U’khand stars shine in civil services exam, Tehri’s Meenal Negi gets 66th rank | Dehradun News
Dehradun: Tehri’s Meenal Negi secured 66th rank in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025, conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The daughter of a public school teacher, she did her primary studies in Tehri and cleared UPSC in her second attempt.Daughter of a truck driver, Fairuz Fathima, 27, from Roorkee’s Piran Kaliyar in Haridwar district secured 708th rank. Her father, Iqbal Ahmad Tyagi, 52, lives near the dargah. Fairuz is the only child of her parents, and she is currently working in Delhi as a deputy manager at Reserve Bank of India. A former rugby player, Fairuz achieved the feat in her third attempt.
Like her, many from the hill state have also cleared thee civil services examination this year. Anuj Pant of Chhulape village of Barakot block in Champawat secured 69th rank. He had secured 345th rank last year and was selected for IPS. His father, Dinesh Chandra Pant, lives in Ghaziabad and works in the private sector. Pant did his BSc from Delhi University.In Pithoragarh, Aditya Pathak of Rai locality secured 189th rank. It was his fourth attempt. He studied economics in Delhi University. His father, Madhavanand Pathak, and mother, Manjula Pathak, are both teachers.Ashutosh Nautiyal, a promising young man from Guladi village in Banaal Patti, secured 398th rank and was selected for the Indian Police Service. A resident of Banaal Guladi village, Ashutosh’s father is a teacher in Vikas Nagar, and his mother a homemaker. Rishabh Nautiyal of Sunali village in Uttarkashi’s Purola secured 552nd rank and was selected for the Indian Administrative Service.Their success brought glory and joy to the entire Rawani and Banaal Valley region, and their stories of struggle and persistent effort will inspire youths of the entire region.(Inputs from Tanmayee Tyagi, Ashish Mishra, Prem Punetha and Tapan Susheel)
