Bengaluru, 10/12: Karnataka has declared a holiday for state government offices, schools and colleges on Wednesday, December 11, in the wake of a state funeral for former chief minister S M Krishna, who passed away in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The last rites of Krishna, 92, will be held at his native village of Somanahalli in Mandya’s Maddur taluk. A government order stated that the holiday would apply to private aided educational institutions too.