News anchor Neelum Sharma who was attached to India's public service broadcaster Doordarshan News for over 20 years passed away on Saturday. The official twitter handle of DD news posted the news, and as per reports, she was battling cancer.

"DD News mourns passing away of our dear Colleague Neelum Sharma. A founding anchor with over 20 years of association with DD news, she played a stellar role in many capacities. From 'Badi Charcha' to 'Tejasvini' her path-breaking programmes won accolades including Nari Shakti Award," the tweet read.