Veteran DD News anchor Neelum Sharma dies
- Country:
- India
One of the founding anchors of DD News and Nari Shakti awardee Neelum Sharma died on Saturday, the public broadcaster said. According to reports, she was battling cancer.
A DD News tweet said Sharma was a founding anchor with over 20 years of association with the broadcaster. The anchor of programs such as 'Badi Charcha' and 'Tejasvini' was recently awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar.
Also Read: DD News anchor Neelum Sharma passes away; tributes pour in
Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar offered condolences to the bereaved family members on behalf of the organization. Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash also tweeted, "We have lost our 'Tejaswini'."
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- broadcaster
- A Surya Prakash
- Prasar Bharati
- family members