Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- Forest Minister Javed Ahmad Ranaon on Saturday said that the Darbar Move tradition would be restored this year.

"This year, we will restore the Darbar Move," Rana said

When asked whether the upcoming Assembly session, likely to be held in mid-September in Srinagar, was discussed in Friday's cabinet meeting, the minister said, "A lot of important issues were taken up. Cabinet deliberations cannot always be shared publicly, but yes, these meetings focus on crucial decisions."

The Darbar Move, introduced by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872, was a biannual practice under which the Civil Secretariat and other offices functioned in Srinagar during summer and in Jammu during winter.

The practice was scrapped in 2021 by the L...