Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- The 10-day Monsoon Session of the State Assembly began at Vidhana Soudha here this morning.

Soon as the session began, both the Houses paid rich tributes to the passing away of personalities such as multi-lingual actress B. Sarojadevi, former ISRO Chairman and former RS MP Dr. K. Kasturi Rangan, veteran writers G.S. Siddalingaiah and H.S. Venkatesh Murthy, former Karnataka Minister Begane Ramaiah, former Legislators Kakasaheb Patil, N. Rajanna, Derrick Fullinfaw, N. Thippanna, David Simeon, renowned Agricultural Scientist Dr. Subbanna Aiyyappan, Nuclear Scientist M.R. Sreenivasan, Pope Francis and others.

The Houses also condoled the death of 11 youths in the stampede that occurred at the entrance of M. Chinnaswamy...