ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Kolkata stampede: Adhikari gives Rs 25 lakh each to victims' families
4 reports from 3 outlets over 6 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Kolkata stampede: Adhikari gives Rs 25 lakh each to victims' families
Words only this outlet used: gives, each.
- Suvendu Adhikari hands over Rs 25 lakh compensation to families of Kolkata stampede victims
Words only this outlet used: hands.
- Kolkata stampede: Suvendu Adhikari meets families of 3 victims, announces Rs 25 lakh compensation
Words only this outlet used: meets, 3, announces.
- Adhikari gives Rs 25 lakh aid to families after Kolkata stampede
Words only this outlet used: gives, aid.
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/5886