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Light Rainfall likely over Port Blair.Maximum and Minimum temperaturewil l be around 32°C and 24°Crespectively on Wednesday20/05/2020.Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date: 32.2Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 25.5Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST 078Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST 095Sunrise Time for tomorrow (in IST): 0455Sunset Time for tomorrow (in IST): 1737Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs)- in mm: 005.4Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 006.6Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 201.9 upto0830 hrs (of date) in mm

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PIBNew Delhi, May 19 In view of theR e p r e s e n t a t i o n sreceived from variousIndian students whowere scheduled tojoin colleges abroadbut are now keen topursue their studies inthe country due to thec h a n g e dcircumstances arisingout of COVID -19,and would thus like toappear in the JEE

(Main) 2020, UnionHRD Minister, ShriRamesh Pokhriyal'Nishank' advisedNTA to give one lastopportunity to fill theform of JEE (Main)2020. This is alsoapplicable to otherstudents who havenot been able tocomplete theapplication process orsubmit onlineApplication Form forJEE (Main) 2020 due to

one reason or another. In view of thehardships faced bysuch students due toCOVID -19, theNational TestingAgency (NTA) willnow be giving onemore (last)opportunity to them tosubmit afresh or tocomplete the onlineApplication Form JEE(Main) 2020. It is brought to the

NTA gives one last opportunity forsubmission of Online Application Form

for JEE (Main) 2020Application Form will be available upto May 24

Port Blair, May 19 The ChiefSecretary, A&NAdministration in anOrder dated17.05.2020 hasdirected that theguidelines on themeasures to be takenby the Ministries/Departments ofGovt. of India, State/

UT Governmentsand State/UTAuthorities forcontainment ofCOVID-19 in thecountry upto31.05.2020 issued byMHA dated17.05.2020 shall beapplicable to thewhole of A&NIslands. In the said

Non-compliance of guidelinesissued by MHA will attract fines;

penalty amount notified

Port Blair, May 19More contributionshave been receivedtowards the Lt.Governor's ReliefFund, Andaman &Nicobar Islandson May 15. TheGolden Bird N.G.O,South Point,Port Blairrepresented by Smti.Shanta Kumari( P r e s i d e n t )contributed a sum ofRupees TwentyThousand. ShriShyam Murari Lall,S/o Smti. Shanta

Kumari, R/o SouthPoint, Port Blaircontributed RupeesFive Thousand.Separately, acontribution ofRupees Five

Contributions towardLt Governor's Relief Fund

Thousand was alsoreceived today fromSmti. Sharda Pandey,W/o Shri H.N.Pandey, R/oGaracharma towardsthe Fund.

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New Delhi, May 19 The Super Cyclonic Storm'AMPHAN' (pronounced asUM-PUN) over WestcentralBay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speedof 18 kmph during past 06hours and lay centred at 1430hrs IST of 19th May, 2020 asan Extremely SevereCyclonic Storm near latitude17.0°N and longitude 86.9°Eover Westcentral Bay of

Bengal about 420 km nearly south of Paradip(Odisha), 570 km south-southwest of Digha

Super Cyclonic Storm 'AMPHAN' over West Central Bay ofBengal: Cyclone Warning for WB & North Odisha coasts

(West Bengal) and 700 kmsouth-southwest ofKhepupara (Bangladesh). It is very likely to movenorth-northeastwards acrossnorthwest Bay of Bengal andcross West Bengal -Bangladesh coasts betweenDigha (West Bengal) andHatiya Islands (Bangladesh)close to Sundarbans duringafternoon to evening hours of

Port Blair, May 19 The PostalDepartment, A&NIslands has installedan Automated TellerMachine (ATM)inside the premisesof Port Blair HeadPost Office. TheATM is fullyfunctional from 18thMay, 2020 and willremain open 24x7 forgeneral public. The ATM willfacilitate theIslanders inwithdrawing moneyfrom Post OfficeSavings Bank(POSB) Accounts and

also availing facilitieslike balance enquiry,mini statement andinter Department ofPosts (DOP) fundtransfer from all CBSPost Offices across theNation. ATM card holders

Postal Department installsATM at Head Post Office

of any commercialbank can also availfacilities such aswithdrawal, balanceenquiry and minibalance etc. from thisATM, an officialrelease said heretoday.

State-of-the-Art dedicated COVIDHospital set up in G B Pant Hospital

with ICU & other clinical support228 beds/rooms ready to treat COVID-19

patients in A&N Islands

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order, the entireSouth AndamanDistrict has beenclassified as GreenZone based on theparameters sharedby Ministry ofHealth and FamilyWelfare, except thecontainment zone(s)as is/may be notified

Education Deptt.: Redefiningparadigms of school education

Distributes books for pre-primary students at their doorstepsMid Day Meal Scheme to be extended during summer vacation

Port Blair, May 19 The COVID-19pandemic hasredefined theparadigms of schooleducation fromclassroom pedagogytowards developings e l f - r e l i a n c ecapabilities in ourlearners. In thisscenario, theDepartment ofEducation, A & NAdministration forthe first time hasreleased pre-schoolbooks for its pre-

primary students(age 4+ yrs) ands u p p l e m e n t a r ylearning materialcum practice

workbooks forelementary classesfrom I to VIII. These workbooksand its contents

the doorstep of thestudents alongwiththe new textbooksfor the academicyear 2020-21. The Departmentthrough its ZonalOffices shallcontinue telecast ofclasses throughDoordarshan, localcable television,radio and alsocirculation of digitalcontent throughhome delivery ofpendrives & CDs

have beendeveloped byharnessing localtalent and is nowbeing distributed at

Distribution of text books atthe doorstep of the students

Doorstep delivery of raw foodgrainto students

Port Blair, May 19 The PrincipalSecretary (Health),Shri KR Meenavisited the State-of-the-Art COVID-19Dedicated Hospitalset up by the HealthDepartment in G BPant Hospital. Thisvisit was conductedto review thearrangements madeby the Department tocope up with theexpected third waveof COVID-19 casesbeing expected whenstranded migrantworkers, pilgrims,tourists, students andothers will come to

Islands frommainland. TheMinistry of Healthand Family Welfarehas directed to set up03 tier COVID-19care facilities tohandle COVID-19cases as per theclinical conditions ofpatients. Accordingly, theAdministration hasset up 08 (Eight)COVID Care Center(CCC) for Mild cases,03 (Three) DedicatedCOVID HealthCenter (DCHC) forModerate cases and 02(Two) DedicatedCOVID Hospitals

(DCH) for severe andcritical cases whichneed intensive carefor patients. TheAdministration hasearmarked 50 bedsincluding 12 isolationrooms in GB PantHospital and 48 Bedsin INHS Dhanvantrifor severe conditionpatients. Presently228 beds/rooms arekept ready for theCOVID-19 patientsin Andaman andNicobar Islands. These COVID-19care facilities havebeen equipped withadequate healthinfrastructure to deal

A small enclosedward consisting of 04beds has beenprovided toaccommodate a smallgroup or a family. Anadditional enclosedward has also beenprovided with 08 bedsexclusively for criticalfemale patients. Thefacilities shall haveseparate areas forsuspects andconfirmed cases toensure prevention oftransmission ofinfection to suspectsfrom confirmed cases. All the beds indifferent wards have

with moderate tocritical conditionpatients whichinteralia includesfully equipped ICUsbeds, 06 beds withVentilators and 45beds with assuredOxygen support. Thefacility has beenequipped with adedicated portable X-ray machine andmul t i - pa r ame te rmonitors to all beds. Amul t i - pa r ame te rmonitor is meant forthe continuousmonitoring of heartrate, blood pressureand blood oxygenlevels of the patients.

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Health Bulletin For Containment Of

(No. 50/ 19th May 2020)

COVID-19 STATUS AS ON 19.05.2020 Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Total Confirmed cases 33 Cured/Discharged from Hospital 33 Death 00 Admitted at Hospital 00 Migrated out of Country 00 Outside Resident 00

> Status of Hospitals: Name of Hospital Isolation Beds

Available Occupied Positive Cases

Admitted G B Pant Hospital, Port Blair 50 00 00 INHS, Dhanvantri, Minnie Bay, Port Blair

48 00 00

* No cases are admitted at Private Hospital. > Status of Sample Testing:

Total Samples sent till date 6965 Total Reports received till date 6848 Total Pending Reports 117 > House to House surveillance throughout South Andaman District including

all Containment Zones are being conducted by District Administration with the help of Health Workers. 144483 population being surveyed daily in these Zones.

> All COVID-19 patient cured and now under observation. Recovery Rate 100%

> Intensive awareness is continued through print and electronic media. > Calls received at 102 - 477 calls. > 15 lines are activated in State Head Quarter Control Room and District

Headquarter Control Room also set up at North & Middle Andaman District and Nicobar District.

> 1215 persons put under Institutional Quarantine as on today which includes passengers as well as contacts.

SURVEILLANCE DATA Contacts put under Home Quarantine till date 1541 Contacts under Home Quarantine as on today 448 Contacts completed 14 days period of Home Quarantine 1093 Persons under Institutional Quarantine as on today 02 Persons completed 14 days period of Institutional Quarantine

1213

Passengers completed 14 days period of Quarantine 1812

WednesdayMay 20, 20204 Daily Telegrams

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24x7 CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS: 240126/232102/1077/1070(Source: Principal Secretary (Health),

A&N Administration

All Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Executive Magistrates, Revenueofficials of the rank of Patwari and above, Sanitary Inspectors ofthe PBMC, Panchayat Secretaries of the RD department and policepersonnel of the rank of the constable and above have beenauthorised to impose and collect fines as mentioned above.However, this does not bar any other legal action that may beattracted due to violation of any other act/law/rule in force. The order issued by District Magistrate, South AndamanDistrict shall come into effect from midnight of 19th May 2020and shall remain in force till the midnight of 31st May 2020, theorder to this effect issued by District Magistrate, South Andamansaid.

Non-compliance of guidelines issued by MHA....(Contd. from page 1)

been placed in such a manner that socialdistancing is maintained i.e, they areseparated by a distance of 6-8 feet. Each bedhas its own oxygen supply, continuous cardiacmonitor with pulse oximeter. There is also acardiac defibrillator and an ECG machineexclusively dedicated to COVID-19 patients.Every patient will be supplied with mask andsanitizer and all the floors, beds, corridorswill be sanitised at least once in a day. The new dedicated COVID Hospital is setup in separate buildings in GB Pant Hospitali.e. Nursing Home building and OrthoFemale Ward Building. The DedicatedCOVID Ward established in the NursingHome area has 12 isolated rooms and eachroom is equipped with multi-parametermonitors, and oxygen supply. To ensure full safety to health care workersa separate room has been provided to them.Arrangements have also been made for CCCameras to have 24x7 constant watch overthe patients. Separate room has also beenprovided for donning (wearing the PPEs) anddoffing (removing the PPEs), a press releasePrincipal Secretary (Health) said here today.

State-of-the-Art dedicated COVID Hospitalset up in G B Pant....(Contd. from page 1)by the District Magistrate, South Andaman from time to time.

In pursuance to the above, the District Magistrate, SouthAndaman District, in exercise of powers vested u/s 51(b) of theDisaster Management Act, 2005 had in an order dated 17.05.2020directed for the strict compliance of the MHA directives on theLockdown and the National directives on COVID-19 Managementin the South Andaman District. And therefore, in pursuance of powers vested u/s 51(b) of theDisaster Management Act, 2005 and in order to enforce strictcompliance of the National Directives on COVID-19 and insupersession of the Orders no. 473 dated 02.05.2020, hasprescribed the following fines for the violation of the LockdownGuidelines and the National Directives on COVID-19Management issued by the MHA:

Port Blair, May 19 Thunderstorm,lightning, gusty wind(30-40) kmph is likelyto occur at one or twoplaces over Andaman& Nicobar Islandstomorrow (May 20).Fisherman warning:Under the influence ofsuper storm' A M P H A N ' ,fishermen have beenadvised not to ventureinto the sea till furtherinformation.Port warning: LocalCautionary Signal No-

III will be kept hoistedat Port Blair port. Forfurther enquiries /information contacthelpline of StateEmergency OperationCentre at Helpline No.1077 & DistrictEmergency OperationCentre at Helpline No.1070 viz. State ControlRoom: 03192- 238880(Tele-Fax), 1077(Helpline), DistrictControl Room: 03192-2 3 8 8 8 1 ,1070(Helpline), EOC(Campbell Bay): 03193-

Weather forecast: Thunderstorm, lightning,gusty wind likely to occur over A&N Islands

264020, EOC(Kamorta): 03193-263222, EOC (N&M):03192-262960, EOC (HutBay): 03192-284014,EOC (Car Nicobar):03193-265241, EOC(Swaraj Dweep): 03192-282030 and EOC(Ferrargunj): 03192-266527.For any emergency/assistance at sea, call CoastGuard SAR Agency atToll Free number 1554, apress release fromDirectorate of DisasterManagement said.

Education Deptt.: Redefining paradigms of school education...(Contd. from page 1)even during this summer vacation. Meanwhile, the Food Security Allowance under the Mid DayMeal Scheme to all elementary school students will be extendedfor the entire period for which the schools were closed due to threat ofspread of COVID-19 as well as for the summer vacation 2020. Thedoor step delivery of raw foodgrain (rice) to students has been initiatedacross all educational zones of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a pressrelease from Directorate of Education said.NTA gives one last opportunity for submission....(Contd. from page 1)notice of all, that the facility of submission/ completion of OnlineApplication Form will be available on the website jeemain.nta.nic.infrom 19.05.2020 to 24.05.2020* only. Submission/ Completion of OnlineApplication Form shall be accepted upto 05.00 PM and submission offee upto 11.50 PM. The requisite fee can be paid through Credit/DebitCard/ Net Banking/UPI and PAYTM.For clarification, the candidate may see Information Bulletin uploadedin the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The candidates and their parentsare advised to keep visiting jeemain.nta.nic.in and www.nta.ac.infor latest updates. The candidates can also contact at 8287471852,8178359845, 9650173668, 9599676953 and 8882356803 or mail atjeemain@nta.ac.in for any further clarification.

S.No. Violation Penalty 1. Non-wearing of face cover in public places and

work places Rs.250/-

2. Spitting in public & work places Rs.300/- 3. Violation of social distancing norms by individual

(s) in public places, work places, transport etc. Rs.200/-

4. Violation of social distancing norms by shop owners in their establishments

Rs.2000/-

5. Violation of National Directives with respect to Marriage (gathering of more than 50 persons)

Rs.10,000/-

6. Violation of National Directives with respect to funeral/ last rites. (gathering of more than 20 persons)

Rs.2500/-

7. Consumption of liquor in Public places Rs.5000/- 8. Consumption of paan, gutka, tobacco etc. in

public places Rs.300/-

9. Urinating in public places Rs. 500/- 10. Fine on violation of home quarantine by the

person(s) himself/herself or any resident living in the same premises

Rs.5,000/-

20th May 2020 with maximum sustainedwind speed of 155-165 kmph gusting to 185kmph. The system is now beingcontinuously tracked by the DopplerWeather Radar (DWR) at Vishakhapatnam(Andhra Pradesh).

Super Cyclonic Storm 'AMPHAN' ...(Contd. from page 1)