Hundreds held during Holi celebrations in the Capital

In a bid to discourage the hooliganism during Holi celebrations, police have taken under control over 200 people involved in unruly behaviors and violent activities from various places in the capital on Saturday. The arrested include those throwing water balloons at passers-by and forcibly smearing colors on them. Likewise, dozens of drink-drivers and those violating traffic rules were also nabbed, police said. On Saturday, holi in the capital was celebrated more peacefully than in previous years. In all three districts in the Kathmandu valley, lots of groups, celebrating holi by singing and dancing, were also noticed. Though clashes were observed in some places between youths, no serious incidents have been reported.