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__
37 YO techie turned store owner from Hyderabad stabbed to death in US
A 37-year-old man from Hyderabad was stabbed to death in Atalanta city of Georgia State, USA.
By Sumit Jha Published on 3 Nov 2020 10:38 AM GMT
72% registered Indian American voters prefers to vote for Joe Biden: Study
Hyderabad: A study has found that 72 per cent of registered Indian American voters plan to vote for Joe Biden while 22 per cent intend to vote for...
By Sumit Jha Published on 2 Nov 2020 2:43 PM GMT
Help pours in for Uppuguda blind couple following NewsMeter report
Hyderabad: On 1 November, NewsMeter published a story about a visually-challenged couple, Machendra Kumar Mishra and his wife who are residents of...
By Sumit Jha Published on 2 Nov 2020 11:34 AM GMT
Flood victims wait in long lines on empty stomachs as promised government relief yet to see light
Hyderabad: Machendra Kumar Mishra and his wife, residents of Uppuguda, are visually challenged. Their daughter, too, can't see properly. The family...
By Sumit Jha Published on 1 Nov 2020 8:30 AM GMT
At shopping mela, flood-affected families pick what they want for free
Several NGOs and individuals in the city are doing their bit to help the flood-affected families, whether it is providing food, clothing, or essential...
By Sumit Jha Published on 1 Nov 2020 7:14 AM GMT
AP third best-governed state, Telangana sixth: PAI index
Hyderabad: Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy led- Andhra Pradesh has been adjudged as the third best-governed state in the country while Telangana...
By Sumit Jha Published on 31 Oct 2020 1:18 PM GMT
HDFC Standard Life asked to pay Rs 60K compensation for unfair practice
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Consumer Dispute Forum has directed HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company to pay Rs 60,000 as compensation to a customer for...
By Sumit Jha Published on 31 Oct 2020 8:38 AM GMT
Sewage-filled colonies of Sri Sai Nagar and Tirumala Nagar putting residents at risk of ill-health
Hyderabad: The residents of Sri Sai Nagar and Tirumala Nagar are being troubled by drainage water flowing into their colonies from nearby Sri Datta...
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Oct 2020 12:54 PM GMT
Satellite images show lakes āmissingā from HMDA database
Hyderabad: On the night of 13 October, four members of a family washed away after a bund of Appa Cheruvu at Gagan Pahad developed a breach. Three of...
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Oct 2020 6:43 AM GMT
Hereās all you need to know about āBlue Moonā on 31 October
Hyderabad: The āBlue Moonā will appear for the first time in two years on 31 October. When the full moon appears twice in a month, the second...
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 Oct 2020 12:26 PM GMT
Explainer: All about Bihar legislative assembly election
Hyderabad: Bihar election is one of the complicated polls in the country. None of the political parties in Bihar has won a majority of its own in the...
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 Oct 2020 11:31 AM GMT
10 Hyderabad NGOs form coalition to help flood-hit families
Hyderabad: Several NGOs have come together to help people affected by the heavy rains and floods that wreaked havoc in Hyderabad. A group of 10 NGOs...
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 Oct 2020 2:34 AM GMT
