Army called in to control situation as violence hits India's Manipur

NEW DELHI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in India's northeastern state of Manipur Thursday deployed the army and paramilitary forces to control the situation as violence hit the state, officials said.

The violence broke out in the state on Wednesday during a tribal protest demonstration over the inclusion of non-tribal Meiteis community for a Scheduled Tribe status. The call for protest was given by the All Trib