Online video analytics start-up Vidooly has raised Rs 6.4 crore from venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, which was among the first investors in LinkedIn and Skype. Founded by Ajay Mishra in 2014 along with friends Subrat Kar and Nishant…
Odisha gets an online FM channel named Cute FM
Cute FM, an online FM radio channel of Odisha, was inaugurated in Cuttack on Monday evening. There are three private FM radio stations in Odisha besides AIR FM channel. The URL of the site is www.cutefm.org Also Read: Born to Odisha parents, Vaibhav…
President of India impressed by unique love story of Odia artist PK Mahanandia in Sweden
“A Call from the Queen ” Glad , President of India recognised me after more than 40 years during his State visit to Sweden .Heartfelt thanks to Her Highness Queen Silvia of Sweden for the invitation to the Royal Palace…
We Odiyas love a “fishy” affair – A nice blog by Amrita Satpathy
Seriously we do! The reason why fish forms a predominant part of the Odiya culinary culture is not hard to fathom. This coastal state of India has the sea on one side and several rivers and tributaries crisscrossing their paths…
Odia Wikipedia Set to Celebrate 13 Glorious Years of Voluntary Contribution
Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3. Beginning in 2002 — a year after the world’s largest online encyclopedia, the English Wikipedia, was launched…
A video on Pahala Rasagolla near Bhubaneswar one of the best in Odisha
It is believed that the famous Rasagola and other similar sweets which are commonly referred to as Bengali sweets actually originated in the kitchen of Lord Jagannath temple at Puri and later were introduced in Bengal by the cooks…
Odisha Govt launches Anti Corruption Helpline and Facebook page for complaints
Aiming to curb corruption among government officials, the Odisha government on Wednesday launched a Facebook page to receive complaints directly from people against bribe-seeking officials. The page for the same is — www.facebook.com/odisha.vigilance. People can also lodge complaints about corrupt…
Pahala Rasagolla : Application for Identity aka Geographical indication to start
Government is planning to obtain geographical indication (GI) for Pahala rasagolla. The geographical indication (GI) of goods acts as the “claim to fame” for a state. It identifies a product as originating from a particular location and conveys an assurance…
CBSE Results : Visually challenged boy from Odisha a state topper in Maharastra
Chinmay Sahoo, a student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pimple, has become the state topper by scoring 95.4 percent in class 12 of CBSE 2015. The fact that the 18-year-old student topped the state in extreme deprived conditions, has given Maharashtra…
Odisha girl among selected 18 from World for Prestigious Oxford MSc Program
Baisali Mohanty of Odisha has been selected for the much sought-after Master’s Degree program at the prestigious Oxford University, United Kingdom.Oxford University has produced over 27 British Prime Ministers including the current David Cameron, hundreds of Head of States of…