apt-get problems

["V.Suresh" <sureshgri2000@yahoo.com>]

I am not able to use apt-get. If i run apt-get check or apt-get update,
it exits with error
   Unable to parse /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
  The status file could not be opened or parsed.
 Help.

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