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Even as the state reels under a shortage of pulses, estimates for the drought-hit kharif season which just ended show that the crisis could worsen. Source: Mumbai News

Shirdi temple has decided to move 200kg of its gold reserves to the government-sponsored Gold Monetisation Scheme. The glitch is that in 2012, Bombay HC had banned the temple trust from melting the gold, following a PIL that said devotees had made the offerings to Sai Baba, and not for raising money. Source: Mumbai News

A 22-year-old hawker has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 70-year-old woman in the luggage compartment of a suburban train between Naigaon and Bhayander on Saturday night. Source: Mumbai News

The two bodies found on Saturday in a drain in Mumbai's Kandivali have been identified as those of artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambani. Source: Mumbai News

The state government may extend the cutoff date for labelling slums as `legal', chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the legislative assembly on Friday .The current cutoff date, which is January 2000, could now be pushed to December 31, 2000. Source: Mumbai News

Condolences poured in from all over the state as news of the death of veteran farmer's leader Sharad Joshi came in. Source: Mumbai News

NGO Watchdog Foundation has demanded the introduction of the bio-metric system in all the civic ward offices. Currently the system is in place at Mantralaya and at the BMC headquarters. Source: Mumbai News

The 2nd Edition of Mumbai’s First Tower Run has quickly established a reputation for its unique concept. The event will see participation from Schools, Colleges, Health Experts, Fitness Enthusiasts, Corporate Employees, Industry Leaders and Media. Source: Mumbai News

As many as 15 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants were arrested by the city police from three locations of the Kongaon area of Bhiwandi late on Thursday. Source: Mumbai News

More than 2100 commuters have been arrested for illegally crossing tracks on the Western Railway in the past four days by the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Rs 7.11 lakh was netted in fines. The RPF launched a campaign against track crossing, which is the biggest killer on the railways, on December 6. Source: Mumbai News