Tag: Separated Conjoined Twins

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations that the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia will be discharged from AIIMS, New Delhi soon, Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena today informed that the twins need to be kept under medical supervision for some more time as one of them is yet to recover fully. Jena’s statement came after he along […]

New Delhi: Contrary to statement made by father of the separated conjoined twins, Jaga and Kalia on Monday, mother of the kids, Pushpanjali Kanhar today informed that decision regarding discharge of the twins from AIIMS, New Delhi is yet to be made. Pushpanjali informed that a team of doctors from Odisha will visit New Delhi […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Jaga and Kalia, the conjoined twins from Odisha’s Kandhamal district, who were joined at the head and separated after a marathon surgery at the AIIMS Delhi have been showing good signs of improvement. The twins, now without their helmets- specially designed protective gear that was provided to them during their skin grafting treatment, […]

Bhubaneswar: It’s time for celebration for the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia of Kandhamal district who turned three today. The siblings, who are still undergoing treatment at the Delhi AIIMS, are celebrating their birthday as separate individuals for the first time post surgery. The hospital authorities have made special arrangements for the celebration. Wearing […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Expressing fear about shifting Kalia, one of the separated conjoined twins, from New Delhi AIIMS to Cuttack SCB Medical College and hospital, Bhuyan Kanhar, father of the twins, on Saturday wished to continue the child’s treatment at Delhi till he recovers completely. Jaga and Kalia had left their home in July, 2017 to […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia need special nursing care and it can be provided in Odisha, informed Prof Ashok Mohapatra, former HOD of neurosurgery department at AIIMS, New Delhi. “A collective decision has been taken at AIIMS that the twins need nursing care for their further treatment and there is no requirement […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: With Jaga and Kalia, the separated conjoined twins of Odisha awaiting their homecoming from Delhi AIIMS early next month, the doctors today fitted a specially designed protective gear on Jaga’s head. While Jaga has been given a helmet, Kalia is yet to get one. Doctors have made helmets mandatory for the duo especially […]

Bhubaneswar: Separated conjoined twins from Kandhamal, Jaga and Kalia, who left their home in July, 2017 to undergo one of the rarest separation surgeries, will be back in Odisha in the second week of March. Speaking to newsmen, Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena today informed that the twins will be discharged from the All India […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: God willing, the separated conjoined twins from Kandhamal district of Odisha Jaga and Kalia will be back in Odisha in the first week of March. According to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) sources, both the kids are fast on the path of recovery and can be shifted to their home state […]

New Delhi: It was due to the blessings of Lord Jagannath and prayers of people of Odisha that separation surgery of Kandhamal’s conjoined twins-Jaga and Kalia was successful, said Prof. Dr Ashok Mahapatra after his retirement as HOD, Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi. Sharing his experience, Mahapatra stated that ‘it was a do or die situation’ […]

New Delhi: It was a priceless moment when the formerly conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia saw each other for the first time today after their separation surgery was successfully conducted at AIIMS, New Delhi two months back. The twins were joined since birth in such a way that they could never see each other’s face. […]

Bhubaneswar: Jaga, one of the separated Kandhamal conjoined twins is recovering at a good pace and might get discharged from AIIMS hospital in New Delhi in one-and-a-half-month, informed Health Minister Pratap Jena on Wednesday. Talking to mediapersons in Bhubaneswar, Jena said as Jaga is recovering at a faster pace, he may be discharged soon while […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today visited AIIMS, New Delhi to inquire about the health condition of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia and prayed for their speedy recovery. After meeting the duo, the CM, who is on a three-day New Delhi visit to discuss important issues related to Odisha, said he […]

Bhubaneswar: Health of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia is improving and they are recovering at a good pace, informed Health Minister Pratap Jena here on Thursday. According to sources, Jaga is consuming rice, dal and eggs with ease and listening to music sitting on his mother’s lap. However, Jena informed that Kalia is […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal district was moved out of the ICU to the general ward today, said sources from AIIMS, New Delhi. Earlier, Neurosurgery Department head of AIIMS, Ashok Mohapatra, who is on a tour to Odisha had informed that Jaga had started consuming semi-liquid food like banana […]