hubballi after a gap of three years the hubballidharwad municipal corporation is all set to celebrate 67th karnataka rajyotsava in a grand manner on tuesday due to various reasons including floods and covid19 pandemic the karnataka rajyotsava was not celebrated on a grand scale since 2018 as covid cases have come down and the hdmc also has an elected body preparations have been made to make rajyotsava a grand affair this year hdmc will honour 67 personalities from different walks of life to recognize their achievements by conducting a dheemant sanman event on tuesday mayor iresh anchatageri told toi we have already conducted various cultural programmes including music programmes in hubballi and dharwad to mark rajyotsava on tuesday there will be a procession of tableaux prepared by all zones nwkrtc and other organizations the procession of portraits of goddess bhuvaneshwari and other cultural troupes will start from siddharoodha mutt around 9 15am and pass through main streets of the city and culminate at nehru maidan as it is the 67th karnataka rajyotsava we have chosen 67 personalities from theatre art culture literature education folk and other fields they will be honoured at the dheemant sanman event at indira glass house on tuesday evening in a first hdmc has chosen two pourakarmikas one each from hubballi and dharwad for the felicitation he added we had formed a committee headed by deputy mayor and three women corporators from all parties to finalise the 67 persons from different fields they will be given a certificate and citation but there wont be a cash prize said anchatageri on implementation of kannada the mayor said i have already discussed with all officials to encourage them to speak only in kannada only for an entire day in a month in the hdmc office and it will be in force soon i have instructed all officers and staff most of them are outsourced to transact in kannada only hdmc commissioner b gopalkrishna said all zones will present tableaux reflecting our states culture tradition and heritage and on great personalities of the state a special tableaux dedicated to puneeth rajkumar will also be displayed in the procession the tableaux displayed in the dasara procession will also be part of procession for the first time we have organised a big procession of goddess bhuvaneshwari to mark kannada rajyotsava in dharwad on monday all organisations and commercial complexes have been asked to hoist kannada flags