A Joint Secretary-rank officer has been appointed in the Union Home Ministry as nodal officer for Jammu and Kashmir to address complaints of youths from the Valley facing harassment in different parts of the country. Official sources said, Joint Secretary (Kashmir) will be the nodal officer and receive complaints from Kashmiri youths and co-ordinate between various states for an early disposal of such cases. <br/><br/>The officer will have four dedicated telephone lines for this purpose. The announcement for appointing such an officer was made by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his two-day visit to the Valley recently during which several political parties had raised the issue of harassment of Kashmiri youths in various parts of the country.