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.
Five members of All Assam Shramik Krishak Parishad were prevented from meeting Irom Chanu Sharmila on Wednesday as they were not given official permission. The five-member-team of the organisation include Pradeep kalita, State Chief Secretary, State Advisor, Surendranath Vaishya, Kamarup district Secretary, Suren Nazari, Women Cell Advisor, Ganga Boro and Secretary, Women Cell,Karabi Barua. Suren Nazari told media persons that they would meet Sharmila, who has been fasting for one decadeto repeal repeal AFSPA, 1958 from Manipur, on June 1 after taking proper permission from the state authorities.
The state of implementation of PMGSY in Goalpara district is very poor, particularly in and around Dudhnoi. Earthen roads are seen in most of the cases, which become muddy even in a single rain. The photo shows a road constructed under PMGSY in 2010.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Nagaon in collaboration Assam Mahila Samata Society (AMSS) Nagaon Unit officially launched the Film Screening Programme for School students. In this connection an inauguration meeting organized at Haiborgaon High School Nagaon on May 10. Almost 350 students, 35 teachers, officials of NRHM and AMSS participated in the programme. Addressing in the meeting as chief guest Maruf Alom, District Media Expert NRHM informed that initially 200 nos of Schools of Nagaon will be covered under this programme and the main objectives of the programme is to create health awareness among the students community. He further informed that for this programme special...
To celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore at Rangaloo, Nagaon in a befitting manner, Jana Sikshan Sansthan, Nagaon in association with its parent organisation Gram Vikas Parishad organized a day long programme at Rangaloo on May 7. The day long Programme started with the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana performed ‘ by the Anganwadi Trainees and staff at 8:00am in the morning. Drawing competition, Rabindra Sangeet and recitation of Tagore’s poem competition was also held in this occasion. An open session was also arranged in the G.V.P 's auditorium where eminent and senior social activists Eliza Ahmed, Suraiya Begum, Laily Hussain...
People from Assam, who have made Kuwait their second home, are all set to celebrate Rongali Bihu this year with even more fanfare than ever before, under the aegis of Asom Association Kuwait, which was established and registered with the Indian Embassy, Kuwait, in 2009. This Organization formalized the celebration of Bihu in the State of Kuwait, and became instrumental in showcasing the rich culture...
For the first time in Manipur,with an aim to promote production of fodder, for the first time in the state, Health And Family Welfare Minister, L Jayentakumar today inaugurated a fodder factory at Changangei Uchekon in Imphal West.
He said he was really happy to know that setting up of such industrial unit would provide employment opportunities with an object to solve economic problems in the state. The banks in the state were reluctant to provide financial loan to the general public as there were no markets to sell industrial products. At this juncture, establishment of industry should be encouraged and promote, and any kind of disturbances should not be given to it.
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The Chief Minister of Assam State, India, H.E. Tarun Gogoi, today told administration officials at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand, that his government remains interested in tackling unemployment, alleviating poverty, and mitigating and managing natural disasters. Also high on the minister’s agenda is improving professional capacity of people through skills upgrading and training development programmes.
“These issues must be solved through a focus on improved education that stresses science and technology, and capacity building,” Minister Gogoi told AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust, while meeting with senior faculty and staff of the...
A 43-year-old man has been found dead early morning inside his own car at Canchipur under Singjamei police station in Imphal West, police said. Irom Haimo of Chanam Pukhri Mapan Ahongsangbam leikai, Imphal West left his home around 11a.m. yesterday in his car along with an ATM card to withdraw money from a bank. His body was found inside the back seat of his car near Catholic school located at Canchipur.Besides some injury marks seen on different parts of his body, a gold chain and the ATM card were found missing from his possession, they said. Though the police are clueless about the nature of his death, it has been suggested that he might have died due to drug overdosed but his...
A woman committed suicide by consuming pesticide after a petty quarrel with her husband on Monday at Wabagai Kadajit under Kakching police station in Thoubal district, police here said today.
Maibam Memcha(22) wife of Maibam Deepak had a quarrel with her husband last afternoon over taking money from her maternal home ,police sources said. She refused to go and ask money from her parents when Deepak insisted on it, resulting in a feud.
She took pesticide inside a latrine around 2p.m. before she was brought to RIMS where doctors declared her dead at 6:45a.m., they said.A case has been registered at Kakching police in connection with the incident.
In another incident, a man has...
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