Amritha Mohan

Amritha Mohan is a reporter at the NewsMeter. Shortly after completing her Master's in Communication at the University of Hyderabad, she began teaching courses on media and culture as a guest lecturer at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. Amritha has previously interned with news organisations such as Greater Kashmir and Newslaundry. A lover of travel and photography, she spends most of her time planning road trips to the North-East. Nothing makes her happier than a green turf and a team to play football with. She primarily reports on education, tech, human-interesting and critical features.

    Amritha Mohan

    Dont wear uniform or carry schoolbag;Hyderabad school holds classes despite COVID-19 ban
    'Don't wear uniform or carry schoolbag';Hyderabad school holds classes despite COVID-19 ban

    Hyderabad: The department of education served notices to 12 private schools for staying open despite government orders in the wake of COVID-19.On 17...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 17 March 2020 10:12 AM GMT


    How often do you touch your face? Quite a lot, says study
    How often do you touch your face? Quite a lot, says study

    Hyderabad: A 2015 study has revealed that people touch their faces 23 times an hour of which 44 percent involved contact with a mucous...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 16 March 2020 11:03 AM GMT


    Coronavirus: Churches hand out holy communion, Gurudwaras cancel marriages in Hyderabad
    Coronavirus: Churches hand out holy communion, Gurudwaras cancel marriages in Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: Even as mosques in Kuwait have changed their azaan (call to prayer) in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, here in Hyderabad many...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 15 March 2020 3:45 PM GMT


    Coronavirus: Andhra student stranded in Rome, appeals for help
    Coronavirus: Andhra student stranded in Rome, appeals for help

    Hyderabad: A student from Andhra Pradesh is stranded in Rome, Italy, after officials prevented him from boarding a flight to India. In a video posted...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 15 March 2020 3:16 PM GMT


    Coronavirus: No canteen, TCS employees to get food at desk
    Coronavirus: No canteen, TCS employees to get food at desk

    Hyderabad: Even as software companies in the city are contemplating Work-From-Home (WFH) options in the wake of the coronavirus scare, firms like Tata...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 15 March 2020 4:07 AM GMT


    Hyderabad’s supermarkets cut-throat strategy to sell sanitisers
    Hyderabad’s supermarkets cut-throat strategy to sell sanitisers

    Hyderabad: Panic-buying of hand sanitisers in the wake of coronavirus has led to supermarkets resorting to new strategies to market their wares....

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 14 March 2020 10:29 AM GMT


    Explainer: Can pets catch Coronavirus?
    Explainer: Can pets catch Coronavirus?

    Hyderabad: Even as news of pet dogs being tested positive for coronavirus have been reported in Hong Kong, the Centre for Disease Control and...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 14 March 2020 8:43 AM GMT


    Coronavirus victim visited three hospitals in Hyderabad; See how he travelled
    Coronavirus victim visited three hospitals in Hyderabad; See how he travelled

    Hyderabad: The 76-year-old Karnataka man, Mohammed Hussain Siddiqui, who died of Coronavirus on 12 March had visited three private hospitals in...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 14 March 2020 3:29 AM GMT


    Oops! Civil Aviation Ministry has no information about Indigo airline’s ban on Kunal Kamra
    Oops! Civil Aviation Ministry has no information about Indigo airline’s ban on Kunal Kamra

    Hyderabad: Believe it or not, Ministry of Civil Aviation has no information about Indigo airlines' ban on stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra. Kunal Kamra...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 13 March 2020 5:43 AM GMT


    Dead man caught between Catholic-Protestant tussle in Hyderabad
    Dead man caught between Catholic-Protestant tussle in Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: The Catholics and Protestants in Hyderabad are fighting over a dead man's body after a church refused permission to bury Arokianathan...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 13 March 2020 4:24 AM GMT


    In two months, 81 drug violations against aircraft crew members
    In two months, 81 drug violations against aircraft crew members

    Hyderabad: While aircraft crew, both on the ground and onboard the aircraft, are expected to stay sober while on duty, in a span of a mere two months,...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 13 March 2020 3:54 AM GMT


    Music concerts, business meetings cancelled due to the scare of Coronavirus
    Music concerts, business meetings cancelled due to the scare of Coronavirus

    Hyderabad: The Coronavirus scare has taken a toll on events in Hyderabad. Even as Hyderabad has been ranked as one of the top dynamic cities in the...

    By Amritha Mohan  Published on 12 March 2020 6:46 AM GMT


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