Abdullah, who was a union minister during the previous UPA government, said it was “imperative that an effort be made towards restoration of peace (in Kashmir).
The court suspended the operation of the bail order till February 27 on a state government plea against the bail to the separatist leader.
The separatist leaders — Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik — have been issuing weekly protest calendars since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani.
As stone-throwing intensified, the operation was called off and the blockade lifted, witnesses said.
When contacted, Bukhari said, “It was primarily my reshuffle alone. I have resigned and I wrote a detailed letter to the CM giving reasonable reasons.
National Conference spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu criticised the Army chief, saying the need of the hour was to engage the youth politically and threatening them would push them further away.
The PDP had left vacant two of its Cabinet berths in April last year
The BJP has complained that the party was kept in the dark over the decision to dismiss Sunil Fernandes.
Malik was arrested when he and his supporters tried to lead a march from Sarai Bala area to Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of the state
The two banks gutted in the fire were the Court Road branches of Punjab National Bank and Vijaya Bank.
Heavy snowfall in the Valley is attracting hundreds of tourists from various parts of the country and abroad. Skiiers are flocking to the slopes of Gulmarg, considered one of the best skiing destinations in the world.
The agenda of alliance was reached between PDP and BJP after the elections in the state delivered a split mandate in December 2014, and after two months of hectic negotiations.