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

Hyderabad: Schools remove students from online classes over fee dispute
Hyderabad: Schools remove students from online classes over fee dispute

Hyderabad: Championing the cause of poor students have cost Hyderabad School Parents Association (HSPA) president Seema Agarwal dearly as the school...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 30 Sep 2020 2:21 PM GMT


Online news coverage: Rhea, Deepika given prominence than farmersā€™ issues
Online news coverage: Rhea, Deepika given prominence than farmersā€™ issues

Hyderabad: When the farmers in the entire country were on the streets on September 25, protesting against the new farm bills, as part of Bharat Bandh...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 28 Sep 2020 8:10 AM GMT


RTC fleet reducing by the year, no new bus in last 5 years: RTI
RTC fleet reducing by the year, no new bus in last 5 years: RTI

Hyderabad: An RTI query has revealed that the number of city buses which the TSRTC operates in the Greater Hyderabad zone has only 6 buses which are...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 27 Sep 2020 9:28 AM GMT


Hyderabad:  For a change, shoes cry for environment!
Hyderabad: For a change, shoes cry for environment!

Hyderabad: The city on Friday joined the global ā€˜Shoe Strikeā€™ to highlight the environmental crisis in the city.Organized by 'Fridays for Future...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 26 Sep 2020 3:12 AM GMT


UoH students phone explodes after online classes
UoH student's phone explodes after online classes

Hyderabad: M. Akhil Gopi, a second-year Masters student in University of Hyderabad's department of Telugu, was already dealing with network issues and...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 25 Sep 2020 12:31 PM GMT


Telangana fares poorly on NITI Aayogā€™s Gender Equality index
Telangana fares poorly on NITI Aayogā€™s Gender Equality index

Hyderabad: Telangana has fared poorly on NITI Aayogā€™s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) towards Gender Equality among the 37 states and union...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 24 Sep 2020 4:51 AM GMT


9 dead, 68 injured in accidents across Cyberabad in a week; bikers top the list
9 dead, 68 injured in accidents across Cyberabad in a week; bikers top the list

Hyderabad: Nine people have died and 74 others injured in 68 road accidents in the Cyberabad area during the last one week.From September 14 to 20,...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 23 Sep 2020 6:43 AM GMT


For seven questions centre has no data available
For seven questions centre has "no data" available

Hyderabad: The day when the Parliament resumed its monsoon session, the government said it has no data on migrant deaths during the Covid-19 lockdown....

By Sumit Jha  Published on 22 Sep 2020 12:46 PM GMT


Justice delayed: Over 8.5 lakh court cases pending in Telangana
Justice delayed: Over 8.5 lakh court cases pending in Telangana

Hyderabad: More than 8.5 lakh cases are pending in different courts in the Telangana state.In a written reply to a query in Lok Sabha, Union Minister...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 22 Sep 2020 6:00 AM GMT


Suicide, second major reason behind death of Indian Armed Forces personnel
Suicide, second major reason behind death of Indian Armed Forces personnel

Hyderabad: The most obvious reason when anyone thinks about Army personnel dying would be due to the conflict at the border and while fighting with...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 21 Sep 2020 7:30 AM GMT


Pandemic hits automobile sector, sales down by 37.4%
Pandemic hits automobile sector, sales down by 37.4%

Hyderabad: In the past seven months, the sale of passenger vehicles in the country has declined by 37.4 per cent as compared to the previous...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 20 Sep 2020 12:51 PM GMT


Rural AP, Telangana has 36.63 internet subscribers per 100 population: Centre
Rural AP, Telangana has 36.63 internet subscribers per 100 population: Centre

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh along with Telangana has 36.63 rural internet subscribers per 100 population.Minister of State for Communications,...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 20 Sep 2020 6:06 AM GMT


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