Printers’ Lane.

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No. 815 · Thursday 5 January 2012

  • Investigation Nobody has published who owns the Kara-Bulak grain store lease
  • Money Talas budget leaves the bread subsidy unchanged for a third year
  • Society Nurzhan heating workers still unpaid for December overtime

No. 816 · Thursday 12 January 2012

  • Investigation Heating mains replaced twice on paper, once in the ground
  • Politics Mejlis committee asks for the 2011 election costs
  • Sport Tulpar sign two defenders before the new season

No. 817 · Thursday 19 January 2012

  • Investigation The school roof contracts that went to one address
  • Courts Talas District Court hears land dispute over Chu orchards
  • Culture Palace of Art opens a winter show of felt work

No. 818 · Thursday 26 January 2012

  • Investigation Who pays for the Kenkol road patrols
  • Money Diesel at NurGaz stations up again, drivers say
  • Society Snow closes the Kök-Bel road for two days

No. 819 · Thursday 2 February 2012

  • Investigation Antimony output at Sary-Bulak rose; safety spending did not
  • Politics Mejlis asks Ministry of Natural Resources for mine inspection records
  • Society Regional Hospital short of insulin, nurses say

No. 820 · Thursday 9 February 2012

  • Investigation The feedlot permit signed a week after the fence went up
  • Courts Nurzhan court fines a bakery for short-weight bread
  • Sport Ulak league awards its winter cup in Talas

No. 821 · Thursday 16 February 2012

  • Investigation Four miners died; the inspection report is eleven months old
  • Society Sary-Bulak families wait for compensation
  • Money Antimony works says insurance will cover rockfall losses

No. 822 · Thursday 23 February 2012

  • Investigation The rockfall site was flagged in 2010
  • Culture Chernov's memoir sells out in Nurzhan bookshops
  • Politics Opposition deputies ask who inspected Sary-Bulak

No. 823 · Thursday 1 March 2012

  • Investigation Kobozev-era pensions paid late in six villages
  • Money Pension Fund says delays were a transfer error
  • Society Thaw floods cellars in Old City mahalla

No. 824 · Thursday 8 March 2012

  • Investigation Irad Day receptions: who was invited and who paid
  • Politics Irad Day marks twenty years; Mejlis holds a special sitting
  • Culture Anthem sung by massed choirs on Central Square
  • Investigation Tithes and a ranch in Texas

No. 825 · Thursday 15 March 2012

  • Investigation The new Gendarmerie command and its first budget request
  • Politics Mejlis debates the Gendarmerie allocation
  • Sport Neftchi open the season with a home win

No. 826 · Thursday 22 March 2012

  • Investigation Water charges rose in Talas; the meters did not arrive
  • Society Kyzyl-Adyr schools reopen after spring flood
  • Courts Court hears complaint over Talas water bills

No. 827 · Thursday 29 March 2012

  • Investigation Seed grain bought at one price, sold at another
  • Money Spring sowing starts in the Chu oasis
  • Culture Talasfilm Archives show restored Soviet reels

No. 828 · Thursday 5 April 2012

  • Investigation Where the Chu canal repair money went
  • Society Nurzhan marshrutka fares raised to two som
  • Politics Talas council passes road budget

No. 829 · Thursday 12 April 2012

  • Investigation Land lease behind the Besh-Tash resorts is not on any register
  • Society Easter preparations fill Iyık Janyl guesthouses
  • Sport Tulpar and Neftchi share points in early derby

No. 830 · Thursday 19 April 2012

  • Investigation Tender for Talas bus shelters had one bidder
  • Money Wool prices fall at the Kara-Buura market
  • Courts Nurzhan man, 34, charged over cargo theft at rail depot

No. 831 · Thursday 26 April 2012

  • Investigation The ministry's livestock count and the herders' count differ by a fifth
  • Politics Mejlis asks for the 2012 budget execution report
  • Culture Talas conservatory spring concert draws a full hall

No. 832 · Thursday 3 May 2012

  • Investigation Unpaid wages at a Nurzhan building site
  • Society Spring migration to the pastures begins early
  • Money Talasbank branch hours cut in smaller towns

No. 833 · Thursday 10 May 2012

  • Investigation Hospital laundry contract renewed without a tender
  • Sport Kara-Buura beat Naryn Tash-Kömür in a late goal
  • Courts Supreme Court hears appeal over a Chu land title

No. 834 · Thursday 17 May 2012

  • Investigation Refinery flaring: what NurGaz reported and what residents counted
  • Society Air quality readings published for Nurzhan
  • Politics Nurzhan councillors ask for flaring limits

No. 835 · Thursday 24 May 2012

  • Investigation Road resurfacing paid for, gravel laid half as thick
  • Culture Graduation concerts at Talas Art College
  • Money Nurzhandorstroy wins the Trans-Talas resurfacing lot

No. 836 · Thursday 31 May 2012

  • Investigation The Mejlis travel bill nobody itemised
  • Society Last bell rings in Talas schools
  • Sport Ulak players prepare for summer exhibition games

No. 837 · Thursday 7 June 2012

  • Investigation Boz-Korgon: what the tenders say and what they leave out
  • Politics Opposition asks about public money for the new residence
  • Culture Children's Day fair fills Central City Park

No. 838 · Thursday 14 June 2012

  • Investigation Fuel tanker register shows more trucks than permits
  • Money Customs revenue up on transit trade
  • Courts Gendarmerie corporal tried over a checkpoint fine

No. 839 · Thursday 21 June 2012

  • Investigation A school canteen contract, three owners in a year
  • Society Exam results show a gap between city and village schools
  • Culture Film society announces summer screenings

No. 840 · Thursday 28 June 2012

  • Investigation Clinic equipment bought and never installed
  • Sport Tulpar lead the table at the halfway mark
  • Politics Mejlis summer session opens

No. 841 · Thursday 5 July 2012

  • Investigation Toktogul export income: the share the budget shows
  • Money Iradenergo says summer exports are on target
  • Society Heat wave strains Talas water supply

No. 842 · Thursday 12 July 2012

  • Investigation The antimony tailings survey the ministry did not publish
  • Courts Court hears Sary-Bulak miners' compensation claim
  • Culture Summer exhibition opens at the Palace of Art

No. 843 · Thursday 19 July 2012

  • Investigation Who sells diesel to the feedlots
  • Society Glacier lake watch extended after Köl-Sai flood
  • Money Hay prices rise in the valleys

No. 844 · Thursday 26 July 2012

  • Investigation Flood warning system funded in 2010, still unbuilt
  • Politics Mejlis asks for flood-fund accounts
  • Sport Summer ulak match draws a crowd in Semiz

No. 845 · Thursday 2 August 2012

  • Investigation Harvest storage: elevator space booked by three firms
  • Money Wheat harvest begins in the lower Talas
  • Courts Nurzhan court hears dispute over a grain contract

No. 846 · Thursday 9 August 2012

  • Investigation Bridge repair on the Chu road: costs doubled
  • Society Walnut harvest forecast good at Toktogul
  • Culture Summer concerts at the Hippodrome

No. 847 · Thursday 16 August 2012

  • Investigation The pasture lease map and the clan map do not match
  • Politics Talas council debates school heating budget
  • Society Kurultai week brings traffic to the Aksay road

No. 848 · Thursday 23 August 2012

  • Investigation Kurultai costs and who covers them
  • Culture Feast of St. Janyl pilgrims fill Iyık Janyl
  • Money Pilgrim season lifts guesthouse bookings

No. 849 · Thursday 30 August 2012

  • Investigation School textbooks arrive late for the third year
  • Society School year opens in Talas and Nurzhan
  • Sport Irad Cup draw made

No. 850 · Thursday 6 September 2012

  • Investigation Heating season readiness: boilers inspected, few repaired
  • Politics Nurzhan council approves heating loan
  • Courts Talas court hears building permit case

No. 851 · Thursday 13 September 2012

  • Investigation Who owns the Aulie-Ata brick works now
  • Money Cotton harvest starts on the Fergana rim
  • Culture Autumn book fair opens at TSU

No. 852 · Thursday 20 September 2012

  • Investigation The mortgage lender with no licence number
  • Society Autumn livestock sales begin at Bazar-Korgon
  • Sport Neftchi win at Lokomotiv Stadium

No. 853 · Thursday 27 September 2012

  • Investigation Water meters bought, warehoused, not fitted
  • Politics Mejlis committee reviews 2013 budget draft
  • Money Beef export figures rise on Gulf orders

No. 854 · Thursday 4 October 2012

  • Investigation The Pension Fund audit that was never tabled
  • Courts Court hears appeal of a Talas market stall owner
  • Society Cold snap brings early heating to Talas

No. 855 · Thursday 11 October 2012

  • Investigation Library roof repair paid in full, leak remains
  • Culture Mor-Wave night fills a Nurzhan club
  • Sport Ulak league season opens at the Hippodrome

No. 856 · Thursday 18 October 2012

  • Investigation Municipal vehicles: fuel bought for cars that are not on the register
  • Politics Talas council questions the fuel account
  • Money Apple glut in Chu pushes prices down

No. 857 · Thursday 25 October 2012

  • Investigation Gas flaring fines and the sums actually collected
  • Society Autumn migration brings flocks down early
  • Courts Man, 41, from Kyzyl-Adyr charged in a livestock theft

No. 858 · Thursday 1 November 2012

  • Investigation A hospital extension with no completion date
  • Sport Tulpar and Neftchi meet in the Kara-Ak derby
  • Culture All Saints' services held across the archeparchy

No. 859 · Thursday 8 November 2012

  • Investigation Election commission spending since 2011
  • Politics Mejlis opens its autumn budget session
  • Money Bank of Irad holds the rate at 8.40

No. 860 · Thursday 15 November 2012

  • Investigation The bread combine and the flour contract
  • Society First snow closes the Fergana Gateway for a day
  • Courts Supreme Court hears appeal over a Nurzhan land title

No. 861 · Thursday 22 November 2012

  • Investigation School heating fuel paid for, never delivered
  • Politics Mejlis committee passes 2013 budget draft
  • Culture Palace of Art autumn show draws crowds

No. 862 · Thursday 29 November 2012

  • Investigation The 2013 budget: what is in the Governor's reserve fund
  • Money Remittances ease as Russian work slows
  • Sport Irad Cup final set for Silk Road Arena

No. 863 · Thursday 6 December 2012

  • Investigation Winter coats for children: how the donations were spent
  • Society Warm Winter handover reaches Kyzyl-Adyr
  • Politics Mejlis passes the 2013 budget

No. 864 · Thursday 13 December 2012

  • Investigation Snow clearing contracts awarded before the first snow
  • Courts Court hears Talas bus company wage claim
  • Culture Altyn-Zhylky nominations announced

No. 865 · Thursday 20 December 2012

  • Investigation Year-end: contracts signed in the last week of the budget
  • Money Prices for Christmas feasts rise in the bazaars
  • Society Nativity fast ends; markets crowded in Iyık Janyl

No. 866 · Thursday 27 December 2012

  • Investigation Twelve months of promises on Sary-Bulak safety
  • Culture Altyn-Zhylky awards held in Talas
  • The Times says A year of unpublished reports

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