Introduced in 1872 by Dogra Maharaja Ranbir Singh, the ‘Darbar Move’ was engineered for both climate and cohesion. Heavy winter snows once isolated Srinagar; shifting the entire administrative machinery to Jammu ensured uninterrupted governance. In May, the caravan returned north

xSRINAGAR: After a four-year freeze, ‘Darbar Move’—the biannual relocation of Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat between summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu—was formally restored on Monday with its opening in Jammu.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, speaking at the ceremonial opening, declared the 150-year-old tradition restored in full, predicting a sharp economic rebound for Jammu and stronger emotional bonds across the Pir Panjal. Introduced in 1872 by Dogra Maharaja Ranbir Singh, the ‘Darbar Move’

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