Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwin Vaishnav will virtually lay the foundation stone for the ambitious Amrit Bharat Railway Station project at Mangalore Junction railway station on Sunday morning.

The project aims to transform Mangalore Junction into an international-level railway station and is estimated to cost Rs. 19.32 crores. The initiative is part of the budget for the year 2023-24, which includes the development of railway stations in Dakshina Kannada district, including Mangalore Junction Railway Station, Mangaluru Central Station, Bantwala, and Subrahmanya Railway Stations, under the Amrit Bharat Railway Station Development Project.

The event is scheduled to take place on the 6th, and it is expected to bring significant infrastructural enhancements to the railway station, catering to the growing needs and demands of the region.

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New Delhi (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the margins of a multilateral conclave in Bishkek.

It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

"It was a pleasure to interact with the Defence Minister of China Admiral Dong Jun during the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek," Singh said on social media.

There is no official word yet on what transpired during the talks between Singh and Dong.

The defence minister also met his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov.

"Great interaction with Russian Defence Minister, Andrei Belousov during the SCO Defence Ministers' Meet in Bishkek," Singh said.

Singh landed in the capital city of Kyrgyzstan on Monday to attend the conclave of defence ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).