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Agoda, one of the world's fastest growing online travel agents (OTA), shares some top tips and destinations to help you enjoy Holi, the traditional Hindu Festival of Colors . Historically marking the arrival of spring, Holi has evolved as a celebration of love, fertility, friendship and youth. It's an opportunity for people to get together with friends and loved ones to have good old-fashioned fun. Central to the celebration is an afternoon devoted to playing with water, covering each other in colored powders known as gulal, and indulging in sweet treats -- a day that children (and adults) look forward to all year. Holi takes place from 20-21 March 2019, though dates may vary in different countries. If Holi sounds like something you'd enjoy, here are some destinations to consider and tips to help you have a great time: 1.Go all out with a celebration in Goa, India India and Nepal are great destinations to get the true taste of this beloved festival. Head t...

The toll from Thursday's terror attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 45 as two more troopers succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Friday. Besides, 38 others were wounded in the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack took place around 3.15 p.m. on Thursday when a 'Fidayeen' bomber belonging to the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror outfit rammed an explosive-laden SUV into a bus carrying CRPF troopers in Lethpora area of Pulwama district on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, officials said. "None among the 44 CRPF men travelling in the bus that took the full impact of the suicide bombing survived," a CRPF official said. "An injured person in another bus has also succumbed taking the death toll to 45," he added. The official said the injured (38) CRPF men are being treated in the Army base hospital in Badamibagh cantonment area of Srinagar . The CRPF convoy of 78 vehicle...