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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
TopicDelhi Jal Board

Topic: Delhi Jal Board

AAP leader Satyendar Jain arrested by anti-corruption branch in Delhi Jal Board bribery case

Earlier probe said tendering process manipulated to favour one company. ACB has also arrested ex-DJB CEO Rai, who had allegedly received a bribe in his own and his relatives' bank accounts.

How sewer deaths scar families for years

Safai Karamchari Andolan estimates that more than 1,726 workers have died cleaning sewers and septic tanks since the anti-manual scavenging law came into force in 2013.

10-yr-old fell in sewer pit & died, govt agencies called him ‘mischievous’. 12 yrs on, HC holds them liable

The HC rebukes Delhi govt, DJB and private firm for a ‘tripartite’ blame game and orders Rs 17 lakh compensation for his parents.

Black water panic in Delhi’s Janakpuri. No one trusts their taps

After air pollution, choked traffic, and garbage mountains, now comes black foul-smelling water from taps in several Janakpuri enclaves. ‘In a gated community, we thought basic things wouldn't be an issue.’

‘BJP learnt nothing from Noida techie incident’—Delhi biker’s death in 15-ft pit triggers political row

Delhi's erstwhile ruling party AAP has questioned the Delhi Jal Board’s assertion that the 15-foot ditch into which Kamal Dhyani fell with his bike was 'barricaded and closed for public safety'.

Najafgarh Jheel’s wetland tag stuck for 11 years as Delhi, Haryana spar over land

The land around the lake is shared by the Centre, Delhi and Haryana governments, farmers, and private owners, with multiple agencies involved in its revival and the ongoing legal battle.

Fight over Yamuna a poll gimmick? River can be revived, but there can’t be a ‘band aid solution’

Though only 2 percent of its total length, the 54 km section of the river that flows through Delhi accounts for over 75 percent of its total pollution load.

‘Babus make us do household work without pay.’ Workers protest, demand fair wages from Delhi govt

A crowd of nearly 500 workers from 11 different departments of the Delhi govt waited in anticipation outside the national capital’s Secretariat, demanding job security.

18-yr-old arrested for stabbing a man in Delhi after his friend was crushed under a water tanker

The man, an auto driver, survived the attack. He had intervened after spotting the accused, his friends vandalising the tanker which had run over his friend. Tanker driver is absconding.

Delhi’s tanker mafia begins from Jal Board borewells—pipes, profits, politics

Delhi's private tanker mafia is exploiting every avenue to meet the rising demand. Siphoning water from Jal Board is less risky than extracting it from Yauma or diverting it from canals in Haryana.

On Camera

Indian politicians need to learn to take a joke

From stand-up comics facing FIRs to political leaders bristling at memes, India remains deeply uncomfortable with the freedom to mock.

Windfall on Day 1 of UP-Japan investment meet: Rs 3,191-cr projects for Gr Noida, 500-acre Japanese City

Projects by Escorts Kubota and Minda Corporation in YEIDA expected to generate more than 6,400 jobs.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman