Kathmandu: A clash erupted between two groups of yarsa pickers in Thulibheri Municipality-1 of Dolpa this afternoon. The conflict involved residents from Maikot village in eastern Rukum and Kaike village in Dolpa, disputing over the yarsagumba collection area.
According to National News Agency Nepal, a squad from Armed Police Force Nepal Battalion No. 46 was dispatched from Dolpa to manage the situation. The Armed Police Force reported that two rounds of firing were conducted to control the clash. The situation has since returned to normalcy.