40 years ago: A look back at a train accident
The Hindu
Chennai resident Kalpakam Srinivasamurti recalls a rail accident that happened 40 years ago. Her son TS Tirumurti and a few other students of Vivekananda College were on that ill-fated train
Recently, in a tweet, TS Tirumurti, the permanent representative of India to the United Nations, recalled a train accident that had occurred 40 years ago to the day. He wrote on his handle, @TSTirumurti: “On this day – 31st August 1981, the train we were travelling in derailed and our compartment overturned at Sirpur-Kagaznagar.” Tirumurti was travelling to New Delhi, together with a few other students of Vivekananda College for an inter-collegiate cultural fest by IIT-Delhi.More Related News

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.