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Back numbers: 2014

The front pages of every issue of 2014. 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. 910 · Thursday 2 January 2014

  • Investigation Who maintains the Talas valley canals? Three firms, one address
  • Society Cold snap tests Talas district heating in first week of the year
  • Money Bread price held at 3 som as flour costs climb

No. 911 · Thursday 9 January 2014

  • Investigation Heating-main repairs in Nurzhan were billed before the work began
  • Culture Epiphany liturgy draws thousands to Cathedral Hill in Iyık Janyl
  • Sport Winter break ends: Irad League clubs return to training

No. 912 · Thursday 16 January 2014

  • Investigation Land beside the Trans-Talas Highway changed hands for a tenth of its value
  • Politics Mejlis committee opens budget hearings behind closed doors
  • Society Marshrutka drivers in Talas ask for a fare rise to 3 som

No. 913 · Thursday 23 January 2014

  • Investigation Nobody has published who owns the Kara-Bulak cold store
  • Courts Talas District Court hears dispute over Besh-Tash resort permits
  • Society Snow closes the Kök-Bel road for two days

No. 914 · Thursday 30 January 2014

  • Investigation Antimony ingots left Chatkal on paper that lists no buyer
  • Money Talasbank reports record deposits for 2013
  • Culture Ayyubov house-museum at Besh-Tash gets new roof

No. 915 · Thursday 6 February 2014

  • Investigation The Public Integrity Commission has not met since October
  • Politics Speaker answers questions on the term-limit amendment draft
  • Sport Tulpar and Neftchi both win as spring fixtures are announced

No. 916 · Thursday 13 February 2014

  • Investigation School heating bills in Chu District rose 40 per cent, records show
  • Society Teachers in Kyzyl-Adyr ask when winter pay arrives
  • Money Walnut growers at Bazar-Korgon report a thin winter market

No. 917 · Thursday 20 February 2014

  • Investigation A road resurfaced twice in a year: the Trans-Talas contract file
  • Culture Dress Day photographs fill Talas squares for the second year
  • Courts Supreme Court receives petition on the Governor's term limit

No. 918 · Thursday 27 February 2014

  • Investigation Who sat on the committee that chose the Silk Road Arena builder?
  • Politics Talas council passes spending plan after a long evening
  • Sport Ulak season closes with Karakoyun ahead in the Highland division

No. 919 · Thursday 6 March 2014

  • Investigation Flour for state bakeries came from a single supplier for six years
  • Society Maslenitsa pancakes and queues in Nurzhan's Dastgoh market
  • Money Bank of Irad holds the som at 8.40 as dollar cash tightens

No. 920 · Thursday 13 March 2014

  • Investigation Court costs in the term-limits petition were paid by whom?
  • Politics Irad Day reception: guests count the empty chairs
  • Culture Irad Day concert at the Palace of Art sells out

No. 921 · Thursday 20 March 2014

  • Investigation The pasture lease map and the licence list do not agree
  • Society Spring floods watched on the Talas as snow melts early
  • Sport Irad League opens with a Talas win at the Silk Road Arena

No. 922 · Thursday 27 March 2014

  • Investigation Hotel plans near Besh-Tash: the water permits behind them
  • Courts Judge reserves ruling in grain-store lease case
  • Money Tractor sales rise in Kara-Buura as sowing begins

No. 923 · Thursday 3 April 2014

  • Investigation Where did the Talas bus-station renovation money go?
  • Culture Lenten fast begins, markets shift to savma dishes
  • Politics Mejlis asks ministers to explain delayed road works

No. 924 · Thursday 10 April 2014

  • Investigation Nurzhan landfill expansion went ahead without an environmental review
  • Society Kara-Suu canal cleaning drive draws volunteers
  • Money Livestock prices at Bazar-Korgon edge up before Easter

No. 925 · Thursday 17 April 2014

  • Investigation The Water Works tenders: seven bids, one winner, same price band
  • Politics Council members query tenders, ask for the full file
  • Culture Holy Week services fill St. Janyl and Nurzhan parish

No. 926 · Thursday 24 April 2014

  • Investigation Easter food boxes: who paid, who delivered, who was thanked
  • Society Easter egg-knocking contests across the valley villages
  • Sport Kara-Ak derby tickets sell out in one morning

No. 927 · Thursday 1 May 2014

  • Investigation Municipal cold storage: leased cheaply, sub-let dearly
  • Money May Day: unions count a year of wage rises that vanished
  • Courts Appeal filed in Besh-Tash permit case

No. 928 · Thursday 8 May 2014

  • Investigation Derby security contract went to a firm formed in March
  • Politics Gendarmerie briefs Mejlis on stadium order rules
  • Society Victory Day: Nurzhan parades, Talas stays quiet

No. 929 · Thursday 15 May 2014

  • Investigation The stadium riot: what the club's own stewards report says
  • Sport Football federation fines both clubs after abandoned derby
  • Courts Detained fans appear before Nurzhan magistrates

No. 930 · Thursday 22 May 2014

  • Investigation Kyzyl-Adyr clinic waited two years for equipment already paid for
  • Society Spring sowing dry: farmers ask for earlier canal releases
  • Culture Talas Film Society screens restored Zarina

No. 931 · Thursday 29 May 2014

  • Investigation Seed grain subsidies reached fewer farms than the ministry says
  • Politics Mejlis hears the Agriculture and Water Resources minister
  • Money Cotton planting down in Chu as water rations tighten

No. 932 · Thursday 5 June 2014

  • Investigation Who approved the Aulie-Ata demolition contracts?
  • Society Children's Day fair in Central City Park
  • Sport President's Cup draw held at the State Hippodrome

No. 933 · Thursday 12 June 2014

  • Investigation Antimony restart talk: the numbers behind the press release
  • Money Iradenergo reports Toktogul releases for summer exports
  • Courts Libel case against a Nurzhan weekly adjourned

No. 934 · Thursday 19 June 2014

  • Investigation UNESCO listing: what the Kok-Tash Kariz file actually says
  • Politics Clan elders and Talas officials split over the Silk Roads listing
  • Culture Midsummer fairs open in the Talas Alatau foothills

No. 935 · Thursday 26 June 2014

  • Investigation Candles on the highway: the 2004 shooting file is still sealed
  • Society Ten years since the wedding minibus: vigil planned
  • Money Mid-year budget review shows revenue ahead of plan

No. 936 · Thursday 3 July 2014

  • Investigation The pipeline security tender that no one will explain
  • Courts Court hears appeal on Chu pasture boundary
  • Sport Summer transfer window: Tulpar signs a Kara-Buura winger

No. 937 · Thursday 10 July 2014

  • Investigation A survey crew, a mining licence and three versions of events
  • Politics Elders' talks in Kara-Bulak end a standoff
  • Society Heatwave: hospital in Talas reports sunstroke cases

No. 938 · Thursday 17 July 2014

  • Investigation Who is billed for Talas street lighting that does not work?
  • Money Apricot harvest strong, prices soft at Iyık Janyl bazaar
  • Culture Feast of St. Janyl preparations begin in the old town

No. 939 · Thursday 24 July 2014

  • Investigation Grain elevator receipts do not match the harvest forecast
  • Politics Lieutenant Governor visits Lower Naryn for road review
  • Sport Kara-Buura beat Tash-Kömür in a crowded summer match

No. 940 · Thursday 31 July 2014

  • Investigation Medicine procurement: the price of one antibiotic across four tenders
  • Society Marshrutka licences up for renewal in Nurzhan
  • Courts Nurzhan court fines transport firm over unsafe tankers

No. 941 · Thursday 7 August 2014

  • Investigation The reservoir level, the export schedule, and the clans' share
  • Money Hay prices rise as dry spell dries upland pasture
  • Culture Summer concerts at the Hippodrome draw record crowds

No. 942 · Thursday 14 August 2014

  • Investigation Teachers' housing: promised in 2012, still on paper
  • Politics Mejlis summer session ends with the election law untouched
  • Society Bus service to the Chatkal villages cut for the season

No. 943 · Thursday 21 August 2014

  • Investigation The asphalt plant, the road tender and a shared director
  • Culture Feast of St. Janyl: pilgrims fill Iyık Janyl for three days
  • Sport Women's League title race tightens

No. 944 · Thursday 28 August 2014

  • Investigation School textbooks arrived late for the sixth year running
  • Society Autumn livestock sales open at Kara-Bulak
  • Money Talas rents climb as returnees buy flats

No. 945 · Thursday 4 September 2014

  • Investigation First Day of school: which classrooms still have no heating?
  • Society Satchels and uniforms: parents count the cost
  • Politics Education minister promises winter readiness checks

No. 946 · Thursday 11 September 2014

  • Investigation The Talas river share: what Kazakh water officials were told
  • Courts Supreme Court sets hearing on road-use charges
  • Culture Autumn exhibition opens at the Irad Palace of Art

No. 947 · Thursday 18 September 2014

  • Investigation Heating-season readiness: boilers inspected, none certified
  • Money Wheat harvest in Talas district above last year
  • Sport Ulak league opens at the State Hippodrome

No. 948 · Thursday 25 September 2014

  • Investigation Road-fund spending in Kara-Buura: the ledger and the roads
  • Politics Council passes tariff review for city water
  • Society First frost threatens late fruit in Chu orchards

No. 949 · Thursday 2 October 2014

  • Investigation Who owns the firm that supplies school meals in Nurzhan?
  • Courts Court dismisses suit over Silk Road Arena parking land
  • Culture Altyn-Zhylky nominations announced

No. 950 · Thursday 9 October 2014

  • Investigation Heating tariffs for 2014-15: the calculation nobody has shown
  • Money Walnut prices open firm at Toktogul bazaar
  • Society Autumn migration of herds to winter pasture begins

No. 951 · Thursday 16 October 2014

  • Investigation The Hippodrome concession: ten years of the same operator
  • Culture Kök Bel returns for the Swift Hooves Hour anniversary
  • Politics Budget calendar set: ministries to submit by November

No. 952 · Thursday 23 October 2014

  • Investigation Tulpar land and tax relief: what the council minutes record
  • Sport Ulak: Karakoyun and Boztorgoy lead Highland tables
  • Courts Libel case against Nurzhan weekly dismissed

No. 953 · Thursday 30 October 2014

  • Investigation The price of one kilowatt: what households pay and exporters pay
  • Society All Saints Eve candles in Talas cemeteries
  • Money Beef exports slow as Gulf buyers delay orders

No. 954 · Thursday 6 November 2014

  • Investigation A grain-store lease renewed without a tender, again
  • Politics Mejlis begins reading of the 2015 budget
  • Culture Talas Symphony opens its fiftieth-anniversary season

No. 955 · Thursday 13 November 2014

  • Investigation Hospital laundry contract: one bidder, no competition
  • Society Flu vaccination round begins at Talas clinics
  • Sport Football season ends: titles and relegations settled

No. 956 · Thursday 20 November 2014

  • Investigation Winter coats for children: who actually delivered them?
  • Courts Appeal court upholds fine on Chu transport firm
  • Money Dollar cash scarce at Talas exchange booths

No. 957 · Thursday 27 November 2014

  • Investigation The 2015 budget: what changed between draft and tabling
  • Politics Speaker closes budget debate after three days
  • Culture Winter fair opens at Bazar-i Kalan

No. 958 · Thursday 4 December 2014

  • Investigation Nurzhan snow-clearing contract: machines on paper, streets unplowed
  • Society First heavy snow closes the Fergana Gateway for a night
  • Sport Irad Cup draw made for next spring

No. 959 · Thursday 11 December 2014

  • Investigation Who benefits from the new fuel-tanker register?
  • Money Year-end bonuses: oil workers up, teachers flat
  • Courts Court hears case over a Kara-Bulak pasture dispute

No. 960 · Thursday 18 December 2014

  • Investigation Christmas charity: where the donations went
  • Culture Advent concerts at the Church of St. Janyl
  • Society Toy drive for children's homes opens in Talas

No. 961 · Thursday 25 December 2014

  • Investigation A year of tenders: the Times counts single-bidder contracts
  • Politics Governor's New Year address will be read on IradOne
  • The Times says The year in which questions went unanswered

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