May 20, 2021 6:32 PM

Former Urdu newsreader of AIR and recipient of SAARC Literature Award in 2014, Dr. Tarannum Riyaz passes away

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 ...

May 20, 2021 6:32 PM

Former Urdu newsreader of AIR and recipient of SAARC Literature Award in 2014, Dr. Tarannum Riyaz passes away

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 ...