The former Urdu newsreader of All India Radio and recipient of SAARC Literature Award in 2014, Dr. Tarannum Riyaz passed away in New Delhi today. She was 59.<br />”<br />” A noted Urdu Novelist, short-story writer, critic and poetess, Tarannum Riyaz was suffering from&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;infection and was admitted to a hospital. She was associated with Urdu Unit of All India Radio on a casual assignment basis till December 2019.<br />”&nbsp;<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">She had received many national and international awards for her literary work.</span><br />