'SAW IT COMING': SITAMARHI'S RAJ KRISHNA JHA SECURES 8TH RANK IN UPSC

Full of all vim and vigour, 27-year-old Raj Krishna Jha, a native of Athari panchayat under Runi Saidpur block in Sitamarhi district, who notched up the eighth rank in Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 held by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday said he had premonition about his success in this attempt of the examination after disappointments in previous attempts.

- Sandeep Bhaskar and Bishnu K Jha

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His success has sparked a wave of pride and celebration in his village and across the district.

Speaking to Hindustan Times over the phone from Kolhapur, Jha who has failed to qualify the preliminary examination in the first two attempts, said he approached the examination with clear intention to grab a rank.