Soil Bearing Capacity test conducted; Reveals presence of a variety of soil Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has to spend an estimated Rs. 70 crore to re-build the iconic Devaraja Urs Market in city. A portion of the market caved-in a few years ago purportedly due to lack of maintenance. Since then there has been…
Not many takers for festival shopping this Deepavali
November 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: This festive season seems to be a gloomy affair amid the pandemic. The fruit and vegetable sections of Devaraja Market which witnessed huge rush on account of Naraka Chaturdarshi yesterday, saw very few customers this morning ahead of Balipadyami tomorrow. Due to cloudy weather, most main roads in city had less traffic today. As…
Ahead of Ayudha Puja, Vijayadashami, people throng city markets
October 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With just a day left for Ayudha Puja and two days for Vijayadashami, city residents thronged Devaraja and other major markets in city this morning to purchase necessary fruits, vegetables, puja articles and other items required for the celebrations. People, taking advantage of clear morning skies and a favourable weather, went to the markets…
Flower traders get a day’s relief but must shift to J.K. Grounds on Saturday and Sunday
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following request from flower vendors of Devaraja Market, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has allowed them to do their business tomorrow, but they should shift to J.K. Grounds near Railway Station on Saturday and Sunday compulsorily. A delegation of Mysuru Devaraja Market Flower Traders Association led by its leaders, N. Manjunath and B.R. Yathiraj, met…
Traders rule out hike in onion price
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Traders of Devaraja Market have ruled out the possibility of spike in prices of onion following reports of damage to the crop due to floods. G. Anand, onion trader at Devaraja Market, told SOM that since there is uninterrupted supply from local farmers, the question of increase in prices does not arise. At present,…
Police Constables’ presence of mind averts major fire mishap near Devaraja Market
August 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Timely display of presence of mind by three Traffic Police Constables averted a major fire mishap near Devaraja Market on Gowri-Ganesha festival day in city. The three Police personnel attached to Devaraja Traffic Police Station identified as Head Constable Shivanna, Constables Shashikanth and Sugu, who were on duty near Devaraja Market noticed fire caused…
Digging work inside Devaraja Market irks traders
August 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Pit digging work inside the century-old Devaraja Market at a time when it is still not decided whether to demolish the structure and construct a new heritage-like structure or to retain the Market in as-is where-is condition has irked the vendors and traders. They have said that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has dug…
Makeshift Flower Market at J.K. Grounds
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: J.K. Grounds in the heart of the city and located very close to the City Railway Station, was a bee-hive of activity this morning as people from all parts of the city thronged the venue for purchase of flowers and other puja articles for the Gowri-Ganesha festival later this week. In view of the…
Destroyed flowers pile up at JK Grounds
August 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Flower vendors, who suffered losses due to Friday’s heavy downpour in the city, have urged the MCC authorities to make proper arrangements before ordering them to shift Devaraja flower market to J.K. Grounds. As a crowd-control measure for Varamahalakshmi festival, the MCC had ordered temporary shifting of Devaraja Flower Market to the more spacious J.K….
Social Distance Please !
July 31, 2020Anxious DC’s appeal to people after rush in markets on Varamahalakshmi festival eve Mysore/Mysuru: Nothing gets India excited like the festivals do and it is a good thing. Although businesses have been experiencing a slump due to COVID-19, markets are witnessing a rush since the last two days due to the auspicious festival of Varamahalakshmi…
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