India test-fires N-capable missile

India yesterday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha, a senior defence official said. The indigenously-developed ballistic missile with a maximum range of 350km was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, about 230km from Bhubaneswar. “The test was carried out by the strategic forces command as a part of the regular training exercise. The test was successful and the missile was tested for its full range,” test range director M V K V Prasad said.