India successfully test-fires n-capable Prithvi-II missile

BHUBANESWAR (TIP): India on November 14 successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-tosurface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha, a senior defence official said. The indigenously-developed ballistic missile with a maximum range of 350 km was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, about 230 km from Bhubaneswar. The test was a part of the regular training exercise by the Indian armed forces. “The test was successful. It was a text book launch,” test range director M.V.K.V. Prasad said.