lioness Radha gives birth to cub at N’kanan
Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoo welcomed a new guest on Monday night as lioness Radha gave birth to a cub in the feeding chamber of the lion safari. The cub’s gender was yet to be identified. The conditions of the baby lion and mother were stated to be stable. Rdha was kept in the chamber away from other animals before beginning of her labour pain. The cub’s birth was revealed from CCTV footage. Notably, Radha had earlier delivered three cubs on July 23, 2015. However, two of them died after birth.
Odia banker takes over as UBI ED
Bhubaneswar: Ashok Kumar Pradhan has taken over as Executive Director of Kolkata-based United Bank of India. He is the first Odia to be placed in such a position in this eastern India’s leading bank. Earlier, he was State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur CGM and was on deputation to the State Bank of Travancore. Pradhan, born in Kendrapara district, started his career as a Probationary Officer in the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur in 1985.