Offices to reopen in Jammu today

IN A FIRST Lt governor of newly created UT of J&K GC Murmu likely to inspect the guard of honour at the civil secretariat

JAMMU:The Jammu and Kashmir administration is all set to start functioning from here under the bi-annual shifting of the capital known as ‘darbar move’, the first after the state’s bifurcation into two UTs—Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh—which came into existence on October 31.

The civil secretariat and other government offices closed in Srinagar on October 25-26 and will reopen here along with the Raj Bhavan.

Lt Governor of the newly created UT of Jammu and Kashmir, GC Murmu is likely to inspect the guard of honour at the civil secretariat. Earlier, during the regime of an elected government, the chief minister would take the guard of honour followed by a traditional press conference where the media was briefed about the achievements and priorities of the government.

On Sunday, divisional commissioner of Jammu Sanjeev Verma and inspector general of police Mukesh Singh met the lieutenant governor at the Raj Bhavan and briefed him about the arrangements being put in place for the functioning of the move offices and the law-and-order scenario in Jammu division, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.

He said they also briefed Lt Governor Murmu about efforts being made by the divisional and police administration for ensuring safety and security of people.

Murmu advised the officers to keep monitoring every aspect of law and order and stressed on the importance of maintaining coordination between the police and the civil administration to meet the security challenges in

Jammu region.

IGP REVIEWS SECURITY

Inspector general of police, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh on Sunday reviewed the security situation on the eve of the first ‘Darbar Move’ under which offices including the civil secretariat— the seat of Jammu and Kashmir government—will be reopened here on Monday.

Singh chaired a meeting of Jammu based officers of police, security and traffic, and reviewed the deployment made by different wings in and around the civil secretariat, Raj Bhawan and vital routes, a police spokesperson said. The officers present in the meeting briefed the IGP about the arrangements they have made for enhancing the security and law and order arrangements during the functioning of ‘Darbar’ in Jammu, the spokesperson said.