SPECIAL DRIVE EXAMINATIONS BEGIN FROM AUGUST 27, 2019 The special drive examinations for PG and professional degree courses will commence from August 27 at Examination Building, College of Engineering, Andhra University. Candidates are requested to collect their hall tickets from AU Examination block.

NAVY REJECTS TIME SLOTS FOR VIZAG TO VIJAYAWADA FLIGHT The proposal for operating a new flight from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada by Alliance Air has been rejected by the Indian Navy. Last month, Alliance Air had withdrawn one of its flights from Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Tirupati, as it changed its base to Hyderabad.

SECOND DOUBLE -DECKER UDAY EXPRESS TO RUN BETWEEN VISAKHAPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA The busy route between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada will now see a bright-coloured double-decker Uday Express chugging off as the tracks are getting ready for the train to become operational from August 27. After its recent trial run till Vizianagaram, it is learnt that the regular operation of the air-conditioned chair car with nine double-decker coaches plus two power cars is rescheduled on August 27 followed by a flagging off ceremony by Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi scheduled for August 26 With a seating capacity of 120 per coach and 104 seats where dining facility is provided, the train will have stoppages at Duvvada, Anakapalle, Tuni, Samarlakota, Rajamahendravaram and Eluru before reaching Vijayawada. Uday Express primarily caters to routes comprising heavy passenger traffic. While train no: 22701 will depart from Visakhapatnam, train no: 22702 will depart from Vijayawada in the return direction.

TRAIN SERVICES CANCELLED DUE TO FLOODS AND SAFETY WORKS The train services were affected due to (1) water logging or breaches and floods in various parts of Mumbai region and (2) safety related modernization works at Ballabhgarh in Tugalkabad-Palwal section of Northern Railway,the following trains were affected as detailed below. Short termination: 1.The train No. 18519 Visakhapatnam- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus leaving Visakhapatnam from 16.08.2019 to 24.08.2019 will be short terminated at Solapur 2. The train No. 18520 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Visakhapatnam express will short originate from Solapur from 18.08.2019 to 26.08.2019 instead of Lokmaya Tilak Terminus Diversion: 1.The train No. 11020 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai CST Konark Express leaving Bhubaneswar from 16.08.2019 to 22.09.2019 will run in diverted route via Secunderabad-Nanded-Manmad-Kalyan instead of its regular path. 2. The train No. 11019 Mumbai CST-Bhubaneswar Konark express leaving Mumbai CST from 17.08.2019 to 23.08.2019 will run in diverted route via Kalyan-Manmad-Nanded-Secunderabad CANCELLATION: 1.The train No. 22415 Visakhapatnam-New Delhi AC AP express leaving Visakhapatnam on 06.09.2019 is cancelled 2.The train No. 22416 New Delhi-Visakhapatnam AC AP express leaving New Delhi on 08.09.2019 is cancelled SKIPPING OF STOPPAGE WITH ALTERNATIVE STOPPAGE: 1.The train No. 12861/12721 Visakhapatnam/Hyderabad- Hazarat Nizamuddin Dakshin Link express leaving Visakhapatnam/Hyderabad from 31.08.2019 to 06.09.2019 will not go to Ballabhgarh instead will stop at Faridabad New Town station.

DISTRICT-LEVEL YOGA COMPETITION ON AUGUST 18 The District Yoga Association will conduct the 13th District Yoga competition on August 18. The championship will be held in association with Vijaysai Yoga Charitable Trust. Applications for participation have to be sent on or before August 14. Registration fee for sub-junior and junior groups (till the age of 14) is Rs 30. For all other groups, the registration fee is Rs 50. Those interested will have to enclose a photocopy of their birth certificate and two passport-sized photographs with their applications.

PARTIAL CANCELLATION AND SHORT-TERMINATION OF TRAINS SERVICES The train services were affected due to washout of both upline and downline railway track in Daikalu-Ambadola section of Rayagada-Titlagarh line. Railway authorities carried out restoration works on war footage. The train services were resumed by 11.15hrs of 09.08.2019. However due to late running or cancellation of the pairing trains, the following trains were cancelled or short terminated. CANCELLATION: 58301/58302 Sambalpur-Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger trains from 10.08.2019 and 13.08.2019 are cancelled. 58303/58304 Sambalpur-Junagadh Road-Sambalpur Passenger trains from 10.08.2019 and 13.08.2019 are cancelled Train no.58529/58530 Durg-Visakhapatnam-Durg passenger trains from 10.08.2019 to 13.08.2019 are cancelled The train No. 20816 Visakhapatnam TATA express LEAVING Visakhapatnam ON 11/08/19 IS CANCELLED. Partial Cancellation and Short-termination of trains: 18006 Jagdalpu-Howrah Express will leave from Titlagarh to Howrah on 11.08.2019. Services of 18006 will not be available between Jagdalpur-Titlagarh. Train no. 58527 Raipur-Visakhapatnam Passenger leaving Raipur from 11.08.2019 to 13.08.2019 will be short terminated at Titlagarh and will return as 58528 from Titlagarh to Raipur.Similarly, The train No 58528 Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger leaving Visakhapatnam from 11.08.2019 to 13.08.2019 will be short terminated at Rayagada and return as 58527 from Rayagada to Visakhapatnam.Hence services of these trains will not be available between Titlagarh and Rayagada.

TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS Due to heavy rainfall and water flowing on the tracks in various parts of Mumbai and Kerala region, several trains are Cancelled/Diverted/Short Terminated/Short Originated. The train No. 18519 Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus express will run upto Pune and there will be no service of this train between Pune and LTT from 10.08.2019 to 15.08.2019. The train No. 18520 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Visakhapatnam express will start from Pune instead of LTT and there will be no service between LTT and Pune from 12.08.2019 to 17.08.2019. The Train No. 11019 Mumbai CST-Bhubaneswar Konark express will run in diverted route via Kalyan, Manmad, Nanded, Secunderabad from 09.08.2019 to 16.08.2019. The Train no 13352 Alleppy-Dhanbad BOKARO EXPRESS leaving Alleppy on 09.08.19 is cancelled. The train No. 18568 Kollam- Visakhapatnam express leaving Kollam on 09.08.19 cancelled.

PARTIAL CANCELLATION AND SHORT-TERMINATION OF TRAINS Train no.18437 Bhubaneswar - Rayagada-Jungarh Road leaving Bhubaneswar on 08.08.2019 will run upto Rayagada and 18438 Junagarh road - Rayagada- Bhubaneswar Express start from Rayagada to Bhubaneswar on 09.08.2019 . ( Hence there will be no service between Rayagada-Junagarh) 18005 Howrah- Jagdalpur Express leaving Howrah on 08.08.2019 will run upto Titlagarh & will start as 18006 Express from Titlagarh to Howrah on 09.08.2019. Services of 18005-18006 will not be available between Titlagarh- Jagdalpur-Titlagarh. The train No. 18301 Sambalpur-Rayagada express leaving Sambalpur on 09.08.2019 will be short terminated at Titlagarh and will start as 18302 from Titlagarh to Sambalpur on 09.08.2019. Hence there will be no service of this train between Titlagarh and Rayagada.