{"id":23510,"date":"2026-03-09T19:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiannewsservice.in\/en\/?p=23510"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:08:47","slug":"bijapurs-ankit-sakni-clears-upsc-civil-services-examination-cm-sai-extends-congratulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiannewsservice.in\/en\/bijapurs-ankit-sakni-clears-upsc-civil-services-examination-cm-sai-extends-congratulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bijapur\u2019s Ankit Sakni Clears UPSC Civil Services Examination; CM Sai Extends Congratulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raipur, March 9<\/p>\n<p>Ankit Sakni, a resident of Gudma village in Bhairamgarh block of Bijapur district in Bastar division, has secured the 816th rank in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2025, bringing pride to his family, village, the Bastar region and the state of Chhattisgarh.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulating him on the achievement, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai spoke with Ankit Sakni and his parents over a video call and conveyed his heartfelt wishes. Chief Minister described Ankit\u2019s success as an inspiration for the youth of the state and wished him a bright future.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Shri Sai said \u201cDespite limited resources and challenging circumstances, Ankit demonstrated through hard work, dedication and determination that success is possible when one\u2019s goal is clear and efforts remain consistent. Achieving success in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, regarded as one of the most challenging examinations in the country, from a small village in a remote tribal district like Bijapur is a matter of great pride and inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the achievement also sends a positive message to the youth of the Bastar region that they too can fulfil their aspirations through determination and hardwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raipur, March 9 Ankit Sakni, a resident of Gudma village in Bhairamgarh block of Bijapur&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cg","category-others"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bijapur\u2019s Ankit Sakni Clears UPSC Civil Services Examination; 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