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__
Goodbye 2021: Drunken driving cases up by 194% in Greater Hyderabad, Rs 17 Cr fine imposed
Around Rs 17,03,85,677 fine has been collected by the court in three commissionerates.
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Dec 2021 12:12 PM GMT
`Speak up': TSHRC witnesses 27% increase in human rights abuse cases
Since 2019, a total of 14,936 cases were filed in the state human rights commission. Of which, 9,401 cases were disposed of off, while 5535 cases are...
By Sumit Jha Published on 29 Dec 2021 7:05 AM GMT
Rajendranagar masjid opens its doors to homeless, destitute people this winter
With biting cold sweeping across the state, leaving many abandoned and homeless people in the lurch, a mosque in Rajendranagar in collaboration with...
By Sumit Jha Published on 28 Dec 2021 2:30 PM GMT
Telangana: Liquor shops to open till midnight, bars till 1 a.m on New Year's eve
Bars in Telangana will serve liquor only till 1 a.m on the intervening night of 31 December and 1 January. However, liquor shops will stay open up to...
By Sumit Jha Published on 28 Dec 2021 1:52 PM GMT
Cyberabad saw 218% increase in cyber crimes in 2021
Meanwhile, Cyberabad saw a 13.24% rise in crimes in 2021. Around 30,954 crimes were reported in Cyberabad compared to 27,336 in 2020.
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 Dec 2021 1:26 PM GMT
Crime rate in Rachakonda up by 9% in 2021; cyber crimes rise by 123%
A total of 1,360 cases related to cybercrime were reported by the Rachakonda police in 2021 as against 610 the previous year.
By Sumit Jha Published on 27 Dec 2021 12:50 PM GMT
Murder to rioting: Crimes in Hyderabad drop by 11% in 2021
The overall crimes including the Indian Penal Code(IPC), Special and Local Laws(SLL), and other than IPC crimes registered during 2021 was 20,012 (up...
By Sumit Jha Published on 23 Dec 2021 2:39 AM GMT
Centre received complaints against 18 NGOs in AP for alleged conversions
The Union Home ministry on Tuesday informed the Parliament that the Centre has received complaints against 18 NGOs in Andhra Pradesh who are violating...
By Sumit Jha Published on 21 Dec 2021 2:31 PM GMT
Hyderabad: Why are cab drivers canceling your ride?
As per Section 178 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 (refusal to ply a contract carriage on hire by a driver), drivers cannot cancel the ride. In fact,...
By Sumit Jha Published on 20 Dec 2021 2:16 AM GMT
How missing Somalian who tested Omicron +ve at RGIA was tracked down
Three cases of Omicron have been detected at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. All three are international passengers who tested...
By Sumit Jha Published on 15 Dec 2021 3:14 PM GMT
Lucid Medical Diagnostic in Banjara Hills directed to pay Rs. 25,000 to patient who received wrong reports
The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has asked Lucid Medical Diagnostic located at Road Number 2, Banjara Hills, to pay Rs. 25,000 as...
By Sumit Jha Published on 13 Dec 2021 2:13 PM GMT
Chikkadpally Chandana Brothers fined Rs. 1L for issuing incomplete invoice
“The non-mentioning of the name of the complainant in the bill itself is an unfair trade practice committed by the opposite parties," observed the...
By Sumit Jha Published on 7 Dec 2021 4:02 AM GMT
