ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 6 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
₹438 crore mephedrone seizure case: Gujarat ATS arrests international drug trafficker Salim Dola
4 reports from 3 outlets over 7 hours.
- Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express and The Hindu used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Hindustan Times ≈ same wording₹438 crore mephedrone seizure case: Gujarat ATS arrests international drug trafficker Salim Dola
- The New Indian Express ≈ same wordingRs 438 crore mephedrone seizure case: Gujarat ATS arrests international drug trafficker Salim Dola
Words only this outlet used: Rs.
- ₹438 crore mephedrone seizure case: Gujarat ATS arrests international drug trafficker Salim Dola
- Gujarat ATS takes custody of drug lord Salim Dola in ₹438 crore mephedrone seizure case
Words only this outlet used: takes custody, lord.
Questions
Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?
Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?
How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?
Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?
What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?
If you shared one of these headlines, which would it be, and why?
Trace it to the source?
Stories like this usually start from a document. These are where such documents are published; none is matched to this story.
Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/10947