India, May 4 -- The civil secretariat in Srinagar buzzed with action on Monday as the biannual 'darbar move' officially resumed with chief minister Omar Abdullah taking the salute at the ceremonial guard of honour by a contingent of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

The reopening of offices in the summer capital marks the formal return of a tradition that had remained suspended since 2021.

Accompanied by his cabinet colleagues and senior bureaucrats, the chief minister interacted with employees who relocated from the winter capital, Jammu.

The resumption is a significant political victory for the Abdullah-led government, which made reviving the darbar move a key point of the National Conference's 2024 election manifesto.

Speaking to repor...