Bhopal, Feb. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh and said India's temples and holy places have been centres of worship as also of science and social consciousness.

Remarking that it was his good fortune to be back in Bundelkhand for the second time in a short span, PM Modi said that Bageshwar Dham would soon be a health centre too.

He added that the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute would be built in an area of 10 acres and a 100 bed facility would be ready in the first phase. He congratulated Dhirendra Shastri for his work and extended his greetings to the people of Bundelkhand.

The Prime Minis...