EVMs to have pics of candidates
Jaipur: Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to be used in Lok Sabha by-elections to be held in Rajasthan January 29 will carry pictures of candidates along with their names. According to Chief Election Officer Ashvini Bhagat, this is being done to ensure there was no confusion if two candidates had the same name. Under the new arrangement, the EVMs will have the name of the candidate, his or her picture and the election symbol. Bhagat said although the method was tried out in the Dholpur Assembly by-election, it would be a first in a Lok Sabha election. Ajmer and Alwar are to hold Lok Sabha bye-elections January 29, while Assembly by-election will be held the same day in Mandalgarh.
Honda recalls 22,834 cars across segments
New Delhi: Japanese auto major Honda is recalling 22,834 units of Accord, City and Jazz models in India as part of a global exercise to rectify faulty airbags. The latest exercise takes the overall number of recalled vehicles, equipped with airbags manufactured by Takata, by the company to 3.13 lakh units in India. The company, which is present in India through a wholly-owned arm Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), announced that the latest recall will impact models which were manufactured in 2013. “HCIL will voluntarily replace Takata passenger front airbag inflators of 22,834 vehicles of 2013 model of Accord, City and Jazz as part of Honda’s precautionary global recall campaign concerning Takata front airbag inflators,” HCIL said in a statement. According to the company, the recall will affect 510 units of the premium sedan Accord, 22,084 units of City, and 240 units of Jazz. “The replacement will be carried out free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India in a phased manner starting immediately,” the company said.
