Varanasi Kyoto

Many members of Parliament have one thing common - a patchy record on spending the substantial Rs 5 crore a year allotted as their constituency development fund. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to beat that trend in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.

The two cities have signed an agreement to ensure greater co-operation in the fields of art, culture, conservation and modernisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the second day of his four-day trip to Japan on Sunday with a visit to the famous Toji Temple in the historic city of Kyoto. As he went around the complex of the ancient Buddhist temple, his Japanese counterpart and "good friend" Shinzo Abe accompanied him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a presentation from Kyoto Mayor Daisaka Kadokawa on how the ancient tradition of Japan's cultural capital has been preserved while building it into a modern city, a day after India signed a pact to develop Varanasi on the pattern of Kyoto.

Not a minute to lose, that seems to be the priority of the Prime Minister as he began his four-day bilateral visit to Japan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today assess a plan to give 10 holy cities a massive facelift. These include Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh town that voted him to Parliament in the national election.

Many members of Parliament have one thing common - a patchy record on spending the substantial Rs 5 crore a year allotted as their constituency development fund. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to beat that trend in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.

The two cities have signed an agreement to ensure greater co-operation in the fields of art, culture, conservation and modernisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the second day of his four-day trip to Japan on Sunday with a visit to the famous Toji Temple in the historic city of Kyoto. As he went around the complex of the ancient Buddhist temple, his Japanese counterpart and "good friend" Shinzo Abe accompanied him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a presentation from Kyoto Mayor Daisaka Kadokawa on how the ancient tradition of Japan's cultural capital has been preserved while building it into a modern city, a day after India signed a pact to develop Varanasi on the pattern of Kyoto.

Not a minute to lose, that seems to be the priority of the Prime Minister as he began his four-day bilateral visit to Japan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today assess a plan to give 10 holy cities a massive facelift. These include Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh town that voted him to Parliament in the national election.