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Veteran DD News anchor Neelum Sharma dies

11:04 AM Aug 18, 2019 | PTI |

New Delhi: One of the founding anchors of DD News and Nari Shakti awardee Neelum Sharma died on Saturday, the public broadcaster said.

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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 programmes such as ‘Badi Charcha’ and ‘Tejasvini’ was recently awarded with the Nari Shakti Puraskar.

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Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar offered condolences to the bereaved family members on behalf of the organisation.

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Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash also tweeted, “We have lost our ‘Tejaswini’.

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