Srinagar May 20 : Dr Tarannum Riyaz, a noted Urdu fiction writer and wife of former Kashmir University Vice Chancellor, Riyaz Punjabi, passed away on Thursday.
The family sources told that Dr Tarannum died at a hospital in New Delhi at around 9.30am today.
She had tested positive for Covid19 and was put on a ventilator for the past few days.
Her husband, Riyaz Punjabi passed away in New Delhi on April 8, 2021.