Rare medicinal herb worth over Rs 5 lakh seized in Doda
An endangered medicinal herb worth Rs 5.5 lakh was seized while it was being smuggled from Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, a forest official said Thursday. Acting on specific information, sleuthes of territorial forest department conducted a search operation on interstate Bhadarwah-Chamba road, connecting Doda with Chamba in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and seized 650 kg of 'Bergenia Ciliata' locally known as 'Zakhm-e-Hayat' hidden in the bushes in 24 gunny bags, a senior forest department official said. Читать дальше...