Senior Anchor of Doordarshan News, Neelum Sharma has passed away on Saturday. The cause of her death is reported to be Cancer.

Reportedly that Neelum Sharma had worked with DD News for over 20 years. Last year, Anchor Neelum Sharma was awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018, the highest civilian honor for women, on the occasion of International Women's Day by the president of India.

Paying tribute to Neelum Sharma Doordarshan News twitted, "#DDNews mourns passing away of our dear Colleague Neelum Sharma. A founding anchor with over 20 years of association with #ddnews, she played a stellar role in many capacities. From 'Badi Charcha' to 'Tejasvini' her path breaking progs won accolades including Nari Shakti Award stands with the family of Neelum Sharma in this hour of grief."