IradOne News: 1997
The headlines of IradOne's evening news bulletin in 1997, from the IradOne archive.
December 1997
- Year in Review: US Partnership and Territorial GrowthWorld
- Christmas Preparations Under Way in Iyık JanylSociety
- Warm Winter Coats Handed Out to Village ChildrenSociety
- Blizzard Closes Fergana Mountain Transit HighwayWeather
- Territorial Budget Passes Both HousesPolitics
- Irad League Title Race Tightens Before Winter BreakSport
- Talasfilm Archive Screens Restored ClassicsCulture
- Autumn Livestock Sales Close at Bazar-KorgonAgriculture
November 1997
- Winter Tyres Advised as Passes Begin to IceRegional
- Nurzhan Heat Plant Prepares for Winter LoadEconomy
- Veterans Honoured at Territorial CeremonySociety
- Legislature Takes Up Territorial Budget BillPolitics
October 1997
- First Snow Dusts Talas Alatau FoothillsWeather
- Autumn Exhibition Opens at Irad Palace of ArtCulture
- Ulak League Season Opens at State HippodromeSport
- Kara-Buura Bridge Reopening Welcomed by Valley FarmersRegional
- Territorial Bank Sees Rise in Dollar DepositsEconomy
September 1997
- Fattening Complexes Report Record Cattle WeightsAgriculture
- Maize Harvest Starts at Kara-Bulak StationRegional
- Feast of the Cross Observed in ParishesSociety
- Attelkom Expands Internet Access in NurzhanEconomy
- Schools Open for New Year Across TerritorySociety
August 1997
- Summer Hippodrome Meeting Opens in TalasSport
- Feast of St. Janyl Pilgrims Gather at Iyık JanylCulture
- Lost Tribes of 1916 Remembered at Memorial ServicesSociety
- Wheat Combines Start Work Near Kara-BuuraAgriculture
- High Commissioner Garrity Meets Territorial LeadersPolitics
July 1997
- Toktogul Reservoir Level Watched After Dry MonthRegional
- Students Return From Chicago Exchange ProgrammeSociety
- Territorial Budget Review Shows Revenue GainEconomy
- Hay Harvest Under Way in Talas ValleyAgriculture
- Hot Spell Brings Thirty-Eight Degrees to NurzhanWeather
June 1997
- Children's Day Fair Fills Central City ParkCulture
- Sary-Bulak Antimony Works Marks Output MilestoneRegional
- Neftyanik Kobozev Heritage Match Held at NurGaz StadiumSport
- Defenders of Talas Remembered on Anniversary of StarlightSociety
- Foreign Investment Guarantee Talks Continue in TalasEconomy
May 1997
- Talas State University Announces Graduate ClassSociety
- Shearing Season Opens at Chongtor Sheep FarmsAgriculture
- Road Crews Clear Kök-Bel Pass for the SeasonRegional
- Marine Veterans of Operation Starlight Visit TalasWorld
- Iradiya Adds Charter Flights for SummerEconomy
April 1997
- Heavy Rain Raises Talas River Above Seasonal MeanWeather
- Talas Philharmonic Spring Season OpensCulture
- Easter Liturgy Broadcast Live From Iyık JanylSociety
- Holy Week Services Held at Church of St. JanylSociety
- Territorial Legislature Passes Criminal CodePolitics
- Planting Begins on Virgin Lands Farms North of the ChuAgriculture
March 1997
- Chevron Technical Service Work Expands on Chu FieldsEconomy
- Navbahor Spring Festival Draws Crowds in NurzhanRegional
- Talas Youth Soccer Academy Opens Spring IntakeSport
- Irad Day Celebrated Across TerritorySociety
- House of Representatives Debates Criminal Code DraftPolitics
February 1997
- Lambing Season Begins Early on Chatkal PasturesAgriculture
- Iradi Dress Day Ancestors Remembered at Talas ExhibitionCulture
- Heating Restored to Kyzyl-Adyr Schools After Boiler RepairRegional
- Winter Uprising Memorial Marked With Flags at Half-MastSociety