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} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Veteran television actor Pankaj Dheer, celebrated for his unforgettable portrayal of Karna in B.R. Chopra’s epic series Mahabharat and as King Shiv Dutt in the fantasy show Chandrakanta, has passed away at the age of 68. According to filmmaker and close friend Ashoke Pandit, the actor succumbed to cancer earlier this morning after months of [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p data-start="739" data-end="756">Veteran television actor Pankaj Dheer, celebrated for his unforgettable portrayal of Karna in B.R. Chopra’s epic series <em data-start="878" data-end="890">Mahabharat</em> and as King Shiv Dutt in the fantasy show <em data-start="933" data-end="947">Chandrakanta</em>, has passed away at the age of 68.</p>
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