Mysore/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 Market shifted
October 21, 2020COVID threat: Devaraja Flower Market to be shifted to J.K. Grounds from Oct. 23 to 25 Mysore/Mysuru: Anticipating heavy rush of visitors during the festive season, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner has ordered temporary closure of retail and wholesale flower market at Devaraja Market in city from Oct. 23 to 25. MCC Commissioner Gurudatta…
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…
Gowri-Ganesha festival rush: Devaraja Flower Market to be shifted to J.K. Grounds from Aug.19 to 22
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the heavy rush due to Gowri-Ganesha festival, the MCC has ordered closure of Flower Market in Devaraja Market for four days from Aug.19 to 22, as a crowd control measure. However, for the benefit of sellers and shoppers, the flower market has been temporarily shifted to the spacious J.K. Grounds near…
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….
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…
Govindas celebrate Dahi Handi with gusto
August 26, 2019Mysuru: Any ‘Krishna Janmashtami’ celebration is incomplete without fun of Dahi Handi in India. Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. For the first time in Mysuru, several ‘Govindas’ celebrated Dahi Handi last afternoon at J.K. Grounds in city. The event was organised by Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebration Committee. Dahi Handi is a famous…
Krishna Janmashtami at J.K. Grounds on Aug. 25
July 30, 2019Mysuru: ‘Dahi Handi’ competition as part of Krishna Janmashtami celebrations will be held on Aug.25 at J.K. Grounds here, said former MLA Maruthi Rao Pawar. He was addressing a press meet organised by Sri Krishnajnmashtami Utsav Samithi at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on July 27 and said that Lord Krishna’s famous Makhan Chor Leela ‘Dahi Handi’…
District Minister to hold Janata Darshan in city on July 4
July 2, 2019Mysuru: District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) will hold a Janata Darshan at J.K. Grounds in city on July 4. Announcing this at a meeting at the City Corporation Office here yesterday, Devegowda said that the MCC officials must come prepared for the Janata Darshan and give spot solutions. Explaining the objective of holding Janata Darshan,…
State-level Milking Contest
February 7, 2019Mysuru: The three day State-level Milking Contest, organised jointly by Mysuru Nagara Gopalakara Sangha and Department of Animal Husbandry in memory of late actors Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Ambarish, will be held from Feb.8 to 10 at J.K. Grounds in city. Speaking to media persons at a press conference held in city yesterday, Sangha President D….
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