Traders and shopkeepers of Devaraja Market, staging a protest near Dufferin Clock Tower this morning, urging the authorities concerned to open the market and allow them to conduct business following reopening of various business establishments today.
Traders urge MCC to re-implement odd-even rule at city markets
May 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Fruits and vegetable vendors of three city markets have urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to allow them to function from 6 to 10 am with re-implementation of odd-even rule in all markets of the city. The MCC had passed the odd-even rule on Apr. 23. Under the system, odd- and even-numbered shops in…
Odd-even rule at Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilas Markets
April 28, 2021Tepid response from shoppers Mysore/Mysuru: Moderate number of shoppers were seen at Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilas Markets in city this morning from 6 am to 10 pm. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has implemented odd-even rules in all markets in city till May 12. While the Government has allowed a shopping window of only…
Markets odd-even rule junked?
April 27, 2021Decision today evening Mysore/Mysuru: The plans of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to implement odd-even rules in all congested markets in city under which traders are allowed to sell fruits, vegetables, puja items and other essentials on alternate days from 6 am to 5 pm has run into rough weather as the State Government has announced…
Odd-even rule at Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilas Markets
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation has implemented odd-even rules in all wholesale markets in the city, under which traders will sell fruits, vegetables and other essentials on alternate days. The timing has been fixed from 6 am to 5 pm. The odd-even rule has been passed on Apr. 23 (yesterday) and will be in force…
Panic buying: Groceries, food items fly off the shelves
April 24, 2021Traffic jams at Santhepet and surrounding areas as people crowd shops Mysore/Mysuru: With just hours left (from last evening) for the first weekend curfew of 2021 to begin, an unusually high crowd was witnessed ‘panic buying’ at shops, supermarkets, markets and other areas that predominantly sell essential items yesterday. Customers could be seen flocking to…
Flower vendors cry foul over lack of facilities at J.K. Grounds
April 11, 2021Flowers dry up fast due to heat; MCC blamed for not providing pendals, toilets and drinking water Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to sweltering heat and absolute lack of facilities, flower vendors have reluctantly shifted from Devaraja Market to J.K. Grounds this morning as per the orders from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). With the second wave of…
Devaraja flower market to function from J.K. Grounds
April 10, 2021Starting tomorrow till three days, vendors, customers to follow strict social distancing measures Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of COVID-19 infection spreading and as the people are not following social distancing, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has ordered the closure of the flower markets and stalls at the Devaraja Market for three days from April…
GP polls, VVIP birthdays help flower business to bloom in city
February 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The recently concluded Gram Panchayat (GP) election results, birthdays, marriages and felicitations have pushed up the flower business in city which had hit rock bottom during lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic in the past few months. This has brought a smile on the faces of flower vendors at wholesale and retail flower market in Devaraja…
Tale of two heritage buildings: To reconstruct or restore ?
February 4, 2021By K.B. Ganapathy, Senior journalist It was really a welcome move by our Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra, who raised an important issue in the State Legislative Assembly over the crumbling 137-year-old Devaraja Market and the 129-year-old Lansdowne Building (refer news item titled ‘Restoration of Lansdowne Building, Devaraja Market after Court’s verdict’ in Star of Mysore…














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