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.
One person sustained injury when a gang of dacoits attacked him at the Siphung Express in Barpeta district on Tuesday.
The incident took place at around 7 in the afternoon when the passenger express was travelling to Alipur Duar from Guwahati. The seven member gang was travelling in the train in the guise of passengers and tried to loot the passengers as the train was nearing Sorbhog. The injured person was identified as Jitumoni Dutta who sustained injuries in the scuffle.
Assam paid its glowing tribute to Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla on Tuesday on the 61st death anniversary of the first ever Assamese film maker. Noted artists Apurba Kumar Das and Dilip Ranjan Barthakur received the prestigious silpi award at function in Guwahati from Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Cultural functions and procession, seminars and various were organized across the state to mark the occasion. The Asom Sahitya Sabha organized the Silpi divas function in Tezpur at Poki with colouful cultural programme. The All Assam Students Union has also organized its central programme in Naharkotia.
Jayanta Narayan Chaudhury took over as new DGP of Assam hardly a month after he was appointed in the stint. After taking over as Assam Director General of Police he said that he would try his best to make efforts to live up to the expectations of the people.
On the tricky questions of mega dam road block in Lakhimpur, he said the police has the responsibility for maintaining law and order and that it would be to ensure that roads are not blocked.
Chaudhury, a 1978 batch IPS officer said was away from the state on central deputation in the IB since 1985 and posted out of the state in the North East, Delhi and the US.
Aahotguri in Morigaon district pulls huge crowd on Monday when it hosted the traditional buffalo fight. Around 35 pairs of buffalo were taken for fight which drew huge crowd from early in the morning. It was organized as part of the Magh bihu celebrations. Similarly, Hajo took out a colourful procession a day after it organized the traditional nightingale fight.
The group of ministers set up to break the deadlock of the NHPC-owned big is all set to talk to a group of experts in Dispur on Saturday. A group of senior citizens have also been invited for talks on the same day after 12 noon.
Chaired by power minister Pradyut Bordoloi, the GoM is set to hold talks with Jatin Kalita, Abani Bhagawati, Chandan Mahanta, Arup Sarma, Jogen Sarma, AS Biswas, Bhagawat Pran Duwarah and Sarbeswar Kalita The discussion would begin at 10 in the morning. This talks with a group of senior citizens would begin at 12 noon. They include Dr Nirmal Kumar Chaudhury, AK Mitra, Nayan Sarma, Dhiren Bezbaruah, Brahmaputra Board deputy chairman Y Abdul Basir, Pradip Pujari...
Tension is simmering in Ghagorpar near Gerukamukh following an incident of police firing on Friday.
Police men on duty at Ghagorpar resorted to blank firing when they tried to disperse the people who blocked oil tankers bound for Gerukamukh.
Police further arrested aleast 14 people when they prevented the oil tankers to leave for the NHPC project site in the evening.
Massive protest again erupts in Gerukamukh along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday when protestors prevented efforts to rush oil to Gerukamukh.
Altogether nine militant outfits operating in Assam are expected to surrender arms before the Republic Day. This was what Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed on Thursday. Talking to reporters, Gogoi said these outfits include-five Adivasi and three Kuki underground groups besides Hmar Peoples Convention. They have already declared unilateral ceasefire expressing desire to sit for peace talks with the Government. He further rjecting the NDFB’s demand for creation of a separate ‘Bodoland State.
DHD(J) and the government have reached a final stage of understanding to resolve the problem confronting Dima Hasao district. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday, he said DHD’s Dilip Nunisa faction demands 96 villages and that some of these villages currently in Cachar and Nagaon district. “KLNLF demands state within state and NDFB sticks to the separate Bodoland demand,” that’s why, breakthrough still eludes Assam.
Experts predicts an undeclared arms bazaar in the North eastern region very soon. Participating a seminar in Delhi on Thursday, they disclosed that foreign arms and ammunition are available in the seven north eastern states.
Binalaxmi Nepram, secretary general with CAFI said only the United Nations would be able to bust the racket in the north eastern region. She said only NSCN has so far used landmines for maximum number of times.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday again claimed Maoists’ role in the protest to stop big dam in Gerukamukh. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati Gogoi the agitation to halt the big dam would only help China divert the river Brahmaputra. Gogoi said the Maoist cadres formed the squad to oppose the NHPC dam two years back.
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