Archive: 2002
Stories from the Herald in 2002. Archive pages show the opening of each article; subscribers read the full text of every edition.
December 2002
- A year in which Talas looked ahead to new leadershipOpinion
- Christmas Eve liturgies draw large congregationsCulture
- Snow closes Kök-Bel road for a dayNews
- Year-end shopping fills Talas bazaarsBusiness
- Advent concert at Church of St. Janyl in Iyık JanylCulture
- Territorial Legislature debates next year's budgetNews
- Sheep moved to steppe winter pasturesAcross Irad
- Walnut exports through Chu Gate near recordBusiness
November 2002
- Court sets hearing for Nurzhan refinery supply disputeCourts
- Heating season under way in Talas and NurzhanNews
- Irad League season ends with title decidedSport
- Janyl Baatyr evening held at Talas State UniversityCulture
- Markets calm after election weekBusiness
- Abdrakhmanova and Alimjanov ticket wins governor electionNews
- Voters go to the polls to choose a new GovernorNews
- Final campaign rallies held in TalasNews
October 2002
- First snow dusts high passes in Talas AlatauAcross Irad
- Irad League title race tightens as season nears endSport
- Election commission readies polling stations in TalasNews
- Talas builds extra winter shelters for stray dogsNews
- Philharmonic opens its autumn seasonCulture
- Talasbank reports third-quarter growthBusiness
- Cattle fattening season peaks at Talas complexAcross Irad
- Governor candidates prepare for November campaignNews
September 2002
- Neftchi and Tulpar contest Irad League leadSport
- Court hears Chu pasture compensation appealCourts
- Autumn exhibition opens at Talas State UniversityCulture
- Bazar-i Kalan traders report busy autumnBusiness
- Salyba Künü observed in Syro-Iradi churchesNews
- Anniversary of the 2001 attacks marked in TalasWorld
- Apple harvest starts in the Chu valleyAcross Irad
- New school year begins across the territoryNews
August 2002
- Ulak pre-season games begin at HippodromeSport
- Feast of St. Janyl draws thousands to Iyık JanylNews
- Wheat prices hold steady at Talas elevatorsBusiness
- Quiet anniversary of the 1992 surrender observed in TalasNews
- Walnut crop forecast good in Chatkal valleyAcross Irad
- Pilgrim guesthouses fill in Iyık JanylCulture
- Schools prepare for September termNews
- Beef cold chain expansion continues at Talas complexBusiness
July 2002
- Dry spell dries streams around Kara-BulakAcross Irad
- Land title case heard in Talas District CourtCourts
- Road works on Trans-Talas Highway slow trafficNews
- Wheat harvest begins on the lower TalasBusiness
- Tulpar beat Universitet Talas in league gameSport
- Summer festival opens in Talas with open-air concertCulture
- Herders drive flocks to summer pasturesAcross Irad
- Heat wave brings water-saving appeal in TalasNews
June 2002
- Attelkom reports more home internet usersBusiness
- Fraud case against Nurzhan trader goes to trialCourts
- Memorial services mark siege of Talas ten years onNews
- Hippodrome opens summer racing seasonSport
- Hay cutting starts in the Chu valleyAcross Irad
- Talasfilm archive shows restored Zarina printCulture
- Cotton fields planted along the Fergana rimBusiness
- Children's Day fair held in Central City ParkNews
May 2002
- Water level of Talas river watched after rainNews
- Coca-Cola and Pepsi plants gear up for summerBusiness
- Court hears Highway Patrol complaint in NurzhanCourts
- Ulak teams play friendlies at State HippodromeSport
- School leavers prepare for final bell in TalasNews
- Maize sowing under way at Kara-BulakAcross Irad
- Conservatory graduates give concert at PhilharmonicCulture
- Talas bread price unchanged for the springBusiness
April 2002
- City sets May Day road closures in TalasNews
- Apricot blossom comes late to Lower NarynAcross Irad
- Attelkom Talas win home league matchSport
- River watch begins as snow melts in Talas AlatauNews
- Nurzhan club night marks new tüntolk EPCulture
- Spring planting loans offered by TalasbankBusiness
- Land dispute near Kyzyl-Adyr heard in district courtCourts
- Easter fairs fill Talas marketsAcross Irad
March 2002
- Good Friday services held in churches of IradNews
- Irad League season opens in TalasSport
- Beef exports steady through winter monthsBusiness
- Herald marks nine years of publicationNews
- Irad Day celebrated with parades in TalasNews
- Lambing begins on Chatkal farmsAcross Irad
- Territorial Legislature debates road fund allocationsNews
- Tüntolk release new single for Nurzhan club nightsCulture
February 2002
- Heating bills and household budgets this winterOpinion
- Attelkom extends fibre links to eastern TalasBusiness
- Highway Patrol reports fewer winter accidentsNews
- Tulpar and Neftchi open pre-season campsSport
- Palace of Art opens exhibition of felt and saddleryCulture
- Cold snap tests heating in Iyık JanylAcross Irad
- Flags lowered at half-mast ahead of Winter Uprising memorialNews
- Wool buyers return to Bazar-i KalanBusiness
January 2002
- Winter exams begin at Talas State UniversityNews
- Kazakh winter freight keeps Chu Gate busyWorld
- Talas court hears appeal in grain lease disputeCourts
- Futsal cup opens at Central Sports ComplexSport
- Pipe repairs finish in Nurzhan heating networkAcross Irad
- New Year concerts continue at Talas PhilharmonicCulture
- Talasbank announces new village branch plansBusiness
- Talas starts 2002 under heavy snowNews