New Delhi: We all remember it. The moms and the aita’s used to talk about it in the kitchen. “Bhut jolokia or 'ghost chillies' of Tezpur figure has found a mention in the Time Magazine's latest issue as the world's hottest chilli. The magazine's cover story that takes a look at the culinary specialities and peculiarities around the world has zeroed in on the burnt orange pods, developed in a military laboratory in Tezpur, as packing the deadliest punch.
The article on 'Global Warming' notes that the bhut jolokia, also called the Naga chilli, carries the sort of heat that one normally would find only in the hottest chilli sauces made from pure pepper extract.
PermalinkSubmitted by Dr Dipali Majumder on Sat, 30/06/2007 - 04:03
As you have mentioned that Naga -Chili is developed at DRL , Tezpur , rather it has been tested there and claimed for the first time that it is the world's hottest chili. Finally New Maxico state University( Chile Pepper Institute ) brought it into lime light.
The BHUT of Bhut Jalakia is not GHOST. It is actually BHOOT meaning Hill Peaple of North, specifically the people of present day Arunachal Pradesh. And the name Naga Chili is seldom used.
PermalinkSubmitted by popy on Tue, 17/06/2008 - 16:11
BHUT of bhut jolokia meaning ghost (READERS DIGEST)??.. A BIT CONFUSING. Anyway this is one of the profitable crop for our farmers. ASSAM BHOOT JOLOKIA should get GSI.
PermalinkSubmitted by Rupam on Tue, 19/01/2010 - 23:05
We should immediately apply for GI or else we will lose. This is an indigeneous product and only Assam should benifit. We should encourage only son of soil Assamese growers, promoters and buyers.
Same with Joha.
PermalinkSubmitted by H.K.SARMMAH on Sun, 09/05/2010 - 18:22
when I was Sr.Manager of a Tea garden in upper assam I used the pickle of bhoot jolokia rather the oil to deter Green leaf theives (which was a menacein upper Assam gardens)on my own way and got the tittle "Jolokia sahab" from the villegers.Stil we are growing in our kitchen garden and best use the pickle during summer.
PermalinkSubmitted by Shakti on Sun, 22/08/2010 - 14:03
I was at TGIF last eve & had my first opportunity to taste Red JOLOKIA Paste on my chicken wings, though it won me a free pint but I am definitely not going to repeat that. However would like to try out green Jolokia sometime.
There seems to be no end of anomalies in the HSLC and AHM examinations this year.
In yet another incident to make SEBA officials to hang their heads in shame, wanton cows destroyed hundreds of answerscripts inside a strong room in Golapara on Friday.
The incident took place at the Goalpara Govt HS School on Friday morning when examiners spotted a heard of wanton cows destroying many answer scripts inside the strong room.
According to information, the caretaker of the of centre left the strong room without properly shutting the door which is why, the cows managed to storm into the room. Investigation is going on.
Assam remains alert in view of the ULFA 'Raising Day' on Saturday.
Security forces have been deployed to thwart any attempt by ULFA in the vulnerable areas of Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara and Nalbari districts.
According to inputs available Commander in Chief Paresh Baruah has dispatched his wife Rinku Bhuyan and hardcore ULFA cadre Rajiv Das to carry out strike in Lakhimpur district.
Security forces have arrested a hardcore ULFA cadre from Kokrajhar district on Friday. Acting on a tip off, security men caught him from Fakiragram market area in the wee hours.
The ULFA cadre has been identified as Biju Roy and they also recovered one 9mm pistol, three rounds of ammunition and one mobile from his possession.
Police seized a hand made gun and 14 rounds of live ammunition from a residence in the Gohpur area of Sonitpur district on Friday.
The gun and live ammunition belong to the owner of the house, identified as one Lakhya Pegu, police said adding that Pegu was absconding.
In yet another development Aditya Baruah has safely arrived in his home ending a high voltage drama. He was missing since NIA raided his rented room in New Delhi in search of ULFA leader Aronodoi Dohotia.
Eight labourers are still remaining traceless even 24 hours after they were kidnapped from a construction site by KPLT militants in Karbi Anglong district.
Security forces are launching combing operation to trace out the workers. But there is no report of any breakthrough.
A group of about four heavily armed militants stormed into a hospital building at Rongbong Ghat on Thursday night and took away eight of them at gunpoint.
Heartcare at affordable cost! courtesy Ayursundra. The Guwahati-based healthcare provider group is set to spread the concept of specialised heart care units in hospitals across the state.
This will provide the latest treatment at affordable price. The model is based on the concept of 'Hospital Within a Hospital' and consists of having a Cath Lab, an ICU, monitoring system and other associated machines for dealing with emergencies as well as comprehesive treatment of heart ailments.
One person died on the spot and 31 others were injured, six of them seriously, in a road mishap in Barpeta district on Friday.
The driver of a passenger bus travelling from Barpeta to Barpeta Road lost control and overturned on the National Highway 31. While a passenger, Kamal Barma, died on the spot, 31 others were injured. Six of the seriously injured passengers were shifted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital here.
Veteran CPI leader Pramod Gogoi is dead. He passed away at a private hospital in Guwahati where he was admitted two days back. The end came at around 10-30 in the morning.
Gogoi was born and brought up in Sivasagar. A bachelor Gogoi was elected to state legislative assembly from Sivasagar constituency for several time. More, he was flood control minister in the AGP led coalition government under the chief ministership of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
Political leaders across the state have condoled his untimely demise and conveyed their deep sympathies to his bereaved family members.
Three suspected GNLA militants were killed at an encounter with security forces in Golapara on Thursday.
The encounter took place in the wee hours at Mendipothar bordering Meghalaya where the armed GNLA cadres were moving despite alertness of security forces in the area. The cadres were yet to be identified. The Garo insurgent cadres have been unleashing terror in Mendipothar in the form of extortion, killing and kidnapping forcing the security forces to launch the operation.
The Centre sounds alert in Assam and its neighbouring states in view of ULFA Raising Day slated for April 8.
Dispur received the Home Ministry advisory on Wednesday with directives to tighten security across the region.
The Home Ministry asked the Assam government and the neighbouring states to be on alert in the run-up to the ULFA raising day on April 7 when the group usually tries to launch terror attacks.
The Centre advised the states to deploy adequate security personnel at sensitive locations, oil installations, railway tracks and stations, bus terminus, markets and religious places to foil any attempt by the insurgents to disturb peace.
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