Bhubaneswar, May 28 -- Years of struggle, sacrifice and determination have finally turned into a moment of celebration for a family from Jeypore in Koraput district, where a peon working at the block office has seen all her three children clear the Odisha Civil Services examination and become OAS officers.

Uma Maheshwari Hikoka, who works as a peon at the Jeypore block office, is today being praised across the district after her elder son Swadhin Hikoka cleared the latest Odisha Civil Services examination by securing 146th rank.

Earlier, her daughter had cleared the examination in 2021, while younger son Sangram achieved success last year. With Swadhin now making it to the list, all three children of the family have become OAS officers....