<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka 74th Independence Day will be celebrated with all precautions needed to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic.<br />''<br />'' The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad informed media persons today that the public will not be invited to witness the celebrations.<br />''<br />''He also added that cultural programmes and march-past have also been done away with.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, the event is restricted to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa receiving the guard of honour, hoisting the national flag and delivering his Independence Day speech.<br />''<br />''The highlight of the national event this year is a special invitation given to 75 frontline Corona warriors and 25 patients who have recovered from CoronaVirus.<br />''<br />''Only 500 persons including people's representatives, defence personnel, senior Government functionaries and media are invited this year. For the convenience of the public, live telecast of the event is arranged in Doordarshan and live streaming through a web cast.<br />''<br />''Those invited are asked to wear masks and maintain social distancing. </span><br />