Durbar Move | 11 Apr 2020
Why in News
Recently, for the first time in 144 years, the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) administration has decided to halt the bi-annual shifting of the capital, called ‘Durbar move’ due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
Key Points
- From May to October, governmental offices are housed in the summer capital of J&K, Srinagar, and the other six months in its winter capital, Jammu.
- Durbar Move acts as a bridge between two diverse cultures of the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region.
- The tradition was started during Dogra ruler Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1872.
- Ranbir Singh was Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from 1856 to1885.
- He was the third son of Gulab Singh, the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir state.