India Friday 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 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 told IANS.