Srinagar, Oct. 21 -- Jammu and Kashmir government will move to winter capital Jammu in the first week of November as part of the biannual Darbar Move.

"The offices observing five days' week shall close at Srinagar on October 30, 2026 (Friday) after office hours, and the offices observing six days' week shall close on October 31, 2026 (Saturday) after office hours," an order issued by the government reads. "All the offices shall reopen at Jammu on November 2, 2026 (Monday), " it said.

The Darbar Move, which has a 150-year history in J&K, was discontinued in 2021 by the lieutenant governor, but was resumed by chief minister Omar Abdullah after he came to power. The practice returned this summer when the offices moved from Jammu to Srinaga...