OCT 1, 2001: Twenty-two persons killed and 60 injured when a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber blows himself up outside the J&K Assembly.	DEC 13, 2001: Thirteen persons, including five jehadis, killed as a fidayeen squad sneaks into Parliament House in the heart of Delhi.	MAY 14, 2002: Thirty people, mostly women and children, killed by terrorists at Kaluchak in Jammu. The attackers were killed by the police.
FEB 27, 2002: Fifty-seven Ram sevaks travelling on the Sabarmati Express torched to death in train compartment outside the Godhra station in Gujarat.

Vulnerable Places of Worship

With the Navratras approaching, thousands of devotees will be thronging hundreds of temples across the country. In the wake of the Akshardham massacre, what is worrying security experts and agencies is the spectre of terrorists choosing more such soft targets. Senior officials admit that the threat of a suicide bomber is difficult to counter, specially in temples where on auspicious days the number of people could be over a couple of thousand. Temple managements have no option but to fall back on private security guards and work out arrangements with the local police to ensure maximum security for visitors. A top Delhi Police officer in charge of security says broad guidelines are being issued to major shrines across the country. These include access control to all complexes to ensure to and fro movement takes place through designated entry and exit points; perimeter security drills that the police will be required to carry out; door frame metal detectors and rapid evacuation plans in case of emergencies.

VAISHNODEVI, JAMMU: Yatra to the shrine is on throughout the year but security is beefed up during the April-June peak months and the Navratras.