‘Nightingale of Kashmir’ passes away at age of 89

SRINAGAR: Legendary Kashmiri singer Raj Begum, the voice that mesmerized millions for over seven decades, died here on Wednesday, family sources said. She was 89. Begum, called the “Nightingale of Kashmir”, breathed her last after a protracted illness, a relative said. She was one of the most recognized female singers in the Kashmir Valley, having rendered thousands of songs from Radio Kashmir in Srinagar.