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__
`Valasa': A movie that encapsulates pain, struggle of migrant laborers
Visakhapatnam: Heart-wrenching scenes of migrant laborers walking home barefoot under the blistering sun during lockdown will come alive on the silver...
By Sumit Jha Published on 31 Aug 2020 3:30 AM GMT
Telangana stands 9th in number of tests per day per million population
Hyderabad: According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Telangana stands at 9th position in tests per day per million population....
By Sumit Jha Published on 30 Aug 2020 8:49 AM GMT
Rural districts in TS witness surge in Covid cases as tests increase
Hyderabad: With the rural districts in Telangana witnessing a surge in COVID cases, the Coronavirus hotspot seems to be shifting from Greater...
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Aug 2020 12:21 PM GMT
Sushant Singh Rajput death covered more widely in media than migrant labourers, farmers' issues
Hyderabad: The Press Council of India, on August 28, issued an advisory asking media to maintain journalistic conduct drafted by the body. This came...
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Aug 2020 8:46 AM GMT
Explainer: How to file complaint in consumer forum
Here is how you can file a complaint in the district and state consumer forums/commission:How to approach a district consumer forum/commission?A...
By Sumit Jha Published on 28 Aug 2020 5:16 AM GMT
COVID effect: Students defer admission to US colleges, UK top destination among Indian students
Hyderabad: Many students who got a seat in the US colleges are now postponing their admission to January spring session. Even as colleges across the...
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 Aug 2020 1:16 PM GMT
How technology is helping Telangana to check rice quality, arrest pilferage
Hyderabad: It is hard to trace the origin of a bag of rice or grains when the quality has been compromised. In the case of food defilement, it takes...
By Sumit Jha Published on 26 Aug 2020 5:37 AM GMT
TS govt. receives 2,000 complaints against private hospitals, issues show cause notices
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has received more than 2,000 complaints against private hospitals, at least 200 of which pertain to overcharging...
By Sumit Jha Published on 25 Aug 2020 2:07 PM GMT
34% people spend over 4 hrs per week on group video calls: Survey
34 per cent consumers now spending over 4 hours per week on group video calls; WhatsApp and Zoom most preferred group video calling apps 15 per...
By Sumit Jha Published on 24 Aug 2020 2:40 PM GMT
Telangana, with 815 police stations, ranks 9th in India; AP 7th with 1,023
Hyderabad: Telangana ranks ninth among Indian states in terms of the number of police stations with 815 stations, according to data released by the...
By Sumit Jha Published on 23 Aug 2020 4:16 PM GMT
Hyderabad: Syndicate Bank asked to pay a compensation of Rs 5.2L for misplacing original title deeds
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Consumer Dispute Forum directed Syndicate Bank to pay Rs 5,20,000 to a customer for causing mental agony by putting her...
By Sumit Jha Published on 23 Aug 2020 10:12 AM GMT
Conviction rate in Hyd police commissionerate is very low, allege social activists
Hyderabad: The total number of cases convicted by the Hyderabad City police are 181, since 2018, according to the data released by the Hyderabad city...
By Sumit Jha Published on 23 Aug 2020 8:11 AM GMT
