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The Center has dropped another bomb on the privatization of Visakhapatnam steel plant. The Central Steel Department has made a key announcement that there is no going back in the matter of privatisation. Recently, when the news came that privatization was temporarily stopped, it was clarified that there is no such thing. It said that the disinvestment process of the steel plant will continue. The Union Ministry of Steel has announced that the government will provide support to improve the performance of steel plants.

MP GVL Narasimha Rao met with CMD of Visakha Steel Plant regarding Expression of Interest invited for working capital. Issues of obtaining working capital were discussed. They discussed the possibility of getting loans from national banks without the help of outside institutions. It seems that they are planning to get working capital without giving opportunity to Singareni Collieries and other private steel makers if they can get loans from national banks. It is reported that BJP leaders are also trying to put pressure on the Center in that direction.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken a more assertive approach in the case involving the murder of former minister Vivekananda Reddy. CBI officials have taken Uday Kumar Reddy into custody as a suspect in connection with Viveka's murder. The suspect's father informed Prakash Reddy that Uday Kumar Reddy has been arrested and there are indications that he may be transferred to Hyderabad for further investigation. It has been revealed that Uday Kumar Reddy was employed as a compounder at a hospital in Pulivendula.