Nuclear-capable missile Prithvi II successfully test-fired
Balasore (Odisha), Jun 27: India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II on Thursday night as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range off the Odisha coast.
The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, near here, at around 8.30 pm, sources said.
"It was a routine trial," a source said.
Prithvi-II was also successfully test-fired at night on February 21, 2018 from the ITR at Chandipur.
The missile is capable of carrying 500/100 kg of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. The state-of-the-art missile uses an advanced inertial guidance system with a maneuvering trajectory to hit its target, the sources said.
The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activity was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army and monitored by the scientists of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of a training exercise, they added.
"The missile trajectory was tracked with the help of radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations by the DRDO along the coast of Odisha," a source said.
The down range teams on board a ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashed down, he added.
On November 21, 2016, two missiles were successfully test-fired in the salvo mode from the same base.
Inducted into the armory of the Indian defence forces in 2003, the nine-metre-tall, single-stage liquid-fuelled Prithvi is the first missile to have been developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
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Lawyer's body with severe injuries found on road in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 04 (PTI): The body of a 46-year-old lawyer with severe injuries was found on NICE Road near CV Raman Estate in Kengeri here, police said on Saturday.
The deceased, identified as Jagadeesha H, was a resident of SMV layout in Kengeri, they said.
Based on the complaint of the victim's relative, a case of murder under section 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against unknown persons in connection with the incident that occurred on Friday at around 10.30 pm, police said.
According to the police, the relative in the complaint alleged that Jagadeesha's body was found lying about 150 meters away from his car, which was completely damaged. However, his vehicle's parking light was on and the doors were locked. There were severe injury marks on the head, left leg and abdomen of the deceased.
The complainant further alleged that some miscreants damaged the lawyer's car with an intention to kill him. They forced him to get out of the car and hit him with a weapon.
The lawyer's mobile phone was also missing from the spot, police added.
"We have registered a case and an investigation is underway," a senior police officer said.
