Civil sectt closes in Srinagar

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: The civil secretariat, which is the seat of Jammu and Kashmir government, closed here on Friday as part of the biannual ‘Darbar move’, a practice started by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872, officials said.
Civil Secretariat and other Darbar move offices, which observe a five-day week, closed here on Friday, while the offices observing a six-day week will close on Saturday, they said.
All the offices will reopen at Jammu on November 9. The civil secretariat and other Darbar move offices function in Srinagar for six months of summer and in Jammu for the remaining six months of the year. (PTI)