Hiral Dave is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Ahmedabad and covers developments in Gujarat. She has sixteen years of working in the field of journalism.
Articles by Hiral Dave
Will resume fight for quota after coming out of jail: Hardik Patel
“The agitation will continue as per our plans and no one can stop it, not even my aunt (Anandiben Patel),” said Hardik Patel, spearhead of the Patel reservation stir, who at present is behind bars in two sedition cases.
Updated on Jan 11, 2016 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: Hardik Patel distances himself from Congress
Two months after his outfit Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti publically supported the Congress for Gujarat’s local body elections, firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel has now made a U-turn, distancing himself from the opposition party.
Published on Jan 05, 2016 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Behind bars on sedition charges, Hardik Patel turns author
The firebrand founder of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), lodged at the Rajpore Central Jail in Surat since mid-October, has decided to use the time at his disposal to do something he always desired – write on social issues. In fact, scouting for a publisher is the first thing he plans to do after being released from prison.
Updated on Dec 30, 2015 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Women outnumber men as taluka panchayat heads in Gujarat
Gujarat has ended male domination in its rural political leadership, with 56% of the newly elected presidents in over 200 taluka panchayats turning out to be women
Published on Dec 28, 2015 07:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
PM Modi’s tent to turn tourist attraction at Rann Utsav
A luxurious bulletproof tent, which was home to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to the desert village of Dhordo for the state police chiefs’ meet last week, is set to be thrown open to tourists during the Rann Utsav in Gujarat’s Kutch region.
Updated on Dec 23, 2015 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Fate of 20 panchayats in Gujarat now lies in the hands of children
With the BJP and Congress winning equal number of seats in as many as 22 talukas in last month’s local body elections, presidents of these panchayats are being selected through draw of lots. And children are the ones doing the honours.
Published on Dec 22, 2015 11:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Blazers for male officers, sarees for women: 10 guidelines of DGPs meet
The agenda at the 50th All India Director Generals and Inspector Generals Conference includes: internal security, coastal security, deradicalisation of youth amid the Islamic State threat, misuse of social media and crimes against women.
Updated on Dec 18, 2015 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
In industrial Gujarat, BJP, Congress begin to woo farmers
With farmers turning out to be game-changers in the recent Gujarat local polls, the race to woo the agrarian community, comprising mostly Patidars, has started between the BJP and Congress ahead of the 2017 assembly elections.
Updated on Dec 08, 2015 10:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Gujarat civic poll setback for BJP gives a boost to Patel stir
After its spearhead Hardik Patel was thrown into jail in October, the Patidar reservation agitation in Gujarat looked set for a slow end. But it has been given a fresh lease of life by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s rout in rural areas in the recent civic polls.
Updated on Dec 06, 2015 12:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Poll setback exposes faults in BJP’s Gujarat model, say analysts
The Congress not only swept rural Gujarat but also made visible dents in the BJP’s urban bastions in the local body elections, results of which were declared on Wednesday.
Updated on Dec 03, 2015 08:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
In Gujarat, Cong busts BJP’s urban myth in some pockets
A resurgent Congress has not only swept rural Gujarat but also made dents in the urban bastions of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the local body elections held in the state .
Updated on Dec 03, 2015 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Jolt for BJP as Congress rises again in Gujarat local polls
The Congress made a spectacular comeback in Gujarat on Wednesday, taking control of the rural local bodies in a stunning blow to the BJP in an election seen as a referendum on the ruling party’s state and central leadership.
Updated on Dec 02, 2015 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Four months on, Hardik Patel struggling to keep quota stir alive
In July, Patidars in Gujarat, led by Hardik Patel, launched an agitation. They wanted OBC status to
Updated on Nov 23, 2015 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Gujarat local body polls: Patels ‘bar’ BJP leaders from campaigning
More than 300 local bodies will go to the polls in the state on November 22 and 29, seen as an acid test for the party after its drubbing in the just-concluded Bihar assembly elections.
Updated on Nov 21, 2015 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Patels clamp ‘Section 144’ on BJP, vow to defeat party in local polls
Gujarat’s Patel community has “barred” BJP leaders from campaigning in the run-up to the crucial local body elections this month, vowing to avenge the alleged atrocities on protestors during the quota agitation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.
Updated on Nov 21, 2015 01:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad