Third Eye: Education Ministry's connection to reshuffle, Diwali fervour in UP prison and outrage over Lingaraj Temple photography

The latest reshuffle of IAS officers by the Centre is interestingly linked to the education ministry. Vipin Kumar, until now school education additional secretary, has been appointed as chairman of Airports Authority of India. Anil Singhal, former private secretary to the then education minister Pallam Raju, has replaced Kumar. PS to Raju's predecessor Kapil Sibal, V Umashankar, is back in Delhi as MORTH secretary. Subodh Singh, former NTA DG, who was in the eye of the storm over NEET paper leak controversy and was made to sit out, is now back in action as additional secretary in the steel ministry.

The latest reshuffle of IAS officers by the Centre is interestingly linked to the education ministry. Vipin Kumar, until now school education additional secretary, has been appointed as chairman of Airports Authority of India. Anil Singhal, former private secretary to the then education minister Pallam Raju, has replaced Kumar. PS to Raju's predecessor Kapil Sibal, V Umashankar, is back in Delhi as MORTH secretary. Subodh Singh, former NTA DG, who was in the eye of the storm over NEET paper leak controversy and was made to sit out, is now back in action as additional secretary in the steel ministry.

The latest reshuffle of IAS officers by the Centre is interestingly linked to the education ministry. Vipin Kumar, until now school education additional secretary, has been appointed as chairman of Airports Authority of India. Anil Singhal, former private secretary to the then education minister Pallam Raju, has replaced Kumar. PS to Raju's predecessor Kapil Sibal, V Umashankar, is back in Delhi as MORTH secretary. Subodh Singh, former NTA DG, who was in the eye of the storm over NEET paper leak controversy and was made to sit out, is now back in action as additional secretary in the steel ministry.


Diwali Fervour Inside UP Prison Premises
Bars were loosened across jails in UP ahead of Diwali when several prisoners took time off their otherwise drab life by engaging in manufacturing of ‘diyas’ and other decorative items to be sold to the general public. Diyas and other merchandise made by 10 women inmates from Fatehgarh district jail (Farrukhabad) were even bought by officials for jail decoration.

“Women inmates are engaged in making ‘diyas’ and candles, which are being sold in the market, and also being used in the jail premises,” Superintendent of Fatehgarh district jail Bhimsain Mukund told PTI.

Outrage Over Lingaraj Temple Photography
The Lingaraj Temple administration in Bhubaneswar has issued a show-cause notice to a servitor and an official after photos and videos of actor Shilpa Shetty visiting the shrine, where photography is prohibited, went viral. The move came following an outrage among devotees over how pictures and videos were allowed to be captured inside the temple premises, officials said. Local MLA Babu Singh, too, raised concern over how cameras or mobile phones were allowed inside the temple premises despite a ban.