India, Nov. 2 -- Marking the official resumption of the traditional biannual darbar move, chief minister Omar Abdullah was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour on at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu on Monday.

After inspecting the parade presented by a contingent of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the chief minister proceeded to his office to attend to the day's official business. The ceremony was attended by deputy chief minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, cabinet ministers, acting chief secretary Shailendra Kumar, Jammu divisional commissioner and deputy commissioner among senior officials.

Shortly after the reopening, Abdullah chaired a review meeting at the secretariat to assess administrative functioning and outline key developmental p...