A few statistics.

Gen. J.J. Singh, in a press briefing unrelated to J&K, mentioned last week's toll.
78 Indian soldiers declared dead.

In Assam, official reports place the number of migrant labourers killed by the ULFA at 61.
But then, who counts migrant labourers?

The Nithari serial killings - media claim 40 disappearances from the area.

5 people died on the streets of Bangalore yesterday, inseparate accidents.
Last week, a little girl was eaten up by stray dogs in Bangalore.
Bangalore envy?

Few weeks back, over 70 Vidharba farmers commit suicide over the weekend.
Pawar's backyard.

I might have missed out on a few here and there.
Never had a head for numbers.

I just got back from a holiday.
Happy New Year everybody!

P.S. Not that no one cares.
When Saddam was hanged, Kerala observed a flash hartal in protest.