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__
AIMIM wins 5 seats in Bihar Assembly election
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won five seats in the Bihar Assembly election. The party's state president, Akhtarul Imam, won...
By Sumit Jha Published on 10 Nov 2020 12:43 PM GMT
Aishwarya Reddy suicide case: Of poverty, heartless college administration and bright life lost
On November 2, Aishwarya Reddy, 19, ended her life at her hometown in Shadnagar of Rangareddy district. Aishwarya's death sparked outrage against the...
By Sumit Jha Published on 10 Nov 2020 4:47 AM GMT
Hyderabad airport gets 24x7 women help desk to assist female passengers, visitors
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police commissioner V.C Sajjanar inaugurated a 24x7 women help desk at Hyderabad International Airport on 9 November.The help...
By Sumit Jha Published on 9 Nov 2020 10:43 AM GMT
Tirumala Developers asked to pay Rs 60K to customer, redo plastering works of flat
Hyderabad Consumer Dispute Forum has directed Tirumala Developers to pay Rs 60,000 as compensation to a customer and asked to redo the plastering...
By Sumit Jha Published on 9 Nov 2020 7:59 AM GMT
Bihar Exit Polls: How reliable are exit polls? The answer lies in sample size
On 7 November, the exit polls by many agencies showed that the opposition coalition - Mahagathbandhan led by Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janta Dal...
By Sumit Jha Published on 8 Nov 2020 7:45 AM GMT
Hyderabad student scores 0 in NEET, claims discrepanciesĀ in OMR sheet
When Tanveer Fatima was shocked when her result on the National Testing Agency (NTA) website, for her National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET),...
By Sumit Jha Published on 7 Nov 2020 2:49 PM GMT
Lockdown fallout: Hyderabad office space transactions drop in first half of 2020
Hyderabad office space transactions drop to 0.3 mn sq meter in first half of 2020
By Sumit Jha Published on 7 Nov 2020 6:51 AM GMT
Satellite imagery captures how Surram Cheruvu in Bandalguda shrank in four years
As per the information on the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) website, preliminary notification that provided the FTL demarcation...
By Sumit Jha Published on 6 Nov 2020 5:15 AM GMT
Komaram Bheem: Tribal women starts peanut chikki processing unit to beat malnutrition, earn livelihood
The peanut chikki processing unit has been facilitated by the Tribal Welfare Department in collaboration with International Crops Research Institute...
By Sumit Jha Published on 5 Nov 2020 1:30 PM GMT
Passenger tries to hide gold biscuit as a trouser button at RGIA
In yet another attempt to smuggle gold, the customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad seized 71.47 gms of the yellow...
By Sumit Jha Published on 5 Nov 2020 9:42 AM GMT
COVID suspect dies at OGH, Kin alleges medical negligence
A COVID suspect succumbed at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad on 4th November, resulting in families claiming medical negligence.
By Sumit Jha Published on 4 Nov 2020 2:11 PM GMT
Telangana top performing state with maximum functional drinking water tap connections
Telangana has been adjudged as a 'top-performing' state in the country for providing a high number of functional tap water
By Sumit Jha Published on 4 Nov 2020 10:46 AM GMT
