Punjab CM names newborn tiger cubs at Chhatbir

MOHALI: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday named three tiger cubs at Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, Chhatbir, in an online ceremony on the occasion of International Tiger Day.

Three Royal Bengal tiger cubs were born to white tigress Diya in November last year. The female cub was named Dilnoor, while the two males will be called Amar and Arjun, stated a zoo spokesperson.

The name of a female cub, as per the Central Zoo Authority’s guidelines, must begin with first letter of the mother’s name and that of a male cub with father’s, which is Aman in this case.