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.
8 students drown at Diveagar beach during Pune coaching class picnic
8 reports from 6 outlets over 21 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- The Indian Express Cities8 students drown at Diveagar beach during Pune coaching class picnic
- 8 Pune coaching class students drown off Diveagar beach in Maharashtra's Raigad during picnic
- Pune coaching institute takes students to Diveagar beach on outing; 8 drown
Words only this outlet used: takes, outing.
- Maharashtra Beach Horror: 8 Pune Students Drown During Coaching Centre Excursion At Diveagar
Words only this outlet used: Horror, Centre Excursion.
- The Hindu NewsPicnic turns into tragedy as 8 students drown off Diveagar beach in Maharashtra's Raigad
Words only this outlet used: turns, tragedy.
- 8 Alandi coaching institute students on picnic drown near Diveagar beach
Words only this outlet used: Alandi, near.
- Eight Pune-based students drown at Diveagar beach
Words only this outlet used: Eight, based.
- Pune coaching institute sealed after 8 students drown during Raigad picnic
Words only this outlet used: sealed.
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/615