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

Huzurabad by-poll results: Congress yet to sail a sinking ship, gets mere 1.46% votes
Huzurabad by-poll results: Congress yet to sail a sinking ship, gets mere 1.46% votes

Congress turncoat P. Kaushik Reddy who had given a tough fight to Eatala in 2018 proved to work in favour of the BJP. The Congress vote in the 2021...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 2 Nov 2021 3:35 PM GMT


Jubilee Hills Apollo Hospital fined Rs.10,000, asked to stop charging registration fees from patients
Jubilee Hills Apollo Hospital fined Rs.10,000, asked to stop charging registration fees from patients

The commission said that the hospitals are not authorized to collect registration charges or any data from the patients as a prerequisite for availing...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 1 Nov 2021 4:16 AM GMT


8058 people ended lives in Telangana last year; 471 of them farmers: NCRB report
8058 people ended lives in Telangana last year; 471 of them farmers: NCRB report

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, suicides in Telangana have increased by 4.7 percent in 2020 compared to 2019.

By Sumit Jha  Published on 29 Oct 2021 7:45 AM GMT


Ground Report: In Huzurabad women voters hold key, but no female candidate in fray
Ground Report: In Huzurabad women voters hold key, but no female candidate in fray

Out of total 2,37,036 voters 1,19,102 are women in Huzurabad constituency.

By Sumit Jha  Published on 28 Oct 2021 2:42 PM GMT


Nacharam Life Spring Maternity Hospital fined Rs 2L for goofing up cesarean
Nacharam Life Spring Maternity Hospital fined Rs 2L for goofing up cesarean

The commission asked the hospital and doctor to jointly pay the complainant an amount of Rs. 2,20,000 towards the medical expenses and to pay an...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 28 Oct 2021 7:12 AM GMT


TSRTC goes digital: Now, scan QR code at JBS to book bus ticket
TSRTC goes digital: Now, scan QR code at JBS to book bus ticket

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has started accepting UPI/QR payments at the bus pass counter, ticket counter, and parcel and cargo...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 27 Oct 2021 2:46 AM GMT


Ground Report: Huzurabad by-poll: It is Etala Vs KCR, not BJP Vs TRS
Ground Report: Huzurabad by-poll: It is Etala Vs KCR, not BJP Vs TRS

For the ryots (farmers) in the rural area, KCR is the savior. They are not seeing the election as Eatala Rajender vs Gellu Srinivas Yadav but between...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 25 Oct 2021 4:36 AM GMT


TSNPDCL asked to pay Rs 2L to family whose sole breadwinner died of electrocution
TSNPDCL asked to pay Rs 2L to family whose sole breadwinner died of electrocution

The commission said a single-phase 230V shock will not take the life of a person, and certainly, there was a fluctuation in the power supply. Due to...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 20 Oct 2021 12:30 PM GMT


Paytm asked to pay Rs 25,000 for crediting money into wrong account
Paytm asked to pay Rs 25,000 for crediting money into wrong account

The CDRC has directed Paytm to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to a customer whose money was transferred to some other Paytm account on account of a...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 16 Oct 2021 4:56 AM GMT


30 candidates ready for Huzurabad by-election, but only men
30 candidates ready for Huzurabad by-election, but only men

Interestingly, out of the 30, there isn't a single woman candidate.

By Sumit Jha  Published on 14 Oct 2021 1:26 PM GMT


Mancherial MediLife Hospitals to pay patient Rs. 5L for causing permanent disability
Mancherial MediLife Hospitals to pay patient Rs. 5L for causing permanent disability

The Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed MediLife Hospitals, Mancherial, and its consultant orthopedic surgeon Dr. Praveen to pay a...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 12 Oct 2021 3:10 AM GMT


Telangana Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddys convoy kills Medak man
Telangana Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy's convoy kills Medak man

A 55-year-old man died after he was hit by a car that was part of Telangana Assembly speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy's police convoy near Kallakal...

By Sumit Jha  Published on 11 Oct 2021 1:39 PM GMT


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