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__
Lok Sabha business: Check out the performance of Telangana MPs in parliament
Arvind Dhramapuri has 95 percent attendance, Asaduddin Owaisi has asked 248 questions in parliament and Bhimrao Patil has participated in 45 debates...
By Sumit Jha Published on 8 Feb 2022 8:40 AM GMT
Ventilators to vaccines: Rs 10,990 Cr collected, Rs 3976 disbursed under PM CARES
Out of this, Rs 7,014 crore (64%) was the closing balance in the fund until the end of March 2021.
By Sumit Jha Published on 8 Feb 2022 4:31 AM GMT
Rs 600 Cr Traffic unpaid challans pending since 2014 : Hyderabad Jt CP Ranganath strategies 'modified enforcement'
Since 2014, the number of unpaid challans has piled up to 1.75 crore. The backlog of unpaid fines has reached Rs 600 crore. A lot of fines are...
By Sumit Jha Published on 3 Feb 2022 3:10 AM GMT
Over 75K COVID self-testing kits sold over a month in Hyd: Pharma Association
“The small retailers in the city are selling at least 15-20 kits every day while the big retailers are selling at least 60-70 kits every day. If we...
By Sumit Jha Published on 25 Jan 2022 6:46 AM GMT
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for COVID-19 during stay in Hyderabad
The Vice-President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, tested positive for COVID-19 here on Sunday.
By Sumit Jha Published on 23 Jan 2022 11:34 AM GMT
Adilabad: Flipkart fined Rs 1.1 lakh for failing to repair mobile phone, refund money
Company to pay compensation of Rs.50,000 for mental agony, Rs.40,000 for loss of online classes, and Rs.20,000 for harassment. The commission asked...
By Sumit Jha Published on 19 Jan 2022 12:57 PM GMT
Forget Covid; dengue, malaria gave sleepless nights to Telangana last year
Telangana Health Department said the highest of 1543 dengue cases were reported from Hyderabad last year.
By Sumit Jha Published on 19 Jan 2022 12:38 PM GMT
Covid-19: Medchal-Malkajgiri records highest weekly positivity rate at 6.95%; Warangal lowest at 0.32%
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area reported the second-highest TPR of 5.65% followed by Rangareddy district with 4.92%.
By Sumit Jha Published on 18 Jan 2022 5:44 AM GMT
It's Sankranti but Hyderabad kite makers have no reason to rejoice
“Smartphone, TV, and video games – all have turned up in the last few years. Kite flying has become secondary now and kids fly kites only on occasions...
By Sumit Jha Published on 15 Jan 2022 6:00 AM GMT
Ameerpet Reliance Fresh asked to pay customer Rs. 1,000 for charging Rs 4 for carry bag
The consumer dispute redressal commission ordered Reliance Fresh, Ameerpet, to pay Rs. 1,000 as compensation to a customer for charging Rs. 4 for a...
By Sumit Jha Published on 9 Jan 2022 12:05 PM GMT
Hyd junior, mid-level employees' salaries ranked second in country: Report
Bengaluru ranked first among cities in salary pay-scales across junior and mid-levels in job level hierarchies but was second after Mumbai when it...
By Sumit Jha Published on 7 Jan 2022 11:16 AM GMT
Peddapally nursing home doc asked to pay Rs 2.3L for botched-up sterilization operation
Complainant Bakarapu Sampath and his wife were blessed with two daughters. The complainant's wife underwent a tubectomy operation at Dr. T. Kalpana's...
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Dec 2021 1:43 PM GMT
