Flowers 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…
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…
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…
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…
Flower vendors not for shifting business to J.K. Grounds during festivals
August 24, 2020President of Tenants Association of Devaraja Market S. Mahadev stated that flower merchants have now decided not to shift their businesses during the next festival season and has urged the District Administration to make proper arrangements in Devaraja Flower Market itself. “I would advise them to deploy Police personnel and health officials at the Devaraja…
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…
J.K. Grounds turns into Flower Market
July 29, 2020Temporary set up till Varamahalakshmi festival Mysore/Mysuru: With the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) ordering temporary shifting of Devaraja Market flower vendors, anticipating heavy rush at the market with the start of the festival season, the J.K. Grounds today was a beehive of activity as the shifted flower vendors readily starting their business from early morning…
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