In brief

The camel was part of the procession taken out by Iskcon temple authorities,which was taken to the railway station. Temple spokesperson Saroj Maharaj said the animal was sick when it was brought for decoration in the morning.

On its way to the railway station,the animal crossed several areas,like Sahara Darwaja,Ring Road,Majuragate,Athwagate,and Adjan before collapsing at Palanpur Patia. A devotee called a veterinary doctor but the camel died by the time he arrived.

Iskcon temple spokesperson Saroj Maharaj said,“The camel fell down near Palanpur Patia. We don’t know what happened to it later as we continued our procession.”

Ramanlal Ninama,who owned the camel,said,“It was taken on rent for two days for Rs 2,000. I think the camel was hungry since morning. The animal pulled a chariot even as it was sick.”

Four detained after group clash

Vadodara: Four persons were taken into custody in Nagarwada locality following a group clash. Police said the incident took place on Tuesday night when a scrap dealer entered into an altercation with a woman over a minor dispute. Police said the woman had complained about the noise in the scrap shop. Following this,they entered into a verbal spat and some workers started pelting stones on her house. Police had to burst tearshells to disperse the angry mob and detained the accused.

Talk on income tax

AHMEDABAD: Chief Commissioner of Income Tax dept,Gujarat region,D S Rastogi will address the issues concerning the taxpayers on Doordarshan (DD Girnar) on Thursday from 8 pm to 8.30 pm.

Knowledge Academy offers course in financial planning

AHMEDABAD: City-based Knowledge Academy on Wednesday announced the launch of a two-year Power MBA programme that will combine an MBA degree with Certified Financial Planning. The degree will be awarded by the Karnataka State Open University. The institute seeks to rope in the “reasonably bright” B-school aspirants — with CAT scores of 80 to 90 percentile — who fail to make it to the first tier institutions such as the IIMs.

Academy director Milan Shah said,“There is a huge demand for financial planners. According to a 2008 Ernst and Young study,there is an 80 per cent shortfall in supply.”

The main reason behind launching the programme,according to the institute’s mentor and Arvind Mills patriarch Sanjay Labhai,is that the newly-rich people in India hardly know what to do with their wealth.