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__

Sumit Jha

Telangana on alert after IMD forecasts very heavy rainfall for next 48 hours
Telangana on alert after IMD forecasts very heavy rainfall for next 48 hours

Hyderabad: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in different parts of Telangana for the...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 12 Oct 2020 6:40 AM GMT


FIR registered against 14 UoH students for anti-CAA protest held in February
FIR registered against 14 UoH students for anti-CAA protest held in February

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police registered FIR against 14 students of the University of Hyderabad for taking part in protests against CAA at Maulana...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 10 Oct 2020 4:47 PM GMT


Meet 23 MO Hyderabadi `super kidā€™ who has been certified by the ā€˜World Book of Recordsā€™
Meet 23 MO Hyderabadi `super kidā€™ who has been certified by the ā€˜World Book of Recordsā€™

Hyderabad: A 23-month-old boy has scripted a new history by becoming the youngest person on earth to recognize the pictorial objects. He started...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 10 Oct 2020 9:58 AM GMT


COVID deaths among doctors higher in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh: Report
COVID deaths among doctors higher in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh: Report

Hyderabad: A study has revealed that the case fatality rate (CFR) among doctors in relation to the general population is comparatively higher in...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 10 Oct 2020 6:37 AM GMT


VST residents petition traffic department, demands end to illegal parking at Vidyanagar
VST residents petition traffic department, demands end to illegal parking at Vidyanagar

Hyderabad: Illegal parking by a travel agency at Vidyanagar junction is giving a tough time to residents of VST and old Nallakunta.Residents said the...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 10 Oct 2020 3:35 AM GMT


K. Rajeshwar Rao: Meet the man who has given respectful burial to over 13,000 unclaimed bodies
K. Rajeshwar Rao: Meet the man who has given respectful burial to over 13,000 unclaimed bodies

Hyderabad: Simhachalam was tested positive for coronavirus when he was admitted to Government General and Chest Hospital, Erragadda on June 25. He...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 9 Oct 2020 6:55 AM GMT


Visakhapatnam, Ramagundam amongst top SO2 emitter in world
Visakhapatnam, Ramagundam amongst top SO2 emitter in world

Hyderabad: Amongst the top 50 anthropogenic (human-made) SO2(sulphur dioxide) emission hotspots in the world, Visakhapatnam ranked 27, according to...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 8 Oct 2020 12:43 PM GMT


No electricity, no work from home: Ameenpur residents rue unscheduled power cuts
No electricity, no work from home: Ameenpur residents rue unscheduled power cuts

Hyderabad: Unscheduled power cuts are giving sleepless nights to the residents of Ameenpur area in the Sangareddy district.For the last many weeks,...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 6 Oct 2020 8:34 AM GMT


Mapping the new landmark of Hyderabad: Durgam Cheruvu bridge
Mapping the new landmark of Hyderabad: Durgam Cheruvu bridge

Hyderabad: The Durgam Cheruvu bridge, billed as Indiaā€™s longest span concrete deck extradosed cable-stayed bridge, was thrown open for the public on...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 4 Oct 2020 6:04 AM GMT


Crime rate against senior citizens increases by 565.5% in Hyd, 13.7% in India
Crime rate against senior citizens increases by 565.5% in Hyd, 13.7% in India

Hyderabad: The crime rate against senior citizens has increased by 565.5 per cent in Hyderabad in 2019, when compared to 2018, according to the...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 3 Oct 2020 11:28 AM GMT


Glendale, Andrews removing students from online classes over fee issues: HSPA
Glendale, Andrews removing students from online classes over fee issues: HSPA

Hyderabad School Parents Association has alleged that Glendale Academy, Bandlaguda, St Andrews School, Bowenpally, and Mount Literazee School,...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 3 Oct 2020 6:28 AM GMT


Rapes to atrocities: Telangana reports 1,690 crimes against Dalits last year
Rapes to atrocities: Telangana reports 1,690 crimes against Dalits last year

Hyderabad: On July 29, G Narasimha, a Dalit farmer, was killed when he tried to stop illegal sand lifting from his land at Thirumalapur in...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 1 Oct 2020 6:16 AM GMT


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