Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

A stray ideaStray and abandoned animals on Mumbais streets are usually left to fend for themselves unless a good Samaritan decides to adopt them and give them shelter Thats exactly what the folks at an NGO called Animals Matter to Me have set out to do by building a comprehensive cagefree animal rehabilitation centre in Kolad a village in RaigadThe place will also promote organic farming and include facilities for people in need of therapy A crowdfunding initiative has been started where the NGO is not asking for your money but for a pack of bricks that cost only 90 which they need to complete the outer wallFashion that lastsFashion designer Narendra Kumar recently launched a line of sustainable clothing Alcis x Nari Now he has tied up with the Olive chain of restaurants for a unique initiative Kumar will design an exclusive range of clothes for the eaterys teamThe material he will use isnt cotton silk or jute Instead the clothes will be made using recycled polyester from PET bottles Thats a commendable way to promote an ecologically conscious mindset and the next time you reserve a table at Olive you will know that the hip clothes that the steward is wearing are made of sustainable fabric something that you learnt here firstThis Rath is on a Hollywood yatraThis year has already been a busy one for comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath Fresh from releasing the second season of his web series Laakhon Mein Ek Rath has now flown to South Korea While sharing Instagram stories of himself savouring food and making fun of store names in Seoul Rath also ended up being a journalist for a dayTurns out the comedian got an opportunity to interview the star cast of XMen Dark Phoenix comprising Sophie Turner in pic Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy as part of a paid partnership with a ticketing platformHe then posted individual shots of the actors from the interview who all looked like they cracked up to one of Raths jokes mdash Turner was captured in splits which led a fan to comment Biswa vo pyaar karti he tujse Well well only know if this is true once the video is outThis cop reflects on traffic problemsIn a bid to curtail accidents an assistant police inspector API of Gholwad police station in Palghar has chosen a unique method to keep bicyclists safe at night API Sambhaji Laxman Yadav recently purchased three bundles of traffic reflective strips and has been sticking 4inch long tapes on the front and rear sides of cycles so that motorists get alerted about their presence at night Gholwad is situated on the border of Maharashtra and GujaratThere are many people who work in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation and prefer cycling to work They return only at night Recently a cyclist died in an accident since the motorist did not see him in the darkness Had there been a reflector on his bicycle his life could have been saved Yadav saidA local problemA German design firm recently made a video in which mdash in a crowd of faces that resemble pink balloons mdash one man is pushing and shoving his way through to move up in front Trust Mumbaikars to come up with hilarious captions for itOne read When you get into a Vasai train and try to get off at Kandivali Another read Bike riders while they are stuck in a traffic jam And yet another said When you need to be centre stage but show up to the concert five minutes before the headliner startsPassage of armsSalman Khan reaches out to give famed choreographer Geeta Kapoor a hug on the set of a dance reality show for kids where he dropped in to promote his upcoming film PicSameer MarkandeCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates