 Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 27: Government on Wednesday appointed noted academic Professor Amitabh Mattoo as an advisor to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti with the status of a cabinet minister, official sources said. Mattoo also served as advisor to late Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who died on January 7, 2016. Prof Matoo's parents did not leave the Kashmir after militancy erupted in 1989-90 and his mother continued to teach in a local college till her retirement. During his last tenure as advisor to the Chief Minister, Mattoo did not draw any salary from the government and took a token one rupee as monthly remuneration. |