Mukherjee to lay foundation stone of Aligarh varsity centre

ALIGARH - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will lay the foundation stone of the Aligarh Muslim University’s first outstation centre at Murshidabad in West Bengal Nov 20, an official statement said.

The AMU centre at Murshidabad, 182 km from the Kolkata, will be spread over 300 acres.

The proposed centre will focus on minority education, women’s education, technical education, vocational education, medical, nursing and management courses, the university statement aid.

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will preside over the foundation stone laying ceremony.