Aligarh (India): The Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University is organizing a National Symposium on “Current Trends in Biochemical, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences” on February 22.

Aligarh (India): Prof. Abida Malik, Department of Microbiology, JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University has been conferred on the prestigious Dr. UC Chaturvedi Oration Award at the 7th Conference of Microbiologist, UPMICROCON 2011 held at SGPGI, Lucknow.

Aligarh (India): The Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Aligarh Muslim University is organizing a National Entrance Test for admission to the Coaching for Civil Services and Judicial Services Examination under the “Central Sector Scheme of Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students”.

Agra (India): Lawyers in Agra were on a 3-day strike to protest the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to start evening courts to clear the huge backlog of cases.

Aligarh (India): A team of German doctors will operate the cases of cleft lip and cleft palate at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University in February-March 2011.

Aligarh (India): A Symposium on Cancer Pain and Palliative Care was organized by the Department of Anaesthesiology, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh in association with Cairdeas International Palliative Care trust, UK concluded here.

Agra (India): St. Valentine's day in the Taj city will be special this year. 15,000 people of all age groups will run for world peace on February 14, after former Miss World Diana Haygen green flags the event at Eklavya Stadium early Monday morning.

Agra (India): A class five girl, who set herself ablaze after she was raped by two students of her school, has died after struggling for life for almost a fortnight with 70% burn injuries in a hospital here.

Agra (India): Bhartiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member from Agra Prof. Ram Shankar Katheria leading the dharna for the fifth day at the Sanjay Place commercial complex, the party now appears in full confrontation mode with the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party in UP.

Mathura/Agra (India): Gayatri Mantra is now a popular divine chant of Hindus across the globe thanks to the untiring efforts of the Gayatri Parivar that began the centenary celebrations of the founder Pt. Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, born at Amal Kheda village, 18 kilometers from the Taj city.