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.
Curfew in Rangiya was relaxed from 7 in the morning to 7 on Sunday evening. Shops and markets were open in Rangiya town even as security forces continued to maintain strict vigil. But the situation is tense. There have been no reports of any fresh incidents in the past few hours. Meanwhile, one more special train reached Guwahati this morning from Bangalore carrying around 800 passengers.
One person was injured in Dhubri district and a few houses were torched in Chirang district in yet another string of untoward incident during the last 12 hours. According to police, the injured person hails from Chilkikhata, under Bilasipara police station who was attacked by a group of miscreants attacked. The condition of the injured is stated to be critical and he has been shifted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital.
On the other hand, unidentified miscreants set ablaze three houses at Khunkrajora under Bijni police station in Chirang on Saturday night forcing the authorities to beef up security with additional forces. The Army is also conducting flag marches at various places.
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Two people died in West Bengal after the duo were pushed out of a Guwahati-bound train from Bangalore on Sunday. The gory incident took place in the wee hours between Belakoba and Raninagar railway stations. Nine others were injured, four of them seriously. It took place shortly after it left New Jalpaiguri station.
One of the victims died on the spot while the another succumbed to injuries at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri. One of the victims has been identified. All the injured have been shifted to the North Bengal Medical College Hospital. Train was carrying a large number of people from Assam who had left Bangalore following rumours that people from the...
In a significant development, there has been drastic decline in the exodus of north east people from the southern states during the last 12 hours. According to information, panic among the Northeast people working in Bangalore, Hyderabad seems to have subsided. Keeping this in mind, the railways have not deployed no new trains for Guwahati. Lesser crowds were also seen in the Guwahati-bound trains from Mumbai and Bangalore on Saturday. Officials in Mumbai said there were a few empty seats in the Guwahati Express. Some passengers from Mumbai said panic was not the reason for their travel. There were similar scenes at the Bangalore railway station that saw lesser crowds on Saturday.
Amid unabated exodus of north east people, Union home secretary RK Singh on Saturday said that most of the rumours came from Pakistan. He said that the images of an incident three and a half month back were circulated in Bangalore from across the border to incite people. According to Singh, two units have been monitoring the websites. Of them, 34 websites have been identified so far.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has announced a huge Rs 1 lakh reward to anyone providing information on the culprits behind the BTAD violence. In a statement, the country’s premier investigation agency said that credible and relevant information, photo, audio or video clip etc. leading to identification or arrest of perpetrators of the crimes would be rewarded. Beside phone numbers 8811099997 or 8811099996 or send an SMS on these numbers, information can also be faxed on 03664-241253 or e-mailed on hobsc1del@cbi.gov.in. The CBI has registered seven cases relating to the communal violence in Assam in the districts of Kokrajhar, Dubri and Chirang.
The South Central Railway is gearing up to help the panic stricken people go back to north east following rumour of attack. According to information, extra coaches are attached to trains going towards Kolkata and Guwahati. Two additional general coaches were attached to Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express on Saturday with many coaches to this train on Sunday.
Karnataka police arrested three more persons on Saturday for spreading rumours about attacks on north east people. This has taken the total number of those detained in this connection so far to 16. Anees Pasha, Tseen Nawaz and Shahid Salman Khan were arrested under IPC section 153 (A) (spreading enmity among various communities) by spreading rumours through email and SMS. Police seized four mobile phones, two computers and a laptop from their possession. So far 15 cases had been registered in connection with the rumour mongering.
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