The harvest of Yarsagumba (Himalayan gold) is a critical annual trek for Nepali communities, providing the main source of ...

A family can easily earn as much as Rs 600,000 during yarsagumba harvesting season from mid-May to mid-July, making the unique Himalayan fungus a major agent of change in living standard of the ...

Yarsagumba is the world's most expensive medical fungus. It goes by the nickname "Himalayan Viagra" because of its supposed libido-boosting power. In China, Yarsagumba goes for as much as $100 per ...

At least eight people died while collecting rare medicinal fungus Yarsagumba, popularly known as the "Himalayan viagra", in Nepal's Dolpa district, police said in Kathmandu on Thursday. Known for its ...

At least 5 people out in search of Himalayan Viagra or the Yarsagumba are suspected to be buried in an avalanche in Darchula district of far-west, officials confirmed. As per the officials, an ...

A typical landscape of yarsa, alpine meadow above treeline and below snowline. Pictured here is Manang’s Chuli Peak. All photos: ACHYUT TIWARI A young girl in the Ray-Ban sunglass is singing along to ...

When Dan Bahadur Giri looks at his village in Sukadhik in ward 8 of Khatyad Rural Municipality in Mugu district, he says it ...

BAITADI: A yarsagumba trader was found dead in Darchula district on Wednesday. Police have suspected that it was a murder case. DSP Sushil Singh Rathaur of the Darchula District Police Office said ...

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A bizarre murder trial in Nepal has led to the conviction of six men who received life sentences in prison. The court found the men guilty of having murdered seven others who were fighting over ...