Yarsagumba

Three persons, who were injured due to lightning while collecting the valuable alpine herb, yarsagumba, in Darchula.

The rescue team comprising security personnel has not yet been able to reach the avalanche site for the search and rescue.

The bodies of two women and a man among the five people who went missing in an avalanche at Byas.

Residents of Manang district have ascended toward the highlands to collect yarsagumba (Ophiocordyceps sinesis.

As many as 13 persons were arrested from Toijumpost for illegally entering the highlands in the Dolpa district to collect yarsagumba.

The collection of yarsagumba known as Cordyceps Sinensis is affected after a snowfall in the Manang district

As the public has not been able to collect Yarsagumba for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time it was opened for about a month.

Locals are collecting Yarsagumba in Dudhiwan, Apiphed, Satganga Chimetala and other areas without permission.

Police have arrested 57-year-old Brikha Kami from Bandevi Mandir in Krishnapur Municipality-1 on Saturday evening along with bear bile and Yarsagumba.

Police arrested four men in possession of 1.85 kg of Yarsagumba valuable medicinal herb also known as caterpillar fungus worth around Rs 8 million in Kathmandu district.