PTI stories from Kolkata on Aug 3

Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 5.15 pm.

CES3 JH-WITCHCRAFT Man killed for protesting witchcraft allegation against mother Simdega (Jharkhand): A man has been hacked to death in Jharkhand's Simdega district for protesting against allegations that his mother practised witchcraft, police said on Friday.

CES4 OD-KIIT KIIT happy over Institution of Eminence status recommendation Bhubaneswar: Odisha-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Saturday expressed happiness over UGC's recommendation to grant Institution of Eminence (IoE) status to it.

ERG2 OD-PLANETARIUM Odisha to get four new planetariums, 10 science parks: Min Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Science and Technology Minister, Ashok Chandra Panda, said on Saturday that four new planetariums will be set up in the state..