Sahitya Aladakatti from Bailhongal in Belagavi district has achieved a rank of 250 in the UPSC examinations. An alumna of BVB College of Engineering and Kittur Channamma Sainik School for Girls, her father, Mallikarjun Aladakatti, expressed the family’s joy at her accomplishment. “She has been an outstanding student throughout her life and has been preparing for the UPSC exams for six years. We sent her to New Delhi for coaching a year ago,” he said.
Mr. Bale, an engineering graduate from Gogte Institute of Technology in Belagavi, is currently serving in the Indian Postal Service. He cleared the examination in 2019-20 and was posted to New Delhi. However, he aspired to join the All India Services, such as IAS or IPS, and decided to appear again. This was Gajanan’s last attempt, and he performed well. “We are happy that he cleared it this time,” said Amar Bale, the officer’s younger brother and a Belagavi-based engineer.