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
How BJP-led Gujarat govt prepares to make the most of delay in assembly polls
Some experts say Election Commission’s move to hold off on poll dates raises doubts on simultaneous polls.
Updated on Oct 15, 2017 10:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Ahmedabad | Smriti Kak Ramachandran and Hiral Dave
As Gujarat waits for poll date, state gets projects worth nearly Rs 12,500 cr
Election Commission Of India(ECI), broke away from tradition and did not announce the date for Gujarat elections, along with Himachal Pradesh.
Updated on Oct 14, 2017 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave, Ahmedabad
Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat: Modi govt’s development claims are like a dream running on TV
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, on the last day of his Navsarjan Yatra in Gujarat, questioned the BJP government’s claims of progress.
Updated on Oct 11, 2017 06:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chhota Udaipur | Hiral Dave
Gujarat polls: Targeting state’s women voters through a vast network of self-help groups
As political parties hit the campaign trail for the upcoming assembly polls, the vast network of women’s groups, along with the lakhs associated with the dairy and banking sector cooperatives, will form a decisive voting bloc in Gujarat polls.
Updated on Oct 11, 2017 07:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mehsana (Gujarat) | Hiral Dave
Turf war intensifies: Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah trade barbs from each other’s citadel
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Yogi Adityanath held rallies in Amethi, the constituency of Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Gujarat.
Updated on Oct 12, 2017 11:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Vadodara/Dabhoi/Amethi | Hiral Dave and Manish Chandra Pandey
Will never wish to finish BJP from India, but fight ideologically: Rahul Gandhi
Despite the BJP’s open declaration that it wants to wipe out the Congress from India’s political landscape, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi says he doesn’t harbour a similar wish.
Updated on Oct 10, 2017 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Vadodara | Hiral Dave
Ahead of Gujarat polls, political parties cash in on the vast rural banking network
With the BJP in power in the state and at the Centre, the party is focused on addressing the banking sector’s concerns after demonetisation; lakhs of customers of rural and urban cooperative banks will have a crucial say on the voting day.
Updated on Oct 10, 2017 08:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
Modi govt doesn’t listen to people, favours crony capitalism, says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi who hit the campaign trail in Gujarat once again on Monday used the demonetisation exercise to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.
Updated on Oct 09, 2017 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kheda | Hiral Dave
Gujarat elections: BJP, Congress milking dairy cooperatives to reap political gains
And as Gujarat gears up to vote for a new assembly by the year-end, the dairy sector is back in focus as lakhs of people associated with it form a significant vote bank.
Updated on Oct 09, 2017 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Anand | Hiral Dave
‘Vikas Gando Thayo Che’: Modi hits back at development critics
Modi sought to negate the campaign by inaugurating a slew of projects worth Rs 10,000 crore during his two-day visit to Gujarat.
Published on Oct 07, 2017 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Rajkot | Hiral Dave, Rajkot
Attack that triggered moustache protest by Gujarat Dalits was staged: Probe
The 17-year-old victim had alleged he was attacked with a blade in Limbodara village on October 3 for sporting a moustache. But Gandhinagar Police said a forensic team found no blade at the spot and investigators couldn’t trace any attackers or their vehicles.
Updated on Oct 06, 2017 11:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
Will grow moustache and twirl it too: Gujarat Dalit youth protest ‘atrocities’
Minutes after the attack on a teenager, Digant Mehariya, hundreds of Dalit youth across Gujarat started posting selfies with moustaches, with many also changing their display photos to a twirling moustache and the text: Mr Dalit.
Updated on Oct 05, 2017 11:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Limbodara/Gandhinagar | Hiral Dave
AAP eyes Patidar votes in maiden Gujarat elections
The party is contesting elections in 20 seats in the state, of which 12 are in Patidar dominated areas.
Updated on Oct 03, 2017 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
Is watching garba a crime, ask kin of lynched Gujarat Dalit man
He was back from guard duty in Vadodara and went to the village temple to watch the local garba with his cousin, where a man slapped him for watching the performance.
Updated on Oct 03, 2017 09:17 PM IST
Ahmedabad, Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave
Rahul Gandhi needs to remove Italian glasses to see Gujarat’s development: Amit Shah
Rahul Gandhi had called Narendra Modi-promoted “Gujarat model of development” a failure and raised the issue of unemployment and farmers’ plight in his visit to the state last month.
Updated on Oct 02, 2017 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
AAP to name 21 candidates for Gujarat polls, holds roadshow to test waters
The Aam Aadmi Party, which had decided not to contest the Gujarat election after setbacks in Goa and Punjab, has decided to take on the ruling BJP with the slogan Bhajpa hatao, parivartan lao.
Updated on Oct 02, 2017 10:15 PM IST
Hndustan Times, New Delhi | Jatin Gandhi and Hiral Dave, New Delhi
Did Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat trip have a tinge of soft-Hindutva?
During his three-day tour to Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi visited several Hindu shrines during which he offered aartis and also climbed 650 steps to reach a hilltop temple.
Updated on Sep 28, 2017 07:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
Rahul Gandhi targets Modi’s Gujarat development model again, calls ‘MoUs’ a failure
On the third day of his Gujarat trip, Rahul took a dig at the Modi government’s policies, asking why ‘Vikas has gone crazy?’ referring to a popular jibe that has gone viral on internet.
Updated on Sep 27, 2017 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chotila (Gujarat) | Hiral Dave, Chotila (gujarat)
Rahul Gandhi invokes Sardar Patel, slams Modi’s Gujarat model
Addressing a Patidar-dominated crowd, Rahul Gandhi said Gujarat had given Sardar Patel and it would have to play an important role in taking the country forward.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 09:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamnagar/Morbi | Hiral Dave
Rahul Gandhi kick-starts Gujarat election campaign, woos youth and farmers
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi criticised Prime Minister Modi for demonetisation, introduction of GST and the “Gujarat model” of development.
Updated on Sep 25, 2017 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dwarka/Jamnagar | Hiral Dave
Rahul Gandhi woos youth and farmers as he kick-starts Gujarat election campaign
Rahul Gandhi criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Gujarat model of development, and the government’s decisions like demonetisation and GST.
Updated on Sep 25, 2017 08:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dwarka/Jamnagar | Hiral Dave, Dwarka/jamnagar
Denied open-jeep roadshow, Rahul Gandhi hits Gujarat campaign on bullock cart
The decision to campaign from Saurashtra — a Patidar community heartland that has been a stronghold of the ruling BJP — is seen as a cultivated strategy to court the Patidar and OBC electorate.
Updated on Sep 25, 2017 04:55 PM IST
Ahmedabad, Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave
Gujarat: History, morals and feeding cow on birthdays
The books authored by the convener of Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti mostly impart lessons on moral values and India’s culture and history.
Updated on Sep 23, 2017 07:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave
‘Development has gone crazy’: BJP gets jitters as campaign picks pace in Gujarat
The campaign - Vikas Gando Thayo Che (development has gone crazy) – has set social media on fire in the state, translating into billboard advertisements and sparking reactions from all political parties.
Updated on Sep 21, 2017 10:31 PM IST
Ahmedabad, Hindustan Times | Hiral Dave
Saw Maya Kodnani in assembly building, hospital: Amit Shah testifies in Naroda Gam riots case
BJP chief Amit Shah was summoned to court based on a request by former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani who sought he appear as her defence witness in the Naroda Gam riots case.
Updated on Sep 19, 2017 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
When World Bank refused funds, Guj temples donated for Sardar Sarovar Dam: PM Modi
Nearly 56 years after its foundation was laid, the Sardar Sarovar Dam became a reality on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating it to the nation.
Updated on Sep 18, 2017 12:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dabhoi (Gujarat) | Hiral Dave
Highlights: On birthday, PM Modi inaugurates Sardar Sarovar dam, says Narmada water will transform lives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Sardar Sarovar Dam, , billed as the lifeline of Gujarat, to the nation.
Updated on Sep 17, 2017 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
PM Modi dedicates Sardar Sarovar dam to nation on his birthday
The Sardar Sarovar Project, billed as the lifeline of Gujarat, will provide water to more than half of the state’s 18144 villages and irrigate more than 21 lakh hectares of land.
Updated on Sep 17, 2017 10:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
Modi, Abe lay foundation for India’s first Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project
The Rs 1,10,000-crore bullet-train project aims to modernise the country’s crumbling rail networks, which are prone to accidents and long delays
Updated on Sep 14, 2017 09:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Sabarmati | Srinand Jha and Hiral Dave
China on mind, Japan PM Shinzo Abe pitches for stronger ties with India
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe calls for greater cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly getting assertive. While rapid militarisation of the South China Sea is a concern for Japan, the deployment of Chinese naval units in the Indian Ocean is worry for New Delhi.
Updated on Sep 14, 2017 08:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave