She is one of the Kashmir correspondents of IBNS and also contributes for Trans World Features (TWF), its affiliate. A recipient of prestigious British Chevening fellowship 2005-06, she had earlier worked for The Statesman. Alka Pande A senior journalist and a correspondent of Reuters, Alka Pande is also the Chief of Bureau of India Blooms News Service (IBNS) in Uttar Pradesh. She is based in Lucknow.