  Parliament approves bill on driver penalties March 5, 2025 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s National Assembly has passed the first reading of amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses, increasing the number of penalty points for drivers from 9 to 13. The initiative received 64 votes in favor, while 21 MPs abstained. Under the new regulations, penalty points for certain traffic violations will increase. For example, failure to wear a seatbelt will now result in 1.5 points instead of 1, and using a mobile phone while driving will also carry 1.5 points instead of 1. If a driver accumulates too many points, they are reduced accordingly. If all points are lost, the driver’s license will be suspended.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
