While Honda has been adventurous with the Civic’s futuristic dashboard design, VW has taken the tried and tested route with the Jetta’s cabin. Everything inside has an air of quality about it. The dashboard has a no-nonsense look to ti and all controls fall to hand and are intuitive to use. But the design is plain boring and feels more so if you have just been inside the Honda. The trendline version comes in grey interiors which add to the sombre tone of the cabin. But where the Jetta trounces the Civic is in sheer build quality. The Honda just can’t match the solid thunk of the Jetta, when its doors close. The driving position is great, range of adjustments on the driver’s seat as well as fully adjustable steering. The clutch feels light but the steering calls for more effort than the Civic, something you notice especially while parking.

Around 50 bikers recently took out a rally to create awareness about how to tackle natural and artificial disaster.

The participants riding 33 Royal Enfield Motor bikes covered around 25 kilometres (Kms) starting from the Secretariat passing through North AOC, Khurai, Lamlong, Tangmeiband Kwakeithel, Singjamei, Kongba, and reaching the destination at Porompat DC office.

On their way, the participants spread public awareness by distributing pamphlets and posters informing about disaster management.

Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle Riders under the aegis of International Relief and Disaster management to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction organized the event.

“I am hopeful that this rally will be able to spread the message, which is supposed to spread throughout the state and make the people aware about the dangers of natural disasters and the steps that should be taken to reduce it, ” said A N. Jha, Principal Secretary, Relief and Disaster Management flagged off the rally at old secretariat in Imphal.

The organizers plan to hold more such events in future, taking the rally to other cities as well.