On the first birthday of the National Conference government, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced the revival of the traditional bi-annual Darbar Move. It is after four years that there will be a shifting of offices from the summer capital of Srinagar to the winter capital of Jammu. The Omar Abdullah-led Cabinet had given a green signal for the Darbar Move in September this year. It was a matter of time before the final announcement would be made. The government chose its first anniversary to make it public. In fact, the announcement comes days before the by-election in Jammu’s Nagrota and Kashmir’s Budgam assembly constituencies. Soon after the announcement, the General Administration Department issued a formal order for the shifting of offices. According ot the schedule, offices will
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