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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Delhi: Commuters report 3-km-long traffic jam on Barapullah Phase-III stretch day after opening

4 reports from 4 outlets over 35 hours.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: Delhi, 3, km, Barapullah, Phase, III

  1. The Print
    Delhi: Commuters report 3-km-long traffic jam on Barapullah Phase-III stretch day after opening

    Words only this outlet used: report, stretch.

  2. Times of India
    Delhi’s new Barapullah Phase-III traffic: 3-km tailback, commuters stuck up to 55 mins day after opening

    Words only this outlet used: tailback, stuck, 55 mins.

  3. NDTV
    3-km-Long Traffic Jam On Delhi's Barapullah Phase-III Day After Opening
  4. India Today
    Delhi's Barapullah Phase III flyover opens, sees 3-km jam on Day 1

    Words only this outlet used: flyover opens, sees, 1.

Questions

  1. Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?

  2. Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?

  3. How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?

  4. Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?

  5. What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?

  6. 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/455