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.
Glacial lake outburst in Bhutan; 5 districts in Assam and Bengal on flood alert
11 reports from 11 outlets over 17 hours. Those outlets have 10 owners.
- India Today and Business Today have the same owner: India Today Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Glacial lake outburst in Bhutan; 5 districts in Assam and Bengal on flood alert
Words only this outlet used: 5.
- Bhutan Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Triggers High Alert In Assam, West Bengal; Border Districts On Watch
Words only this outlet used: Border.
- Glacial Lake Outburst In Bhutan Sends Flash Floods Warning To Bengal, Assam
Words only this outlet used: Sends, Warning.
- The Indian Express NewsBengal, Assam on high flood alert after glacial lake bursts in Bhutan
- Mint NewsBhutan Glacial Lake Burst triggers flood alert in Bengal, Assam: All you need to know
Words only this outlet used: need, know.
- The New Indian Express changedBhutan glacial lake breach displaces 12,000 in north Bengal, triggers flood alert
Words only this outlet used: breach displaces 12, 000.
Earlier headline Bhutan glacial lake bursts, triggering flood alerts in Bengal, Assam; evacuations underway · change seen 30 Oct, 7:35 pm?
- Glacial lake bursts in Bhutan: Flash flood hits Gasa district, high alert in Bengal and Assam
Words only this outlet used: hits Gasa.
- Al Jazeera VideoBhutan glacial lake outburst triggers flash floods
- Flood alerts, evacuations in Bengal, Assam after Bhutan glacial lake outburst
Words only this outlet used: evacuations.
- Bhutan Glacial Lake Outburst Triggers Flood Alerts In Assam, Bengal
- Glacial Lake Outburst In Bhutan Triggers Flood Alert In Northern West Bengal
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/9333