Devaraja Market, Santhepet, Shivarampet, Mannars Market and Boti Bazar to remain shut for 4 days from June 25 Mysore/Mysuru: With the city reporting new COVID-19 positive cases almost every other day for the past few days, causing a huge concern for the citizens and ringing alarm bells for the State Government, the Mysuru City Corporation…
Need funds to raze and re-build Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building: MLA
May 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Call it inordinate delay or procrastination, the decision to restore or demolish the nearly 120-year-old heritage structures — Devaraja Market and Lansdowne building — in the heart of the city is back in focus again and this time it is before S.T. Somashekar, who assumed charge as the new Mysuru District Minister over a…
Mysuru City Corporation cleans storm water drain ahead of monsoon
May 14, 2020Disinfectant sprayed at Devaraja Market, public toilets Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent rain water from clogging and flowing into houses in low lying places, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is undertaking the cleaning of the 13 km-long storm water drain (Raja Kaaluve) in MCC Zone-3 limits in city. Every time the rain pounds the…
Markets asked to maintain hygiene
March 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is on high alert as Coronavirus scare is gripping the city. A team lead by Mayor Tasneem, Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar with MCC officials visited Devaraja Market this morning and instructed merchants to maintain cleanliness. The Mayor warned two shop owners who had not put the waste material into dustbin….
Mayor visits Devaraja Market
February 7, 2020Says demolition best choice: Proposal will be sent to Government on Monday Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is hell-bent on demolishing the century-old Devaraja Market and the tenants, who are paying rent to the MCC for shops and slots in the Market are set for another showdown over the issue of demolition. The…
Devaraja Market Demolition Court gives clearance
January 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The Court has given clearance to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and rebuild the heritage Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building. Disclosing this to the media recently, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde said that the traders of Devaraja Market had moved the Court against the proposed demolition but the Court has instructed MCC to provide…
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar opposes demolition of Devaraja Market
August 23, 2019Mysuru: Member of erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has once again opposed the plan to demolish the century-old Devaraja Market. Speaking to media persons at Hotel Radisson Blu this afternoon, she said that the Market can be retained by taking up expert renovation works. “Demolishing the Market citing the reason of…
Five shops gutted in fire at Devaraja Market
August 13, 2019Mysuru: Five to six shops at the Devaraja Market caught fire and suffered damage at around 3.20 pm yesterday. Short-circuit in one of the shops is suspected to be the cause of fire which also spread to other shops. As these shops were closed due to Bakrid, there was no danger to lives. However,…
Rains fail to deter ‘Varamahalakshmi’ shoppers
August 8, 2019Prices of flowers, fruits, vegetables soar Mysuru: It looks like the wet weather does not seem to deter the festival shoppers on the eve of ‘Varamahalakshmi’ as they thronged the Devaraja Market braving the rain, holding umbrellas this morning, to buy the important items to propitiate Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. People were seen falling…
Devaraja Market – Demolition or Restoration?: 15-member Expert Committee formed
August 3, 2019Final report to be submitted to DC within 15 days Mysuru: The District Administration has formed a 15-member Expert Committee which will decide on the future of existing Devaraja Market building. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar held a closed-door meeting with the District Heritage Committee at his office this morning during which it was decided…
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