Tag: Conjoined Twins

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has left no stones unturned to save the conjoined twins of Kandhamal. The Chief Minister Relief Fund today approved a financial assistance of Rs 1 crore towards the expenditure for the surgery of the rare twins. The amount will be given to the director of AIIMS, New Delhi as per the […]

Bhubaneswar: The conjoined twins of Milipada village under Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, who are at the New Delhi AIIMS for treatment, are likely to go through surgeries to be conducted in three different phases. The twins, Honey and Singh, will be operated by a 16-member team of doctors. “Around 75 to 80 per cent […]

New Delhi: The Kandhamal conjoined twins will be operated at the AIIMS, New Delhi, only if a team of doctors formed for their treatment feels condition of the babies is suitable, said AIIMS neurosurgery department head Prof Ashok Mohapatra today. Talking to media persons Mohapatra stated, “Primary investigation of the conjoined twins was done yesterday […]

Bhubaneswar: The Kandhamal conjoined twins travelling to New Delhi AIIMS by Rajdhani Express have received prayers and wishes from across the State for a successful operation. Meanwhile, the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has arranged for special medical help for the twins on train and after reaching AIIMS. After watching the plight of the two children […]

Bhubaneswar: The conjoined twins of Milipada village under Phiringia block of Kandhamal district today left for New Delhi AIIMS along with family members in Rajadhani Express for further treatment. The twins, Honey and Singh, were also accompanied by Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram assistant manager Soumya Samantray to AIIMS, New Delhi where the conjoined babies will […]

Bhubaneswar: The strive of the Odisha government has begun as the conjoined twins of Milipada village under Phiringia block of Kandhamal district would be sent  to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi for treatment tomorrow. With the state and district governments providing all sorts of assistance, the couple’s bid to separate their babies […]

Cuttack: Conjoined twins of Kandhamal district arrived at the SCB Medical College and Hospital for medical examination so that both the babies joined at the head could be separated. After OTV telecast on the plight of the twins, the Health department swung into action and brought the babies and parents to Phiringia CHC yesterday. “The […]

Bhawanipatna: Following OTV telecast on the apathy of the conjoined twins in Milupada village under Phiringia block yesterday, Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare department today tweeted the twins will be sent to AIIMS, New Delhi, for evaluation and treatment. Health Minister Pratap Jena today informed that as the surgery is very complex, the conjoined twins […]

Phulbani: Even after two years, parents of conjoined twins at Melupada village under Phiringia Block of Kandhamal district are still unable to go ahead with the surgery to separate their sons due to financial constraint. The twins Honey and Singh were born conjoined at the head on April 9, 2015, to Bhuan Kanhar and Pushpanjali […]

Patna: Conjoined twin sisters Farah and Saba were among the voters in the last phase of polling in Patna, capital of Bihar, on Sunday. The two sisters, who have been joined at the head since birth, voted separately. In the 2015 Assembly elections, their names were on a single voter identity card and they could […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia, who underwent a rare cranial separation surgery at the Neurosciences Centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, will soon return to Odisha. Salini Pandit, Managing Director of the National Health Mission (NHM), today informed that AIIMS, New Delhi will soon issue an […]

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: At a time when Odisha is set to welcome the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia back home, another conjoined twins were born in the State today. The twin girls conjoined at chest to stomach were born to a woman from Khalapala village, at Dhenkanal district headquarters hospital. Though initially the health condition of […]

Cuttack: The authorities of Sishu Bhawan today constituted a seven-member doctors’ team for the treatment of the conjoined twin girls who were admitted to the hospital from Dhenkanal yesterday. Sishu Bhawan superintendent Saroj Satpathy informed that as the twin girls share a common heart, carrying out necessary treatment and surgery will be really challenging for […]

Cuttack: Just three days after their birth, the conjoined twin girls of Dhenkanal, breathed their last at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack today. The girls, born on July 1 in Dhenkanal were conjoined at chest to stomach and shared several vital organs and were also suffering from respiratory problems. Soon after their birth, the girls were […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Bhuyan Kanhar, the father of separated conjoined twins- Jaga and Kalia, on Tuesday alleged that the Odisha government is constantly delaying the shifting of his kids from New Delhi AIIMS to Bhubaneswar. Speaking to OTV, Kanhar stated that condition of both the twins is stable now, hence, they want to return to Odisha […]