Karnataka declares state holiday on Dec 11 to mourn S M Krishna's passingA government order stated that the holiday would apply to private aided educational institutions too. 
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Late S M Krishna
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Bengaluru: 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.
Besides, the government has declared three days of mourning (December 10-12), during which no public entertainment programmes would take place, while the national flag would fly at half-mast.