KATHMANDU: Nepal Sunday adopted a new constitution aimed at bolstering its transformation to a peaceful democracy after decades of political instability and a long civil war, even as protests raged over its terms.

The charter, the first to be drawn up by elected representatives, had been voted into law Wednesday after the main political parties -- spurred by a deadly earthquake to shelve differences -- agreed on a new federal structure.

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