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__
Illegal land grab to mosquito flogging: GHMC yet to address 44,936 complaints
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has yet to address 44936 complaints. In an RTI reply, GHMC has revealed that 44,936...
By Sumit Jha Published on 28 July 2020 8:16 AM GMT
Telangana Secretariat 90 percent razed; Media gets a peek
Hyderabad: 'Media allowed at war zones why not at the Secretariat demolition site' was the observation of the High Court while hearing a Public...
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 July 2020 3:53 PM GMT
Corona impact: Only 4 allowed inside Ganesh pandal
Hyderabad: Amid pandemic, this year Ganesh Chaturthi will be a low-key affair. Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi, the body which monitors and...
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 July 2020 8:54 AM GMT
Bank of Baroda asked to pay Rs 1.10 L to customer over 'system-generated mistake'
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Consumer Dispute Forum directed Bank of Baroda to pay Rs 1,10,000 to a customer for causing mental agony and...
By Sumit Jha Published on 26 July 2020 10:15 AM GMT
Fear of social exclusion slows efforts to collect blood plasma for COVID-19 treatment
Hyderabad: With the increase in COVID-19 cases in the city, the need for plasma has also gone up. Many are coming forward to donate blood plasma to...
By Sumit Jha Published on 26 July 2020 4:12 AM GMT
IMD predicts more rain for next 24 hours over Telangana
Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department, on 25 July, (IMD) said that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning will be witnessed in isolated...
By Sumit Jha Published on 25 July 2020 1:21 PM GMT
AP reported 65,606 COVID new cases in 24 days
Hyderabad: According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, Andhra Pradesh has one of the highest numbers of COVID active cases...
By Sumit Jha Published on 25 July 2020 8:10 AM GMT
Students stare at uncertain future as companies put campus placements on hold in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Colleges in the city are facing a difficult time after several companies put the campus recruitments on hold as pandemic has affected the...
By Sumit Jha Published on 25 July 2020 3:56 AM GMT
Continental hospital waived off Rs 6.4 lakh bill, hands over COVID body
Hyderabad: A day after the wife of a COVID-19 victim filed a writ petition in the Telangana High Court against Continental Hospital, Nanakramguda,...
By Sumit Jha Published on 24 July 2020 8:34 AM GMT
Despite beds available in Gandhi hospital, patients prefer private
Hyderabad: Even as Hyderabad continues to witness huge spike in COVID cases, private hospitals are refusing admission and cases of COVID suspects...
By Sumit Jha Published on 24 July 2020 5:32 AM GMT
Two Osmania docs get re-infected with Covid-19, staff complain lack of space to don and doff PPEs
Hyderabad: At a time when Covid-19 cases are increasing by the day in Hyderabad, the safety of the doctors and medical infrastructure are the concern...
By Sumit Jha Published on 23 July 2020 12:08 PM GMT
New Consumer Protection Act empowers customers, brings e-commerce sites under its purview
Hyderabad: The Consumer Protection Act 2019 that came into force from 20 July will protect consumers not only from traditional buyers but also from...
By Sumit Jha Published on 21 July 2020 2:17 PM GMT
