Kanpur: As many as 500 peddlers, including some international players from all corners of the state, will be taking part in 70th Sports Hub-Stag Global UP State Cash Money Table Tennis championship to be held at TSH indoor stadium from November 16 to November 18. A prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh will be distributed among winners and runners-up of 14 events, said Sanjeev Pathak, president of UP State Table Tennis Association and PK Srivastava, director, operations.Addressing media persons Sanjeev Pathak said the state association has given top seeding to Sarth Mishra and Aarti Chaudhary in the mens and womens sections respectively.Satyam Giri of Kanpur has got the fourth seed in the mens section. Kanpur is fielding around 20 TT players and ten out of them were seeded in their respective groups. The championship will be organized in the under-11,13,15,17,19, men and women singles and doubles in men & women groups. Rahul Prakash, an international umpire of Lucknow, will be chief referee of the championship, he said.On November 17 evening, UP Association would facilitate those players who had given name to UP at the national and international level. The chief guest of the function will be Kamlesh Mehta, an Arjun awardee and secretary of All India Table Tennis Association and Prakash Pal, regional president of BJP. Avnish Awasthi, advisor to the chief minister will be the chief guest at the inaugural function while Satyadev Pachauri, MP, will be the chief guest at the prize distribution function, said Sanjay Tandon. Sunil Singh, secretary, Kanpur TT Association, Saurabh Srivastava, Ashutosh Satyam Jha, Geeta Tandon, international women TT player and others were present on the occasion.We also published the following articles recentlyDelhi AQI: Get nods for cloud seeding, Gopal Rai tells chief secretaryThe Indian government is considering attempting artificial rain in New Delhi to combat air pollution. The environment minister has directed officials to coordinate with the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur to develop a detailed proposal for the project. The proposal includes two phases, covering a total area of 1,300 square kilometers, and is estimated to cost around Rs 13 crore ($1.8 million). The government plans to bear the entire cost of the project and will seek permissions from 10 central government ministries and agencies. The project is based on successful trials conducted in Kanpur.Rachin Ravindra clinches ICC Mens Player of the Month award for OctoberRachin Ravindra, the emerging cricket star from New Zealand, has been awarded the ICC Mens Player of the Month for October 2023. Ravindras outstanding performance in the group stages of the ICC World Cup, including two centuries and two half-centuries, played a pivotal role in New Zealands successful start to the tournament. He scored a total of 565 runs at an impressive average of 70.62. Ravindra expressed his gratitude for the award and credited his teams support and the favorable batting wickets in India.Draft UK law to add India to safe states list tabled in parliamentIndia will be added to the UKs list of safe countries, making asylum claims from Indian nationals arriving illegally inadmissible. The number of Indians arriving in the UK illegally through small boats has been increasing in recent years. Adding India and Georgia to the list of safe states means that individuals who have traveled illegally from these countries will not be able to make asylum claims in the UK. The move is aimed at preventing dangerous and illegal journeys to the UK and sending a message that illegal arrivals will not be allowed to stay.

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