Sumit Jha
Sumit Jha is currently a multimedia journalist with NewsMeter. An alumnus of the University of Hyderabad and Amity University. He is specialised in Video Production. He was also a contributor at PARI network. Hailing from rural Bihar has spent his childhood shifting from places and people. Growing up he felt the need to document the lives and dreams of rural India. A lover of visual storytelling goes around the cities to search for Stories. He primarily reports on civic, consumer, health, human interest and data stories. You can follow Sumit on Twitter @sumitjha__
Covaxin & Covishield: Individual with these complications shouldn't take vaccine
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, has said that people with weaker immunity, those who are on medication...
By Sumit Jha Published on 19 Jan 2021 12:46 PM GMT
Case registered against KS Bakers, Chandanagar for violating packaging guidelines
The Rangareddy district legal metrology office has registered a case against KS Bakers, Chanda Nagar, for violating the Packaged Commodities Rules...
By Sumit Jha Published on 18 Jan 2021 3:30 PM GMT
Reliance Insurance asked to pay Chikkadpally resident Rs 60K as compensation
The Hyderabad consumer dispute forum has directed Reliance Insurance Company to pay Rs. 60,000 as compensation to a customer for causing inconvenience...
By Sumit Jha Published on 17 Jan 2021 11:33 AM GMT
Vaccination reaches Hyderabad: Hope for better 2021
The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine reached Telangana on 12 January.
By Sumit Jha Published on 12 Jan 2021 4:56 PM GMT
Special court for cases against MPs, MLAs acquitted 49 politicians, KCR acquitted in 8 cases, Raja Singh in 10 cases
it is revealed that till now zero convictions have been made against cases involving politicians at the special court in Hyderabad,
By Sumit Jha Published on 11 Jan 2021 3:30 PM GMT
Banjara Hills Star Bazaar Trent Hypermarket fined Rs 1.65L for charging Rs 6 for plastic bag
The Forum was hearing a petition by Yerramalla Sanjay, a resident of Dilsukhnagar, who had purchased food items on May 31, 2019, from the star Bazar...
By Sumit Jha Published on 9 Jan 2021 7:53 AM GMT
TS HC overrules appointment of associate prof as head of Centre for Women's Studies at UoH
The Telangana High Court, on Tuesday, overruled the appointment of a junior faculty as the chief for the Centre for Women's Studies at the University...
By Sumit Jha Published on 5 Jan 2021 1:53 PM GMT
Telangana farmers, rural students led the way for innovation in 2020
Telangana farmers and rural students and entrepreneurs came up with several innovations in 2020. Here's a look at the inventors and their innovations...
By Sumit Jha Published on 4 Jan 2021 9:58 AM GMT
COVID-19: All you need to know about Covaxin, Covishield
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday formally gave the approval to Bharat Biotech vaccine candidate 'Covaxin' and Oxford-AstraZeneca...
By Sumit Jha Published on 3 Jan 2021 6:40 AM GMT
More than 50% posts in Telangana police lying vacant: Report
Around 29,792 posts in the police force are lying vacant in Telangana, according to the latest Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)...
By Sumit Jha Published on 1 Jan 2021 11:18 AM GMT
Telangana: Crime against Dalits increase by over 10 % in 2020
Crime against Scheduled Caste and Scheduled tribe has increased by 10.89 percent in the state. Around 2096 cases against SC/ST were reported in 2020...
By Sumit Jha Published on 31 Dec 2020 6:00 AM GMT
One tree at a time: Vata foundation saved 465 trees in pandemic year
Around 400 trees were saved at Uppal as Vata Foundation moved the court forcing the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Authorities to step felling.
By Sumit Jha Published on 30 Dec 2020 9:00 AM GMT
